Preciso Dizer Que Te Amo Lyrics in English Cazuza , Bebel Gilberto

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Preciso Dizer Que Te Amo by Cazuza from Portuguese to English.
(Now I'd like to introduce
A song written by Dé, Bebel and Cazuza
Called: I need to say I love you
Bebel's going to start singing now
Please don't make noise in the room
Thanks a lot
Maestro, maestro, go)
When we talk, telling stories, silly stuff
So much in common, letting secrets slip
And I don't even know when to say it, it scares me
So scary
It's that I need to say I love you
Win you or lose you, no mistake
Yeah, I need to say I love you, so much
And even time drags by
Just so I can stay by your side
You cry to me about another love's pain
You open up and it wrecks me
And in this soap opera I don't wanna be your friend
Yeah, I need to say I love you
Win you or lose you, no mistake, yeah
I need to say I love you, so much
I don't even know if I'm mixing things up
I lose sleep
Remembering, in every laugh of yours, any flag
Closing and opening the fridge all night long
It's that I need to say I love you
Win you or lose you, no mistake
Yeah, I need to say I love you, so much
When we talk, telling stories, silly stuff
So much in common, letting secrets slip
I don't know when to say it, I'm afraid
Yeah, I need to say I love you
Win you or lose you, no mistake
I need to say I love you, so much
And even time drags by
Just so I can stay by your side
You cry pains of another love
You open up and it wrecks me
And in this soap opera, baby, I don't wanna
Be your friend, no, no
Yeah, it's that I need to say I love you
Win you or lose you, no mistake
Yeah, I need to say I love you, so much
(I don't even know if I'm mixing things up
I lose sleep
Remembering, in every laugh of yours)
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SONG MEANING

'Preciso Dizer Que Te Amo' is the musical equivalent of that heart-racing moment when words get stuck on the tip of your tongue. Picture two friends trading jokes, gossip and late-night secrets while the narrator’s mind spins with a single thought: I have to tell you I love you. Every small pause in the chat feels gigantic, every shared laugh is a reminder of what is at stake. The repeated phrase “preciso dizer que te amo” works like a drumroll, building suspense and excitement at once.

As the song unfolds, everyday images make the tension feel real: pacing by the fridge at 3 a.m., losing sleep, listening to the other person cry over an ex. The storyteller is torn between staying a loyal confidant and bursting out with the truth, refusing to play the supporting role in someone else’s soap opera. In the end the track celebrates bravery, showing that love is worth the risk of winning or losing. Cazuza’s raw poetry and Bebel Gilberto’s velvet voice wrap the confession in warmth, turning a simple declaration into an unforgettable anthem of longing and courage.

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