(AT) NIGHT, I STAND - Mai

(AT) NIGHT, I STAND	(AT) NIGHT, I STAND [Versão traduzida]
INTRO	INTRODUÇÃO
Why is the sky always blue?	Por que o céu é sempre azul?
Why is the rain always sad?	Por que a chuva é sempre triste?
We never know, We never know	(Nós) nunca sabemos, (nós) nunca sabemos
Why do you stay with me now?	Por que você(s) fica(m) comigo agora?
Why do you leave me someday?	Por que você(s) me abandona(m) algum dia?
We never know	(Nós) nunca sabemos
What our love is	O que o nosso amor é
And life goes on	E a vida segue
1st VERSE	1ª ESTROFE
(At) night, I once was here	(À) noite, eu estive aqui uma vez
Drowning in the sands	Afogando as mágoas
Doomed to be suppressed by tears	Condenada(-o) a ser sufocada(-o) por lágrimas
The night shed the tears	A noite derrama as lágrimas
2nd VERSE	2ª ESTROFE
Haunting grief, let it be	Pesar assombroso, deixe estar
Ironic fate, despaired	Destino irônico, desesperado
(I) ceased to feign	(Eu) deixei de fingir
I'm here breathing	Estou aqui respirando
Tonight, I stand	Hoje à noite, eu me levanto
PRE-CHORUS	PRÉ-REFRÃO
Why (do you) pretend it doesn't hurt you here?	Porque (você(s)) finge(m) que isso não lhe(s) machuca aqui?
Whistle in the dark, all alone	Finge(m) não ter medo, completamente só(s).
See... Must you see?	Veja(m)... Você(s) deve(m) ver?
What lies behind the cloud with your heart?	O que reside atrás da nuvem em seu(s) coração(-ões)?
CHORUS	REFRÃO
(At) night, I once was here	(À) noite, eu estive aqui uma vez
Drowning in the sands	Afogando as mágoas
(I) ceased to feign	(Eu) deixei de fingir
To be true to myself	Para ser verdadeiro(-a) comigo mesmo(-a)
Tonight, I stand	Hoje à noite, eu me levanto
REPEAT THE PRE-CHORUS	REPITA O PRÉ-REFRÃO
REPEAT THE CHORUS	REPITA O REFRÃO
CONCLUSION	TÉRMINO
(I) ceased to feign	(Eu) deixei de fingir
I'm breathing again	Estou respirando outra vez
Tonight, I stand	Hoje à noite, eu me levanto

Notes:

(1) Night, I Stand is the closing musical theme of the animated movie Bayonetta: Bloody Fate, a 2013 anime film produced by Gonzo, based on PlatinumGames' 2009 video game, Bayonetta. The Japanese pop singer, Mai (舞), whose real name is Mai Kudo (工藤 舞, Kudō Mai) was invited by Avex Entertainment and contributed to this theme song in Japanese and English versions.

(2) To whistle in the dark is an idiom, which means to pretend to be unafraid;

(3) The expression drowning in the sands comes from the idiom to bury / have your head in the sand, which means to refuse to think about unpleasant facts, although they will have an influence on your situation. The use of the verb to drown in this situation lead us to think how much depressed the interpreter is to the point of burying her head in the sand deeply.

In Brazil, we have a similar idiom, afogar as mágoas. Initially, it meant to get drunk to forget about bad times. Nowadays it is used to talk about any activity people do in order to forget about their sorrows, or put them aside for the moment. These activities can be overeating, going to parties, practicing sports, and so on.

REFERENCES:

(1) AVXA-74124B - Bayonetta Bloody Fate Original Soundtrack - VGMdb.
(2) Rhythm zone. Mai's profile. Date of access: 08-11-2021.
(3) AMMER, Christine. The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2003.
(4) Cambridge Online Dictionary. To bury / to have someone's head in the sand. Date of access: 08-11-2021.