I been sleeping on the roof of my building
I have been sleeping on the roof of my building
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Satin Summer Nights
Paul Simon feat. Marc Anthony
Learn Satin Summer Nights by Paul Simon feat. Marc Anthony with lyrics, line-by-line translation, and interactive vocabulary practice.
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About this song
Satin Summer Nights by Paul Simon feat. Marc Anthony is a great song to learn Spanish through music. This page breaks down 70 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as believe, love, summer. Singing along is one of the fastest ways to pick up natural pronunciation and make new phrases stick — far more memorable than plain word lists. Tap any line to open interactive mode and practice the vocabulary until you own it.
Lyrics and Translation
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It's cooler than the street.
It's cooler than the street.
I been watching the setting sun
I been watching the setting sun
As it bounces off the avenue
As it bounces off the avenue
Turning into gold dust at my feet.
Turning into gold dust at my feet.
OH-WOH-OH
OH-WOH-OH
Carlos and Yolanda
Carlos and Yolanda
Dancing in the hallway
Dancing in the hallway
To an old melody
To an old melody
Spanish eyes and soft brown curls
Spanish eyes and soft brown curls
My love, my love
My love, my love
Come to me.
Come to me.
I believe I'm in the power of Saint Lazarus.
I believe I'm in the power of Saint Lazarus.
And he holds me in his sight
And he holds me in his sight
I know that these jitterbug days I'm livin',
I know that these jitterbug days I'm livin',
Well, they won't last for all of us,
Well, they won't last for all of us,
But they'll last for a long summer night.
But they'll last for a long summer night.
I can feel the fire in her eyes
I can feel the fire in her eyes
Tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight
Under satin summer skies.
Under satin summer skies.
OOH-OOH-OO-OOH-OOH-OO
OOH-OOH-OO-OOH-OOH-OO
OOH-WOO-OO-OO
OOH-WOO-OO-OO
Baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby
Be my special one
Be my special one
I seen you move in from across the street
I saw you moving in from across the street
I like the way you walk
I like the way you walk
I love the way you run
I love the way you run
Baby, baby,
Baby, baby,
No more baby talk
No more baby talk
Papi, this ain't Mayagüez
Papi, this ain't Mayagüez
This is the island of Nueva York
This is the island of New York
We'll go through the projects,
We'll go through the projects,
Make-out on the roofs
Make-out on the roofs
An' count the stars like silver studs on
An' count the stars like silver studs on
My . . .
My . . .
Motorcycle boots
Motorcycle boots
Tengan cuidado con ese tipo.
Be careful with that guy.
Ay verdad te digo, ese tipo es tan sucio.
Oh truth I tell you, that guy is so dirty.
¡Sucio!
Dirty!
You wastin' your time, they don't know what I do
You wastin' your time, they don't know what I do
You little ghetto weeds . . . I feel like killin' you.
You little ghetto weeds . . . I feel like killin' you.
Banana-colored light-skinned spics,
Banana-colored light-skinned spics,
You feel your peel so fine?
Do you feel your peel so fine?
I'm Hernández, The Umbrella Man,
I'm Hernández, The Umbrella Man,
Your future's locked in mine.
Your future's locked in mine.
The Chaplains and The Golden Guineas
The Chaplains and The Golden Guineas
The Red Wings and The Crowns,
The Red Wings and The Crowns,
The Mighty Mau Maus,
The Mighty Mau Maus,
Those Shines from Brooklyn,
Those Shines from Brooklyn,
They want to cut The Vampires down
They want to cut The Vampires down
Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
believe
believe
love
love
summer
summer
feel
feel
don't
don't
agrn
agrn
street
street