In the heat of a summer night
Di tengah panasnya malam musim panas
In the land of the dollar bill
Di tanah tagihan dolar
When the town of Chicago died
Saat kota Chicago meninggal dunia
And they talk about it still
Dan mereka membicarakannya masih
When a man named Al Capone
Saat seorang pria bernama Al Capone
Tried to make that town his own
Mencoba membuat kota itu sendiri
And he called his gang to war
Dan dia memanggil gengnya untuk berperang
With the forces of the law
Dengan kekuatan hukum

I heard my mama cry
Kudengar ibuku menangis
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Kudengar dia berdoa malam Chicago meninggal
Brother what a night it really was
Betapa malam itu sebenarnya
Brother what a fight it really was
Saudaraku benar-benar bertengkar
Glory be!
Kemuliaan!
I heard my mama cry
Kudengar ibuku menangis
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Kudengar dia berdoa malam Chicago meninggal
Brother what a night the people saw
Betapa malam yang dilihat orang
Brother what a fight the people saw
Saudaraku apa gerangan yang dilihat orang
Yes indeed!
Ya memang!

And the sound of the battle rang
Dan suara pertempuran itu berdering
Through the streets of the old east side
Melalui jalan-jalan di sisi timur tua
‘Til the last of the hoodlum gang
“Yang terakhir dari gerombolan penjahat
Had surrendered up or died
Telah menyerah atau meninggal
There was shouting in the street
Terdengar teriakan di jalan
And the sound of running feet
Dan suara kaki yang berlari
And I asked someone who said
Dan saya bertanya kepada seseorang yang mengatakannya
“‘Bout a hundred cops are dead!”
“Bout seratus polisi sudah mati!”

I heard my mama cry
Kudengar ibuku menangis
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Kudengar dia berdoa malam Chicago meninggal
Brother what a night it really was
Betapa malam itu sebenarnya
Brother what a fight it really was
Saudaraku benar-benar bertengkar
Glory be!
Kemuliaan!
I heard my mama cry
Kudengar ibuku menangis
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Kudengar dia berdoa malam Chicago meninggal
Brother what a night the people saw
Betapa malam yang dilihat orang
Brother what a fight the people saw
Saudaraku apa gerangan yang dilihat orang
Yes indeed!
Ya memang!

And ther was no sound at all
Dan tidak ada suara sama sekali
But the clock upon the wall
Tapi jam di dinding
Then the door burst open wide
Lalu pintu terbuka lebar
And my daddy stepped inside
Dan ayahku melangkah masuk
And he kissed my mama’s face
Dan dia mencium wajah mama saya
And he brushed her tears away
Dan dia menyiram air matanya

The night Chicago died
Malam Chicago meninggal
Na-na na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na
Na-na na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na
The night Chicago died
Malam Chicago meninggal
Brother what a night the people saw
Betapa malam yang dilihat orang
Brother what a fight the people saw
Saudaraku apa gerangan yang dilihat orang
Yes indeed!
Ya memang!

The night Chicago died
Malam Chicago meninggal
Na-na na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na
Na-na na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na
The night Chicago died
Malam Chicago meninggal
Brother what a night it really was
Betapa malam itu sebenarnya
Brother what a fight it really was
Saudaraku benar-benar bertengkar
Glory be!
Kemuliaan!

The night Chicago died
Malam Chicago meninggal
Na-na na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na
Na-na na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na
The night Chicago died
Malam Chicago meninggal
Brother what a night the people saw
Betapa malam yang dilihat orang
Brother what a fight the people saw
Saudaraku apa gerangan yang dilihat orang
Yes indeed!
Ya memang!