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
Against the forces of the law
Melawan kekuatan hukum

I heard my momma cry
Aku mendengar momma saya menangis
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Kudengar dia berdoa malam Chicago meninggal
Brother, what a night it really was
Saudaraku, malam ini memang benar
Brother, what a fight it really was
Saudaraku, apa perkelahian itu sebenarnya?
Glory be
Kemuliaan

I heard my momma cry
Aku mendengar momma saya menangis
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Kudengar dia berdoa malam Chicago meninggal
Brother, what a night the people saw
Saudaraku, malam apa yang dilihat orang
Brother, what a fight the people saw
Saudaraku, apa perkelahian 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 East Side 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 meninggal

I heard my momma cry
Aku mendengar momma saya menangis
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Kudengar dia berdoa malam Chicago meninggal
Brother, what a night it really was
Saudaraku, malam ini memang benar
Brother, what a fight it really was
Saudaraku, apa perkelahian itu sebenarnya?
Glory be
Kemuliaan

I heard my momma cry
Aku mendengar momma saya menangis
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Kudengar dia berdoa malam Chicago meninggal
Brother, what a night the people saw
Saudaraku, malam apa yang dilihat orang
Brother, what a fight the people saw
Saudaraku, apa perkelahian yang dilihat orang
Yes, indeed
Ya memang

Then there was no sound at all
Lalu tidak ada suara sama sekali
But the clock up on 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 momma’s face
Dan dia mencium wajah momma saya
Then brushed her tears away
Lalu disikat air matanya

I heard my momma cry
Aku mendengar momma saya menangis
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Kudengar dia berdoa malam Chicago meninggal
Brother, what a night it really was
Saudaraku, malam ini memang benar
Brother, what a fight it really was
Saudaraku, apa perkelahian itu sebenarnya?
Glory be
Kemuliaan

I heard my momma cry
Aku mendengar momma saya menangis
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Kudengar dia berdoa malam Chicago meninggal
Brother, what a night the people saw
Saudaraku, malam apa yang dilihat orang
Brother, what a fight the people saw
Saudaraku, apa perkelahian yang dilihat orang
Yes, indeed
Ya memang

The night Chicago died
Malam Chicago meninggal
The night Chicago died
Malam Chicago meninggal
Brother, what a night it really was
Saudaraku, malam ini memang benar
Brothe
Brothe