Warm breeze dancing on a sugarcane street
(¡Vamos!)
Moonlight tangles where the sea and city meet.
A rum-soaked rhythm drifts in from the pier
(Ay, qué noche!)
Una noche mágica — the reason I'm here.
The Malecón breathing, waves on stone,
Old cars rolling through, still finding home.
I slipped inside the Floridita's door,
Where Hemingway ruled from across the floor.
He raised a Papa Doble, said, "Salud, amigo,"
And the congas outside kept calling me so.
One magic night under Havana's moon
(¡Baila!)
Where the streets hum soft and the hearts keep in tune.
From Malecón lights to the Plaza's sway
(Vamos!)
The city won't sleep 'til the break of day.
Rum on our lips, fire in our veins,
We're two souls lost in una noche mágica.
We followed the music down Obispo's bend,
Past murals and alleys where the night never ends.
A doorway swung open, velvet and smoke
(Mira, mira!)
Frank crooned a tune, every note bespoke.
Nat King Cole sang soft, en español,
She took my hand — I let go of all control.
One magic night under Havana's moon
(¡Baila!)
Where the streets hum soft and the hearts keep in tune.
From Malecón lights to the Plaza's sway
(Vamos!)
The city won't sleep 'til the break of day.
Rum on our lips, fire in our veins,
We're two souls lost in una noche mágica.
By dawn the tide pulled us apart,
But Havana kept burning in the back of my heart.
The Malecón slept while the fishing boats swayed,
Her perfume lingered though the music had played.
The sky turned red over Prado's run,
And I knew my Havana had only begun.
Moonlight sharp as a matador's blade
(Olé!)
We traded secrets in the alley's shade.
Every laugh louder than the sea
(Ay, ay, ay!)
Every kiss rewrote our history.
One magic night under Havana's moon
(¡Baila!)
Where the streets hum soft and the hearts keep in tune.
From Malecón lights to the Plaza's sway
(Vamos!)
The city won't sleep 'til the break of day.
Rum on our lips, fire in our veins,
We're two souls lost in una noche mágica.
When the sun rose slow on Havana Bay
(Ay, qué noche!)
The music and her had both slipped away.
But that night still sails in the back of my mind
(Oh-oh-oh!)
Una noche mágica I'll never find twice.