LYRICS TO ALL DONNA SUMMER SONGS (WITH TRANSLATION TO SPANISH)

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CATS WITHOUT CLAWS
(Summer/Omartian, 1984)

It's a windy night of first and main
of any city of a hundred names
Spirits fly high and the sparks fly low
and the cats are all creeping out the back door slow

And the cats are out, gonna harmonize
They're headed for Cool Street on the main line
And here comes that Joe Serpentine
The life of a cat can leave you far behind

They're just cats without claws
Never had a good reason
Never ever had a cause

It's hard to be yourself when everyone else is around
There's always someone out there trying to pull you down
You're sitting on the fence crying out to the moon
The day goes by too fast and the night comes too soon
You bet your life and you sell your soul
Give it all up for beggar's gold
And the hidden city has its own laws
Produces a species, cats without claws

They're just cats without claws
Never had a good reason
Never ever had a cause

Oh, they're just cats without claws
Never had a good reason
Never ever had a cause

Oh, here they come again
Singing songs in a melody
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do...

Oh, it's tough life, tough life, tough life
And the streets are full of pain
Specially when it's calling out your name
It's hard to the one who doesn't sacrifice
the things the world has to offer nice
Come inside, spend some time, stay alive
It'll take your heart and it'll steal your mind

Oh, they're just cats without claws
Never had a good reason
Never ever had a cause

Oh, they're just cats without claws
Never had a good reason
Never ever had a cause

Oh, oh...

SPANISH TRANSLATION

GATOS SIN UÑAS
(Summer/Omartian, 1984)

Es una noche de viento de las primeras e importantes de cualquier ciudad con cien nombres.
Los espíritus vuelan alto y las chispas vuelan bajo y los gatos se arrastran lentamente en la puerta trasera.
Y los gatos están fuera, van a armonizar
Se dirigen a la calle Chula en la línea principal.
Y aquí llega ese Joe Serpentina.
La vida de un gato puede dejarle a uno muy atrás

Tan sólo son gatos sin uñas
Nunca tuvieron una buena razón
Nunca jamás tuvieron una causa

Es difícil ser uno mismo cuando los demás están a tu alrededor.
Siempre hay alguien que intenta echarte por tierra.

Te sientas en la valla gritándole a la luna.
El día pasa demasiado rápido y la noche llega demasiado pronto.
Apuestas tu vida y vendes tu alma
Lo entregas todo por el oro del mendigo.
Y la ciudad oculta tiene sus propias leyes. 
Produce una especie, los gatos sin uñas.

Tan sólo son gatos sin uñas
Nunca tuvieron una buena razón
Nunca jamás tuvieron una causa

Oh, tan sólo son gatos sin uñas
Nunca tuvieron una buena razón
Nunca jamás tuvieron una causa

Oh, aquí vienen otra vez
Cantando canciones con una melodía
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do...

Oh, es una vida dura, vida dura, vida dura.
Y las calles están llenas de dolor
Especialmente cuando está llamando tu nombre.
Es duro para aquél que no sacrifica las cosas que el mundo tiene que ofrecer.
Ven dentro, pasa un rato, vive.
Te costará el corazón y te robará la mente.

Oh, tan sólo son gatos sin uñas
Nunca tuvieron una buena razón
Nunca jamás tuvieron una causa

Oh, tan sólo son gatos sin uñas
Nunca tuvieron una buena razón
Nunca jamás tuvieron una causa

Oh, oh...

 

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Except where noted, all transcriptions (in English), as well as the translation into Spanish by Enrique Gimeno (Quique). Thank you, Mr. Q 

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