Gatos Celestes Lyrics in English Melendi

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Gatos Celestes by Melendi from Spanish to English.

At the disco door

Two roosters fight

And a pickpocket that's ready sets his sights on a wallet

A tie-clad suitor, very formal and dapper

He asks for a service, one of those that doesn't pay taxes

From a lady with loose morals

And on the sidewalk across the street two cops

Disguised as undercover cops

Or that's what they figure while watching the pack

And the moon toasts to them, the prettiest ones, the bottles

And the night not giving a damn

And the cars racing each other, burning rubber

And in the restroom

More gunshots than in a spaghetti western

And the cats, rather than brown, are sky blue

At the bar's corner, high, there are two shameless guys

That out of every five drinks pay only for one

Their friend the waitress that's addicted to anesthesia

Tends to pay them in flesh for what they give her in kind

And a gypsy they're taking away under arrest

Shouts in despair that they've made a mistake

Officer, I'm innocent

The one that you're looking for parts his hair on the other side

And the moon toasts to them, the prettiest ones, the bottles

And the night not giving a damn

And the cars racing each other, burning rubber

And in the restroom more gunshots than in a spaghetti western

And the cats, rather than brown, are sky blue

And the rooftops full of sky-blue cats

Some run from themselves and others run from people

Because nobody understands them

God raises them and they meet up in the alleys

To share tales of battles of lives and loves

Putting makeup on their stories—what imaginations

And the moon toasts to them, the prettiest ones, the bottles

And the night not giving a damn

And the cars, racing each other, burning rubber

And in the restroom more gunshots

Than in a spaghetti western

And the cats, rather than brown, are sky blue

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SONG MEANING

Picture a neon soaked Friday night where everyone’s secrets spill onto the pavement. Gatos Celestes drops us right at the club door, introducing pickpockets on the prowl, suit-and-tie flirts hiring forbidden favors, undercover cops who fool no one, and turbocharged cars screeching in competitive circles. Melendi narrates the scene like a mischievous storyteller, letting the moon raise a playful toast to the bottles while the bathroom echoes with “spaghetti-western” gunshots.

Yet the real focus is on those “celestial cats” perched on the rooftops. They are the misunderstood outsiders, prowling above the chaos, half escaping themselves and half escaping the world. By night they gather in back alleys trading exaggerated tales of love and survival, revealing longing beneath their bravado. Through this bustling snapshot of nightlife, the song reminds us that under every mask – criminal, cop, partygoer, or stray cat – beats a heart searching for belonging and a little bit of light.

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Melendi Gatos Celestes Lyrics