A Night Like This – English Lyrics

• By: Caro Emerald
• Album: Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the captivating world of 'A Night Like This' by Caro Emerald, a smooth jazz-pop anthem that transports you straight to a glamorous 1960s setting. This song offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in English through its evocative storytelling and clear, enchanting vocals, making it perfect for learners to grasp nuances of language in a stylish, musical context.

[English]

From where you are

You see the smoke start to arise where they play cards

And you walk over, softly moving past the guards

The stakes are getting higher, you can feel it in your heart

He calls you bluff

He is the ace you never thought he played that much

And now it's more than all this cards you want to touch

You never know if winning this could really be enough

Take a look, beyond the moon you'll see the stars

And when you look around, you know the room by heart

I have never dreamed it

Have you ever dreamed a night like this?

I cannot believe it

I may never see a night like this

When everything you think is incomplete

Starts happening when you are cheek to cheek

Could you ever dream it?

I have never dreamed, dreamed a night like this

How many times

Have I been waiting by the door to hear these chimes?

To hear that someone debonair has just arrived

And opened up to see my world before my eyes

That silhouette

Creates an image on the night I can't forget

It has the scent of something special I can't rest

If I resist temptation, oh, I know for sure that I will lose the bet

I walk away and suddenly it seems I'm not alone

In front of me he stands, I stop before he goes

I have never dreamed it

Have you ever dreamed a night like this?

I cannot believe it

I may never see a night like this

When everything you think is incomplete

Starts happening when you are cheek to cheek

Could you ever dream it?

I have never dreamed, dreamed a night like this

I have never dreamed it

Have you ever dreamed a night like this?

(I never seen a night like this)

I cannot believe it

I may never see a night like this

(Never ever seen a night like this)

When everything you think is incomplete

Starts happening when you are cheek to cheek

Could you ever dream it?

I have never dreamed, dreamed a night like this

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
arise /əˈraɪz/ B1	verb - to begin to occur or become visible
stakes /steɪks/ B2	noun - the risks or bets involved in a game or situation
bluff /blʌf/ B2	verb - to deceive someone into believing something that is not true
dreamed /driːmd/ A2	verb - past tense of 'dream'; to see images or ideas in your mind while sleeping or imagining
complete /kəmˈpliːt/ B1	adjective - having all necessary parts or elements; not missing anything
cheek /tʃiːk/ A2	noun - the soft part of the face below the eye and above the jaw
silhouette /ˌsɪluˈɛt/ B2	noun - a dark shape seen against a light background
temptation /tɛmˈteɪʃən/ B2	noun - the desire to do something, especially something wrong or unwise
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B1	verb - to fight against or oppose something
forgot /fərˈɡɒt/ A2	verb - past tense of 'forget'; to fail to remember
arrived /əˈraɪvd/ A2	verb - past tense of 'arrive'; to reach a destination

Key Grammar Structures

• You see the smoke start to arise where they play cards

  ➔ Causative verb 'see' + bare infinitive 'start'

  ➔ The verb "see" is used in a causative structure, indicating that the subject observes an action taking place. Because of that, "start" is used in the bare infinitive form (without 'to').

• The stakes are getting higher, you can feel it in your heart

  ➔ Present continuous 'are getting' expressing a trend.

  ➔ The present continuous tense "are getting" is used to show that the stakes are increasing over time, indicating a growing trend.

• He is the ace you never thought he played that much

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun ('that' or 'which')

  ➔ The phrase "you never thought he played that much" is a relative clause modifying "the ace". The relative pronoun "that" or "which" is omitted because it is the object of the verb "thought".

• You never know if winning this could really be enough

  ➔ Indirect question using 'if'.

  ➔ The clause "if winning this could really be enough" acts as the object of the verb "know". It's an indirect question expressing uncertainty.

• Have you ever dreamed a night like this?

  ➔ Present perfect tense 'Have you dreamed' used for life experience.

  ➔ The present perfect tense "Have you ever dreamed" is used to inquire if the listener has had the experience of dreaming such a night at any point in their life.

• When everything you think is incomplete starts happening when you are cheek to cheek

  ➔ Noun clause 'everything you think is incomplete' as subject.

  ➔ The entire phrase "everything you think is incomplete" functions as the subject of the sentence, and is a noun clause.

• How many times Have I been waiting by the door to hear these chimes?

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous 'Have I been waiting' to emphasize duration of the action.

  ➔ The present perfect continuous tense ("Have I been waiting") emphasizes the duration of the waiting. It shows that the speaker has been waiting for an extended period of time.

• If I resist temptation, oh, I know for sure that I will lose the bet

  ➔ First conditional sentence ('If' clause + 'will' future)

  ➔ This is a first conditional sentence expressing a probable future outcome. The 'if' clause describes a condition ("If I resist temptation"), and the main clause states the likely result ("I will lose the bet").