Mulatos, Stay Awhile
v4
@zsolt schneider
Mulatos, Stay Awhile
v4
@zsolt schneider
tekst piosenki
[Verse 1]
You come down the hill when the market wakes
Two green mangoes tucked in a paper bag
Your red scarf lifts in the salt-air breeze
You smile like you know what the day will bring
[Pre-Chorus]
One step closer, the whole square turns
Your name travels where the warm wind runs
[Chorus]
Mulatos, move with me
Past the stalls and the almond trees
Mulatos, bright and free
Bring that Sunday back to me
Hey, Mulatos, call my name
Every road feels new again
Mulatos, stay awhile
Leave me walking with that smile
[Verse 2]
At the blue-tiled fountain, you tap your shoes
Old Don Mateo laughs at your little moves
The café shutters open one by one
And a copper pot catches the morning sun
[Pre-Chorus]
One step closer, the whole square turns
Your name travels where the warm wind runs
[Chorus]
Mulatos, move with me
Past the stalls and the almond trees
Mulatos, bright and free
Bring that Sunday back to me
Hey, Mulatos, call my name
Every road feels new again
Mulatos, stay awhile
Leave me walking with that smile
[Bridge]
When the last bus leaves the hill
And the fruit carts roll away
I’ll remember how you laughed
By the fountain yesterday
[Final Chorus]
Mulatos, move with me
Past the stalls and the almond trees
Mulatos, bright and free
Bring that Sunday back to me
Hey, Mulatos, call my name
Every road feels new again
Mulatos, stay awhile
Leave me walking with that smile
[Outro]
Mulatos, stay awhile
Leave me walking with that smile
You come down the hill when the market wakes
Two green mangoes tucked in a paper bag
Your red scarf lifts in the salt-air breeze
You smile like you know what the day will bring
[Pre-Chorus]
One step closer, the whole square turns
Your name travels where the warm wind runs
[Chorus]
Mulatos, move with me
Past the stalls and the almond trees
Mulatos, bright and free
Bring that Sunday back to me
Hey, Mulatos, call my name
Every road feels new again
Mulatos, stay awhile
Leave me walking with that smile
[Verse 2]
At the blue-tiled fountain, you tap your shoes
Old Don Mateo laughs at your little moves
The café shutters open one by one
And a copper pot catches the morning sun
[Pre-Chorus]
One step closer, the whole square turns
Your name travels where the warm wind runs
[Chorus]
Mulatos, move with me
Past the stalls and the almond trees
Mulatos, bright and free
Bring that Sunday back to me
Hey, Mulatos, call my name
Every road feels new again
Mulatos, stay awhile
Leave me walking with that smile
[Bridge]
When the last bus leaves the hill
And the fruit carts roll away
I’ll remember how you laughed
By the fountain yesterday
[Final Chorus]
Mulatos, move with me
Past the stalls and the almond trees
Mulatos, bright and free
Bring that Sunday back to me
Hey, Mulatos, call my name
Every road feels new again
Mulatos, stay awhile
Leave me walking with that smile
[Outro]
Mulatos, stay awhile
Leave me walking with that smile
Styl muzyki
Afro-Latin dance-pop with a warm coastal groove, syncopated hand percussion and tight kick, rounded bass, bright clipped guitar, and call-and-response brass accents. Start with sparse percussion and guitar, bring in bass and lead vocal for the verse, lift with layered responses into a catchy, full chorus, then strip back for a brief bridge before the final chorus. Confident, joyful lead vocal with rhythmic phrasing; polished, punchy mix with organic percussion and clear vocal presence.
