Drume Negrita — Español Lyrics
Mamá, la negritaMama, the little black girlSe les salen los pies 'e la cunitaHer feet stick out of the cradleY la negra MercéAnd black MercéYa no sabe que hace'No longer knows what to doTú, drume negritaYou, sleep little black girlQue no va compra' nueva cunitaNo new cradle will be bought
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Que tendrá capitelThat will have a canopyY también ca'cabelAnd also a bellMamá, la negritaMama, the little black girlSe les salen los pies 'e la cunitaHer feet stick out of the cradleY la vieja MercéAnd old MercéYa no sabe que hace'No longer knows what to doTú, drume negritaYou, sleep little black girlQue no va compra' nueva cunitaNo new cradle will be boughtQue tendrá capitelThat will have a canopyY también ca'cabelAnd also a bellSi tú drume yo te traigo un melón
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Mamá, la negrita
Mama, the little black girl
Se les salen los pies 'e la cunita
Her feet stick out of the cradle
Y la negra Mercé
And black Mercé
Ya no sabe que hace'
No longer knows what to do
Tú, drume negrita
You, sleep little black girl
Que no va compra' nueva cunita
No new cradle will be bought
Que tendrá capitel
That will have a canopy
Y también ca'cabel
And also a bell
Mamá, la negrita
Mama, the little black girl
Se les salen los pies 'e la cunita
Her feet stick out of the cradle
Y la vieja Mercé
And old Mercé
Ya no sabe que hace'
No longer knows what to do
Tú, drume negrita
You, sleep little black girl
Que no va compra' nueva cunita
No new cradle will be bought
Que tendrá capitel
That will have a canopy
Y también ca'cabel
And also a bell
Si tú drume yo te traigo un melón
If you sleep, I'll bring you a melon
Mu' colora'o
So red and sweet
Si no drume yo te traigo un babalao
If you don't sleep, I'll bring a babalao
Que da pao pao
Who gives a pow pow
Tú, drume negrita
You, sleep little black girl
Que no va compra' nueva cunita
No new cradle will be bought
Que tendrá capitel
That will have a canopy
Y también ca'cabel
And also a bell
Si tú drume yo te traigo un melón
If you sleep, I'll bring you a melon
Mu' colora'o
So red and sweet
Si no drume yo te traigo un Babalawo
If you don't sleep, I'll bring a Babalawo
Que da pao pao
Who gives a pow pow
Tú, drume negrita
You, sleep little black girl
Que yo va compra' nueva cunita
For I'll buy a new cradle
Que tendrá capitel
That will have a canopy
Y también ca'cabel
And also a bell
Drume negrita que hay un bembe
Sleep little black girl, there's a bembe
Si tú no drume no voy a bembe
If you don't sleep, I won't go to the bembe
Drume negrita que hay un bembe
Sleep little black girl, there's a bembe
Hay un bembe en casa 'e Merce'
There's a bembe at Merce's house
Drume negrita que hay un bembe
Sleep little black girl, there's a bembe
Y hermosa ye ye oh ye ye
And beautiful ye ye oh ye ye
Drume negrita que hay un bembe
Sleep little black girl, there's a bembe
Por culpa tuya mi negrito se fue
Because of you, my little black boy has gone
Drume negrita que hay un bembe
Sleep, little one, there's a celebration
Yo voy a ofrecerle la mano a yeye
I'll offer my hand to Yeye
Drume negrita que hay un bembe
Sleep, little one, there's a celebration
Drume, drume negrita
Sleep, sleep, little one
Drume negrita que hay un bembe
Sleep, little one, there's a celebration
Si tú drume negrita yo te compro cunita
If you sleep, little one, I'll buy you a cradle
Drume negrita que hay un bembe
Sleep, little one, there's a celebration
Bembe, bembe al agua dilo ye
Celebration, celebration, to the water say ye
Drume negrita que hay un bembe
Sleep, little one, there's a celebration
Octavio si le echa gozo
Octavio brings the joy
Drume negrita que hay un bembe
Sleep, little one, there's a celebration
Octavio si le echa gozo
Octavio brings the joy
Drume negrita que hay un bembe
Sleep, little one, there's a celebration
Drume negrita, drume negrita
Sleep, little one, sleep, little one
Drume negrita que hay un bembe
Sleep, little one, there's a celebration
Yo te compro cunita mi negrita
I'll buy you a cradle, my little one
Drume negrita que hay un bembe
Sleep, little one, there's a celebration