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, lanegrita
Mama, thelittleblackgirl
Selessalenlospies'elacunita
Herfeetstickoutofthecradle
YlanegraMercé
AndblackMercé
Yanosabequehace'
Nolongerknowswhattodo
Tú, drumenegrita
You, sleeplittleblackgirl
Quenovacompra'nuevacunita
Nonewcradlewillbebought
Quetendrácapitel
Thatwillhaveacanopy
Ytambiénca'cabel
Andalsoabell
Mamá, lanegrita
Mama, thelittleblackgirl
Selessalenlospies'elacunita
Herfeetstickoutofthecradle
YlaviejaMercé
AndoldMercé
Yanosabequehace'
Nolongerknowswhattodo
Tú, drumenegrita
You, sleeplittleblackgirl
Quenovacompra'nuevacunita
Nonewcradlewillbebought
Quetendrácapitel
Thatwillhaveacanopy
Ytambiénca'cabel
Andalsoabell
Sitúdrumeyotetraigounmelón
Ifyousleep, I'llbringyouamelon
Mu'colora'o
Soredandsweet
Sinodrumeyotetraigounbabalao
Ifyoudon'tsleep, I'llbringababalao
Quedapaopao
Whogivesapowpow
Tú, drumenegrita
You, sleeplittleblackgirl
Quenovacompra'nuevacunita
Nonewcradlewillbebought
Quetendrácapitel
Thatwillhaveacanopy
Ytambiénca'cabel
Andalsoabell
Sitúdrumeyotetraigounmelón
Ifyousleep, I'llbringyouamelon
Mu'colora'o
Soredandsweet
SinodrumeyotetraigounBabalawo
Ifyoudon'tsleep, I'llbringaBabalawo
Quedapaopao
Whogivesapowpow
Tú, drumenegrita
You, sleeplittleblackgirl
Queyovacompra'nuevacunita
ForI'llbuyanewcradle
Quetendrácapitel
Thatwillhaveacanopy
Ytambiénca'cabel
Andalsoabell
Drumenegritaquehayunbembe
Sleeplittleblackgirl, there'sabembe
Sitúnodrumenovoyabembe
Ifyoudon'tsleep, Iwon'tgotothebembe
Drumenegritaquehayunbembe
Sleeplittleblackgirl, there'sabembe
Hayunbembeencasa'eMerce'
There'sabembeatMerce'shouse
Drumenegritaquehayunbembe
Sleeplittleblackgirl, there'sabembe
Yhermosayeyeohyeye
Andbeautifulyeyeohyeye
Drumenegritaquehayunbembe
Sleeplittleblackgirl, there'sabembe
Porculpatuyaminegritosefue
Becauseofyou, mylittleblackboyhasgone
Drumenegritaquehayunbembe
Sleep, littleone, there'sacelebration
Yovoyaofrecerlelamanoayeye
I'lloffermyhandtoYeye
Drumenegritaquehayunbembe
Sleep, littleone, there'sacelebration
Drume, drumenegrita
Sleep, sleep, littleone
Drumenegritaquehayunbembe
Sleep, littleone, there'sacelebration
Sitúdrumenegritayotecomprocunita
Ifyousleep, littleone, I'llbuyyouacradle
Drumenegritaquehayunbembe
Sleep, littleone, there'sacelebration
Bembe, bembealaguadiloye
Celebration, celebration, tothewatersayye
Drumenegritaquehayunbembe
Sleep, littleone, there'sacelebration
Octaviosileechagozo
Octaviobringsthejoy
Drumenegritaquehayunbembe
Sleep, littleone, there'sacelebration
Octaviosileechagozo
Octaviobringsthejoy
Drumenegritaquehayunbembe
Sleep, littleone, there'sacelebration
Drumenegrita, drumenegrita
Sleep, littleone, sleep, littleone
Drumenegritaquehayunbembe
Sleep, littleone, there'sacelebration
Yotecomprocunitaminegrita
I'llbuyyouacradle, mylittleone
Drumenegritaquehayunbembe
Sleep, littleone, there'sacelebration
If you sleep, I'll bring you a melon
Mu' colora'oSo red and sweet
Si no drume yo te traigo un babalaoIf you don't sleep, I'll bring a babalao
Que da pao paoWho gives a pow pow
Tú, drume negritaYou, sleep little black girl
Que no va compra' nueva cunitaNo new cradle will be bought
Que tendrá capitelThat will have a canopy
Y también ca'cabelAnd also a bell
Si tú drume yo te traigo un melónIf you sleep, I'll bring you a melon
Mu' colora'oSo red and sweet
Si no drume yo te traigo un BabalawoIf you don't sleep, I'll bring a Babalawo
Que da pao paoWho gives a pow pow
Tú, drume negritaYou, sleep little black girl
Que yo va compra' nueva cunitaFor I'll buy a new cradle
Que tendrá capitelThat will have a canopy
Y también ca'cabelAnd also a bell
Drume negrita que hay un bembeSleep little black girl, there's a bembe
Si tú no drume no voy a bembeIf you don't sleep, I won't go to the bembe
Drume negrita que hay un bembeSleep 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 bembeSleep little black girl, there's a bembe
Y hermosa ye ye oh ye yeAnd beautiful ye ye oh ye ye
Drume negrita que hay un bembeSleep little black girl, there's a bembe
Por culpa tuya mi negrito se fueBecause of you, my little black boy has gone
Drume negrita que hay un bembeSleep, little one, there's a celebration
Yo voy a ofrecerle la mano a yeyeI'll offer my hand to Yeye
Drume negrita que hay un bembeSleep, little one, there's a celebration
Drume, drume negritaSleep, sleep, little one
Drume negrita que hay un bembeSleep, little one, there's a celebration
Si tú drume negrita yo te compro cunitaIf you sleep, little one, I'll buy you a cradle
Drume negrita que hay un bembeSleep, little one, there's a celebration
Bembe, bembe al agua dilo yeCelebration, celebration, to the water say ye
Drume negrita que hay un bembeSleep, little one, there's a celebration
Octavio si le echa gozoOctavio brings the joy
Drume negrita que hay un bembeSleep, little one, there's a celebration
Octavio si le echa gozoOctavio brings the joy
Drume negrita que hay un bembeSleep, little one, there's a celebration
Drume negrita, drume negritaSleep, little one, sleep, little one
Drume negrita que hay un bembeSleep, little one, there's a celebration
Yo te compro cunita mi negritaI'll buy you a cradle, my little one
Drume negrita que hay un bembeSleep, little one, there's a celebration