Babaila was,
Babaila fue,
sold in the slave market,
vendido en mercado de esclavo,
Babaila was...
Babaila fue...
Separated from his parents
Lo separaron de sus padres
on a distant plantation
en una hacienda muy lejana
never knew more, never what he was
nunca supo mas, nunca lo que fue
poor Babaila.
el pobre Babaila.
Babaila was,
Babaila fue,
sold in the slave market.
vendido en mercado de esclavo.
To the fate of that African child
Al destino de aquel nino africano
in the Antillean area
en el area antillana
Babaila, Babaila was...
Babaila, Babaila fue...
Babaila was
Babaila fue
sold in the slave market,
vendido en mercado de esclavo,
Babaila was...
Babaila fue...
Separated from his father
Lo separaron de su padre
separated from his mother
lo separaron de su madre
on a distant plantation the servant was
en una hacienda my lejana el criado fue
with shackles on his feet
con grillete en el pie
with shackles on his feet.
con grillete en el pie.
The African child, the African child you see.
El niño africano, el niño africano tu ve.
Babaila was,
Babaila fue,
sold in the slave market.
vendido en mercado de esclavo.
Against his will,
Contra de su voluntad,
he was brought in chains.
fue traido encadenado.
Babaila did not know
Babaila no sabía
of his near future, bongo.
de su futuro cercano, bongo.
They took him to sell
Lo cogieron pa' venderlo
in a faraway town, faraway.
en un pueblo lejano, lejano.
Part of his pride he lost
Parte de su orqullo perdio
for the price paid.
por el precio pagado.
Never crossed his mind
Nunca busca por su mente
to someday be freed.
de algun dia ser liberado.
He's a black man who works
Es un negro que trabaja
and never has complained.
y nunca se me ha quejado.
And I don't want to die in chains,
Y yo no quiero morir en cadena,
and I don't want to die in chains.
y yo no quiero morir en cadena.
Babaila, Babaila
Babaila, Baibaila
how much you have worked.
que mucho tu has trabajao.
Eh... of that African child my brother.
Eh... de aquel niño africano mi hermano.
Babaila, Babaila, poor little Babaila, Babaila.
Babaila, Babaila, pobrecito Babaila, Babaila.
Oh, he was sold in the market
Ay fue vendido en mercado
without mercy, my brother.
sin piedad mi hermano.
To a land far away
A una tierra muy lejana
they took him, took him.
se lo llevaron, llevaron.