Drume negrita
DRUME NEGR
ITA (Eliseo Grenet 1893-1950)
Mama la negrita / se le salen los pies de la cunitay la negra
Merce / ya no sabe que hacer
Tu drume, negrita / que yo va compra nueva cunitaque va tener capitel / que va tener cascabel
Si tu drume yo te traigo un mamey muy coloradosi tu drume yo te traigo un babalao que da pao pao
Tu drume negrita / que yo va compra nueva cunitaque va tener capitel / que va tener cascabel
Sleep my little black baby /
And I will buy for you a new baby crib
That should have a top cap and also a bell
If you sleep
I will bring you a very red mamey
If you don't
I will bring you a babalao /
That will give you pau pau
The feet of the little black baby /
Come out of her crib
And the black
Merce' doesn't know what to do
Sleep my little black baby /
And I will buy for you a new baby crib
That should have a top cap and also a bell
If you sleep
I will bring you a very red mamey
If you don't
I will bring you a babalao /
That will give you pau pau.mamey:
Cuban fruitbabalao:
Santeria priestpau pau: to give a wack with a stick