Han Cogido La Cosa Lyrics in English Grupo Niche

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Han Cogido La Cosa by Grupo Niche from Spanish to English.

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Han cogido la cosa

They've taken to it

Que pa reirse se burlan de mi

To laugh, they make fun of me

Han cogido la cosa

They've taken to it

Que pa reirse me agaran a mi

To laugh, they pick on me

Que tengo grande la boca y la nariz

That I have a big mouth and nose

Que nada bueno no me encuentran a mi

That they find nothing good in me

Que yo soy prieto, que soy carabalí

That I'm dark-skinned, that I'm Carabalí

Pero orgulloso me siento yo así

But I feel proud this way

Han cogido la cosa

They've taken to it

Que estoy de luto desde el dia que nací

That I've been in mourning since the day I was born

Que trabajar no lo hizo dios para mi

That God didn't make work for me

Que me tostaron como si fuera cafe

That they roasted me like coffee

Que me colaron y negrito quede

That they filtered me and I stayed dark

Han cogido la cosa

They've taken to it

Blanco corriendo, atleta, negro corriendo, ratero

White man running, athlete; black man running, thief

Blanco sin grado doctor y el negrito yerbatero

White man without a degree, doctor; and the black man, herbalist

Y el negrito yerbatero

And the black man, herbalist

Ah nah ah nah ah nah ah nah sonero

Pon eso le doy duro a los cueros

That's why I hit the drums hard

Vamos a hacer la cuenta

Let's do the math

Que cuando se trata de salsa de rumba, yo si soy salsero

When it comes to salsa and rumba, I am a salsero

Cuando suena como suena me vuelvo sonero

When it sounds the way it sounds, I become a sonero

Zapatero a tu zapato, lo que yo soy es rumbero rumba!

Shoemaker, stick to your last; what I am is a rumbero, rumba!

Han cogido la cosa, la cosa la han cogido

They've taken to it, they've taken to it

Que me queme que me queme

That I burn, that I burn

Y he quedado como un tizon y de ñapa disque me han

And I've ended up like a firebrand, and on top of that, they say they've

Puesto el negrito bembón bembón

Called me the big-lipped black man, big-lipped

Han cogido la cosa, la cosa la han cogido

They've taken to it, they've taken to it

Pero qué otra cosa grande tiene?

But what other big thing does it have?

Que tengo grande la boca y la nari'

That I have a big mouth and nose

Que otra cosa grande tendre yo por ahí?

What other big thing might I have around?

Han cogido la cosa, la cosa la han cogido

They've taken to it, they've taken to it

Que si no lo hago a la entrada

If I don't do it on the way in

La embarro a la salida

I mess it up on the way out

Ay quién puede ser negro, que cosa que tan jodida

Oh, who can be black, what a f*cked up thing

Sura negro sura

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yerbatero — herbalist

Yerbatero refers to an herbalist or a traditional healer who uses herbs for medicinal purposes. It's a culturally rich word that highlights a specific role in many Latin American communities.

In the song, the lyrics contrast "Blanco sin grado doctor y el negrito yerbatero" (White man, doctor without a degree, and the Black man, herbalist). This line critiques societal biases and stereotypes, suggesting that while a white person might be respected as a doctor without formal qualifications, a Black person's traditional healing knowledge is often dismissed or undervalued. The word yerbatero here carries a deeper social commentary about race, class, and traditional knowledge.

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