Duerme, Negrito Lyrics in English Mercedes Sosa
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Duerme, Negrito by Mercedes Sosa from Spanish to English.
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también los niños
also the children
fueron homenajeados por yupanqui aunque
they were honored by yupanqui although
la canción a la compuso él es una
the song he composed is one
cancion antillana recopilada por
Antillean song compiled by
atahualpa yupanqui nosotros agradecemos
atahualpa yupanqui we thank
esta recopilación este encuentro con
this compilation this meeting with
esta canción
this song
muchos niños en américa latina' fueron
many children in latin america' were
acusados con esta canción
charged with this song
niños que ahora son adolescentes
children who are now teenagers
son gente que aman esta canción y
are people who love this song and
algunos que siguen acusando a sus niños
some who continue to accuse their children
con esta bellísima canción que se llama
with this beautiful song called
duerme negrito
sleep black
en el negrito
in the bold
que te metan al campo negritud
that they put you in the black field
bueno
Well
movida
move
que tu mamá está en el campo do vilar
that your mother is in the field of vilar
rica fruta para
rich fruit for
la carne de cerdo para ti
pork for you
mucha cosa para ti y si negro no se
a lot of things for you and if black I don't know
duerme y en el libro blanco y
sleep and in the white paper and
con una chica chico chique
with a girl boy girl
armaduras
armor
él manda grito
he screams
que fuma me está en el campo negrito
that smokes me is in the black field
trabajando duramente
working hard
trabajando si trabajan dónde va la luz o
working if they work where the light goes or
trabajan dos
two work
trabajando y no le pagan trabajando
working and not paid for working
trabajando y va haciendo trabajando
working and is doing working
para negrito chiquitito con de gritos
for little black with shouting
trabajando trabajando sé
working working i know
duerme
sleep
a gritos
shouting
que fuma me está en el campo negrito
that smokes me is in the black field
grito
shout
i
Yo
y punto
and period
y más
and more
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