Casamiento de Negros Lyrics in English Violeta Parra
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Casamiento de Negros by Violeta Parra from Spanish to English.
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Se ha formado un casamiento
A marriage has been formed
Todo cubierto de negro
all covered in black
Negros novios y padrinos
Black grooms and groomsmen
Negros cuñados y suegros
Black brothers-in-law and in-laws
Y el cura que los casó
And the priest who married them
Era de los mismos negros
It was from the same blacks
Cuando empezaron la fiesta
when they started the party
Pusieron un mantel negro
They put a black tablecloth
Luego llegaron al postre
Then they came to dessert
Se sirvieron higos secos
dried figs were served
Y se fueron a acostar
and they went to bed
Debajo de un cielo negro
under a black sky
Y allí están las dos cabezas
And there are the two heads
De la negra con el negro
Of the black with the black
Amanecieron con frío
woke up cold
Tuvieron que prender fuego
They had to set fire
Carbón trajo la negrita
coal brought the bold
Carbón que también es negro
Charcoal that is also black
Algo le duele a la negra
something hurts black
Vino el médico del pueblo
The village doctor came
Recetó emplasto de barro
He prescribed clay plaster
Pero del barro más negro
But from the blackest mud
Que le dieron a la negra
What did they give to the black woman?
Zumo de maqui del cerro
Maqui juice from the hill
Ya se murió la negrita
the black girl has already died
Que pena p'al pobre negro
What a pity for the poor black
La puso dentro de un cajón
He put her inside a drawer
Cajón pintado de negro
black painted drawer
No prendieron ni una vela
They didn't light a candle
Ay, que velorio más negro
Oh, what a black wake
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