Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Drume Negrita by Celia Cruz from Spanish to English.
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Mamá, la negrita
Mom, the bold one
Se les salen los pies en la cunita
Their feet come out in the crib
Y la negra Merce'
And the black Merce'
Ya no sabe que hace'
He doesn't know what he's doing anymore.'
Tú, drume negrita
You, bold drume
Que yo vo'a compra' nueva cunita
That I go 'to buy' new crib
Que tendrá capitel
That will have capital
Y también cascabel
And also rattlesnake
Mamá, la negrita
Mom, the bold one
Se les salen los pies en la cunita
Their feet come out in the crib
Y la vieja Merce'
And old Merce'
Ya no sabe que hace'
He doesn't know what he's doing anymore.'
Tú, drume negrita
You, bold drume
Que yo vo'a compra' nueva cunita
That I go 'to buy' new crib
Que tendrá capitel
That will have capital
Y también cascabel
And also rattlesnake
Si tú drumes yo te traigo
If you drums I bring you
Un melon muy colorao'
A very colorful melon'
Si no drume, yo te traigo in babalao
If not drume, I bring you in babalao
Que da pao, pao
Que da pao, pao
Tú, drume negrita
You, bold drume
Que yo vo'a compra' nueva cunita
That I go 'to buy' new crib
Que tendrá capitel
That will have capital
Y también cascabel
And also rattlesnake
Si tú drumes yo te traigo
If you drums I bring you
Un melon muy colorao'
A very colorful melon'
Si no drume, yo te traigo in babalao
If not drume, I bring you in babalao
Que da pao, pao
Que da pao, pao
Tú, drume negrita
You, bold drume
Que yo vo'a compra' nueva cunita
That I go 'to buy' new crib
Que tendrá capitel
That will have capital
Y también cascabel, hey!
And also rattle, hey!
Bembeo, bembe, eh
Bembeo, bembe, eh
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bolds, there is already a baby
Si tú no duerme' no voy a bembe
If you don't sleep' I'm not going to drink
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bolds, there is already a baby
Hay un bembe en casa 'e Merce'
There is a bembe at home 'e Merce'
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bolds, there is already a baby
Ye mata, yeye o yeye
Ye kills, yeye or yeye
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bolds, there is already a baby
Por culpa tuya mi negra se fue
Because of you my black woman is gone
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bolds, there is already a baby
Yo voy a ofrecerle tabaco y café
I'm going to offer you tobacco and coffee
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bolds, there is already a baby
Drume, drume, negrita
Drume, drume, bold
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bolds, there is already a baby
Si tú drume negrita, yo te compro cunita
If you bold drume, I'll buy you cradle
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bolds, there is already a baby
Bembe, bembe, araguyo y loye
Bembe, bembe, araguyo and loye
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bolds, there is already a baby
Labios si le echan oh, oh-eh
Lips if they throw oh, oh-eh
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bolds, there is already a baby
Tango, lo manco otra ve'
Tango, lo manco otra ve'
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bolds, there is already a baby
Drume negrita, drume negrita
Bold drume, bold drume
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bolds, there is already a baby
Yo te compro cunita y una muñequita
I buy you a crib and a doll
Drume negrita, que ya hay un bembe
Drume bolds, there is already a baby
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