Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Negro Bembon by Celia Cruz from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Mataron al negro bembón
They killed the black bembón
Mataron al negro bembón
They killed the black bembón
Hoy se llora noche y día
Today we cry night and day
Porque al negrito bembón
Because the negrito bembón
Todo el mundo lo quería
Everyone loved it
Porque el negrito bembón
Because the negrito bembón
Todo el mundo lo quería
Everyone loved it
Y llegó la policía
And the police arrived.
Y arrestaron al matón
And they arrested the thug.
Y uno de las policías
And one of the policemen
Que también era bembón
Which was also bembón
Le toco la mala suerte
It's his turn to bad luck
De hacer la investigación
To do the research
Le toco la mala suerte
It's his turn to bad luck
De hacer la investigación
To do the research
Y saben la pregunta
And they know the question
Que le hizo al matón
What he did to the bully
Por qué lo mató?
Why did he kill him?
Diga usted la razón
Say the reason
Y saben la respuesta
And they know the answer
Que le dio el matón
What the bully gave him
Por ser tan bembón
For being so bembón
El guardia escondió
The guard hid
La bemba y le dijo
The bemba and told her
Eso no es razón
That's no reason
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