Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Etnia by Grupo Niche from Spanish to English.
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Hay Mosquera blanco,
There is white Mosquera,
hay Mosquera negro
there is black Mosquera
hay GarcÃa blanco,
there is white Garcia,
hay GarcÃa negro
there is Garcia black
Por el hecho que le
Due to the fact that
haya caÃdo más leche al café
more milk has spilled into the coffee
ya no son Mosquera
they are no longer Mosquera
Hay Castillo blanco,
There is a white castle
hay Castillo negro
there is black castle
hay Perea blanco,
there is white Perea,
hay Perea negro
there is Perea black
Por el hecho que le
Due to the fact that
haya caÃdo menos leche al café
less milk has fallen into the coffee
ellos son Castillo
they are castle
Hay González blanco,
There is white González,
hay González negro
there is black González
hay RodrÃguez blanco,
there is white Rodriguez,
hay RodrÃguez negros
there are black Rodriguez
Por el hecho que le
Due to the fact that
haya caÃdo más leche al café
more milk has spilled into the coffee
ya no son González
they are no longer González
Coro: Etnia, Etnia
Chorus: Ethnicity, Ethnicity
Cada quien tiene tiene del otro
Each has has of the other
su poquitico
its little bit
Etnia, Etnia
Ethnicity, Ethnicity
La señora buscó del negro,
The lady looked for the black,
Etnia, Etnia
Ethnicity, Ethnicity
A la negra le gusta del blanco
black likes white
Hay Mercado blanco,
There is white market,
hay RamÃrez blanco
there is white Ramírez
hay RamÃrez negro
there is black Ramírez
Por el hecho que le
Due to the fact that
haya caÃdo más leche al café
more milk has spilled into the coffee
ya no son Mercado
they are no longer market
Hay Murillo blanco,
There is white Murillo,
hay Jiménez negro
there is black Jimenez
hay Segarra blanco
there is Segarra white
hay Rivera negro
there is rivera black
Por el hecho que le
Due to the fact that
haya caÃdo menos leche al café
less milk has fallen into the coffee
todos son Jiménez
they are all Jimenez
Son Mosquera, todos son Mosquera
They are Mosquera, they are all Mosquera
No te guilles, no, no, no, no,
Don't be guilty, no, no, no, no,
no te guilles, que por dentro llevamos
do not be guilles, that inside we carry
el mismo color de sangre
the same blood color
Son Mosquera, ya no son Mosquera
They are Mosquera, they are no longer Mosquera
Que no sabes, lo sé
That you don't know, I know
si tú llevas piel de MarÃa
If you wear Maria's skin
pues yo tengo sangre de José
Well, I have the blood of José
Son Mosquera, todos son Mosquera
They are Mosquera, they are all Mosquera
Tambores que todos llevamos
Drums we all carry
Africa, áfrica y asà es
Africa, Africa and that's how it is
Tiene cada quien
has everyone
del otro su poquitico
from the other his little
De bemba, de bemba tienes tu porción
From bemba, from bemba you have your portion
sé orgulloso como yo, que mi cara
be proud like me, that my face
mantiene la proporción
keeps the proportion
Tiene cada quien
has everyone
del otro su poquitico
from the other his little
Es la pura verdad,
It's the plain truth
no reclames lo que no es tuyo, siente tu color
do not claim what is not yours, feel your color
con mucho orgullo
with great pride
Tiene cada quien
has everyone
del otro su poquitico
from the other his little
Y un poquitico de mÃ
and a little bit of me
un poqutio de GarcÃa
a bit of Garcia
para formar la rumba mÃa
to form my rumba
Etnia, Etnia
Ethnicity, Ethnicity
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