Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Angelitos Negros by Los Ángeles Negros from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Pintor nacido en mi tierra
Painter born in my land
Con el pincel extranjero
With the foreign brush
Pintor que sigues el rumbo
Painter who follows the course
De tantos pintores viejos
From so many old painters
Aunque la virgen sea blanca
Even if the virgin is white
Píntame angelitos negros
Paint me little black angels
Que también se van al cielo
That they also go to heaven
Todos los negritos buenos
All good negritos
Pintor, si pintas con amor
Painter, if you paint with love
Por qué desprecias tu color
Why you despise your color
Si sabes que en cielo
If you know that in heaven
También los quiere Dios
God also wants them
Pintor de santos de alcoba
Painter of alcove saints
Si tienes alma en el cuerpo
If you have a soul in your body
Por qué al pintar en tus cuadros
Why painting in your paintings
Te olvidaste de los negros
You forgot about the blacks
Siempre que pintas iglesias
Whenever you paint churches
Pintas angelitos bellos
Pintas beautiful little angels
Pero nunca te acordaste
But you never remembered
De pintar un ángel negro
To paint a black angel
Siempre que pintas iglesias
Whenever you paint churches
Pintas angelitos bellos
Pintas beautiful little angels
Pero nunca te acordaste
But you never remembered
De pintar un ángel negro
To paint a black angel
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