Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Angelitos Negros by Pedro Infante 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 that you follow the course
de tantos pintores viejos
of so many old painters
aunque la virgen sea blanca
even if the virgin is white
pintale angelitos negros
paint black angels
que también se van al cielo
who also go to heaven
todos los negritos buenos
all the good blacks
pintor si pintas con amor
painter if you paint with love
porque desprecias su color
why do you despise its color
si sabes que en el cielo
if you know that in heaven
también ay también los quiere dios
also oh God also wants them
pintor si pintas con amor
painter if you paint with love
porque desprecias su color
why do you despise its color
si sabes que en el cielo
if you know that in heaven
también ay también los quiere dios
also oh God also wants them
pintor de santos y alcobas
painter of saints and alcoves
si tienes alma en el cuerpo
if you have a soul in your body
porque al pintar en tus cuadros
because when painting in your pictures
te olvidaste de los negros
you forgot about blacks
siempre que pintas iglesias
whenever you paint churches
pintas angelitos bellos
you paint beautiful angels
pero nunca te acordaste
but you never remembered
de pintar un ángel negro
to paint a black angel
un ángel negro
a black angel
un ángel negro un ángel negro
a black angel a black angel
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