El Negro Alegre

The Cheerful Black

El Negro Alegre

I am the black man who is happy,Yo soy el negro que alegre,
singing lifecantando la vida
it usually happens;se suele pasar;
and who never feels sorry,y que jamás siente pena,
because with laughterporque con la risa
he knows how to scare it away;la sabe ahuyentar;
and when I see another black,y cuando veo otro negro,
with a very sad face,con cara muy triste,
what a laugh it makes me!¡qué risa me da!
Hahaha,¡Ja, jajajá,
hahahaja, jajajá
ha ha ha!ja, jajajajá!
And this is what life looks like,Y esta es la vida se ve,
what we must go through,que debemos de pasar,
chasing away the sorrowsahuyentando los pesares
with laughter and nothing more.con la risa y nada más.

When I see Panchica¡Cuando la veo a Panchica
which comes out on Sunday,que sale el domingo,
happy, for a walk,contenta, a pasear,
and with Benito on his arm,y con Benito del brazo,
there in Palermo,allá por Palermo,
I usually find it!la suelo encontrar!
Seeing the team of blacksAl ver la yunta de negros
like two mandingas,como dos mandingas,
what a laugh it makes me!¡qué risa me da!
Hahaha,¡Ja, jajajá,
hahahaja, jajajá
ha ha ha!ja, jajajajá!
And in this world you see,Y en este mundo se ve,
everyone has to laugh:todos tienen que reír:
I laugh at othersyo me río de los otros
and others laugh at me.y otros se ríen de mí.

Dancing a tanguito last nightBailando anoche un tanguito
with the black Panchacon la negra Pancha
the black Ramón,el negro Ramón,
wanting to make firuletesqueriendo hacer firuletes
like a burden to the groundcomo fardo al suelo
They both left;se fueron los dos;
they hurt their trunkse lastimaron la trompa
and all the specky toda la mota
he got upset...se le alborotó...
Hahaha,¡Ja, jajajá,
hahahaja, jajajá
ha ha ha!ja, jajajajá!
Poor blacks, Ramón,Pobre los negros, Ramón,
Oh, that makes me laugh!¡ay que risa que me da!
Who made him do pirouettes?¿Quién lo metió a hacer piruetas,
to black people, if they didn't know how to dance?a los negros, si no sabía bailar?

I am the black man who is happy,Yo soy el negro que alegre,
singing lifecantando la vida
it usually happens;se suele pasar;
and who never feels sorry,y que jamás siente pena,
because with laughterporque con la risa
he knows how to scare it away;la sabe ahuyentar;
and when I see another black,y cuando veo otro negro,
with a very sad face,con cara muy triste,
what a laugh it makes me!¡qué risa me da!
Hahaha,¡Ja, jajajá,
hahahaja, jajajá
ha ha ha!ja, jajajajá!
And this is what life looks like,Y esta es la vida se ve,
what we must go through,que debemos de pasar,
chasing away the sorrowsahuyentando los pesares
with laughter and nothing more.con la risa y nada más.
Hahaha!¡Ja, ja, ja, já!
What a devil of a "bulero" this is!¡Que demonio de "bulero" este!