Angelitos Negros

Black Little Angels

Angelitos Negros

Painter born in my landPintor nacido en mi tierra
With the foreign brush,Con el pincel extranjero,
Painter who follows the pathPintor que sigues el rumbo
Of so many old painters.De tantos pintores viejos.

Even if the virgin is whiteAunque la vrtgen sea blanca
Paint black little angelsPintale angelitos negros
Because they also go to heavenQue tambien se van al cielo
All the good little black ones.Todos los negritos buenos.

Painter, if you paint with lovePintor, si pintas con amor
Why do you despise their color,Por que desprecias su color,
If you know that in heavenSi sabes que en el cielo
Also, oh also, God loves them.Tambien, ay tambien los quiere dios.

Painter of saints and bedroomsPintor de santos y alcobas
If you have something in your heart,Si tienes algo en el cuerpo,
Why, when painting so many picturesPor que al pintar tantos cuadros
Did you forget about the black ones.Te olvidaste de los negros.

Whenever you paint churchesSiempre que pintas iglesias
You paint beautiful little angels,Pintas angelitos bellos,
But you never rememberedPero nunca te acordaste
To paint a black angel.De pintar un angel negro.