Navidad Negra

Black Christmas

Navidad Negra

On the white beachEn la playa blanca
Of hot sandDe arena caliente
On the white beachEn la playa blanca
Of hot sandDe arena caliente

There's a buzz of cumbiaHay rumor de cumbia
And the smell of aguardienteY olor a aguardiente
There's a buzz of cumbiaHay rumor de cumbia
And the smell of aguardienteY olor a aguardiente

In the whole villageEn toda la rancheria
You see beautiful altarsSe ven bonitos altares
Among corn and drumsEntre millos y tambores
They sing their songsInterpretan sus cantares

The fisherman from my landEl pescador de mi tierra
The fisherman from my landEl pescador de mi tierra
The fisherman from my landEl pescador de mi tierra
The fisherman from my landEl pescador de mi tierra

The gaita moansLa gaita se queja
The drums are poundingSuenan los tambores
The gaita moansLa gaita se queja
The drums are poundingSuenan los tambores
On Christmas EveEn la Nochebuena
For the fishermenDe los pescadores

The night in its black dressLa noche en su traje negro
Has stars by the thousandsEstrellas tiene a millares
And with beams of moonlightY con rayitos de Luna
They showcase their altarsInterpretan sus altares

The fisherman from my landEl pescador de mi tierra
The fisherman from my landEl pescador de mi tierra
The fisherman from my landEl pescador de mi tierra
The fisherman from my landEl pescador de mi tierra

The canoes danceBailan las canoas
Forming a lineFormando una fila
The canoes danceBailan las canoas
Forming a lineFormando una fila

While the boga singsMientras canta el boga
His heartfelt songSu cancion sentida