Cucurumbé

Cucurumbé

Cucurumbé

Little Blackie CucurumbéLa Negrita Cucurumbé
went to bathe in the sease fué a bañar al mar
to see if in the white wavespara ver si en las blancas olas
her little face could whiten.su carita podía blanquear.

Little Blackie CucurumbéLa Negrita Cucurumbé
approached the beacha la playa se acercó
envying the seashellsenvidiando a las conchitas
for their pale color.por su pálido color.

She wanted to be whiteQuería ser blanca
like the Moon,como la Luna,
like the foamcomo la espuma
that the Sea has.que tiene el Mar.

A fish with a top hatUn pescado con bombín
approached her,se le acercó,
and taking off his haty quitandose la bomba
he greeted her:la saludó:
But goodness gracious!¡Pero válgame Señor!
Don't you see¿Pues qué no ves
that you're beautiful just as black,que así negra estás bonita,
Little Blackie Cucurumbé?Negrita Cucurumbé?.

A fish with a top hatUn pescado con bombín
approached her,se le acercó,
and wagging his taily moviendo la colita
he asked her:le preguntó:
But goodness gracious, woman!¡Pero válgame mujer!
Don't you see¿Pues qué no ves
how beautiful your little face is,que bonita es tu carita,
Little Blackie Cucurumbé?Negrita Cucurumbé?