Cleta Dominga

Cleta Dominga

Cleta Dominga

Outside her cabin,Afuera de su cabaña,
almost at dawn,ya casi al amanecer,
a little black girluna negrita pequeña
had the whim to see,tenía el capricho de ver,
to see shining in the skyde ver brillar en el cielo
the tropical moon,la luna tropical,
that mother-of-pearl moonesa luna de nacar
round maracaredonda maraca
that comes out of the sea.que sale del mar.

The little black girl Cleta DomingaLa negrita Cleta Dominga
curucutí, curucutácurucutí, curucutá
wants to see the moon rise,quiere ver que salga la luna,
curucutí, curucutácurucutí, curucutá
but the sky was cloudy.pero estaba el cielo nublado.
curucutí, curucutácurucutí, curucutá
It torments me to see you crying,Me atormenta verte llorando,
don't cry black girl, it will come out soon.no llores negra que ya saldrá.
It torments me to see you tearful.Me atormenta verte llorosa.
Hey lovely, don't cry anymore!Hey primorosa no llores más!

And like in the mouth of a wolfY como en boca de lobo
the darkness closed in,la obscuridad se cerró,
without a single light in the clouds,sin un clarito en las nubes,
not even a hint.ni tan siquiera un tirón.
But the little black girl waited,Más la negrita esperaba,
she did nothing but wait,no hacía más que esperar,
for that silver moona esa luna de plata
that comes tremblingque sale temblando
wet from the sea.mojada del mar.

The little black girl Cleta DomingaLa negrita Cleta Dominga
curucutí, curucutácurucutí, curucutá
wants to see the moon risequiere ver que salga la luna
curucutí, curucutácurucutí, curucutá
but the sky was cloudy.pero estaba el cielo nublado.
curucutí, curucutácurucutí, curucutá
It torments me to see you crying,Me atormenta verte llorando,
don't cry black girl, it will come out soon.no llores negra que ya saldrá.
It torments me to see you tearful.Me atormenta verte llorosa.
Hey lovely, don't cry anymore!Hey primorosa no llores más!