Han Cojido La Cosa

They've Taken The Thing

Han Cojido La Cosa

They've taken the thing,Han cogido la cosa,
that they mock me to laughque pa reirse se burlan de mi
they've taken the thing,han cogido la cosa,
that they grab me to laughque pa reirse me agarran a mi

That I have a big mouth and nose,Que tengo grande la boca y la nariz,
that they don't find anything good about meque nada bueno no me encuentran a mi
that I'm dark-skinned, that I'm carabali,que yo soy prieto, que soy carabalí,
but proud I feel this waypero orgulloso me siento yo así

They've taken the thing...Han cogido la cosa...

That I've been in mourning since the day I was born,Que estoy de luto desde el dia que nací,
that God didn't make work for meque trabajar no lo hizo Dios para mi
that they roasted me as if I were coffee,que me tostaron como si fuera cafe,
that they brewed me and I turned darkque me colaron y negrito quede

They've taken the thing,Han cogido la cosa,
that they mock me to laughque pa reirse se burlan de mi
They've taken the thingLa cosa la han cogido
that they grab me to laughque pa reirse me agarran a mi

Chorus:Coro:
White running, athlete, black running, thiefBlanco corriendo, atleta, negro corriendo, ratero
white without a doctorate degree and the little black herb gatherer (repeat)blanco sin grado doctor y el negrito yerbatero (bis)

Ah nah Ah nah Ah nah Ah nah sonero (And the little black herb gatherer)Ah nah Ah nah Ah nah Ah nah sonero (Y el negrito yerbatero)
With that I hit the drums hard (And the little black herb gatherer)Con eso le doy duro a los cueros (Y el negrito yerbatero)
let's do the math (And the little black herb gatherer)vamos a hacer la cuenta (Y el negrito yerbatero)
that when it comes to salsa and rumba, I am a true salsa dancer (And the little black herb gatherer)que cuando se trata de salsa de rumba, yo si soy salsero(Y el negrito yerbatero)
when it sounds like it sounds, I become a sonero (And the little black herb gatherer)cuando suena como suena me vuelvo sonero(Y el negrito yerbatero)
cobbler to your shoe, what I am is a rumbero (And the little black herb gatherer)zapatero a tu zapato, lo que yo soy es rumbero(Y el negrito yerbatero)
rumba!rumba!

They've taken the thing, they've taken the thingHan cogido la cosa, la cosa la han cogido
That I burn, that I burn,Que me queme Que me queme,
and I've been left like a charred stick and on top of that they'vey he quedado como un tizon y de ñapa disque me han
made me the handsome dark-skinned guypuesto el negrito bembón bembón

They've taken the thing, they've taken the thingHan cogido la cosa, la cosa la han cogido
but what other big thing do I havepero qué otra cosa grande tiene
that I have a big mouth and noseque tengo grande la boca y la nari'
what other big thing will I have around hereque otra cosa grande tendre yo por ahí

They've taken the thing, they've taken the thingHan cogido la cosa, la cosa la han cogido
if I don't do it at the entrance,que si no lo hago a la entrada,
I mess it up at the exit,la embarro a la salida,
oh who can be black, what a damn thingay quién puede ser negro, que cosa que tan jodida

Sura black suraSura negro sura

White running, athlete, black running, thiefBlanco corriendo, atleta, negro corriendo, ratero
white without a doctorate degree and the little black herb gathererblanco sin grado doctor y el negrito yerbatero

And the little black herb gathererY el negrito yerbatero