Angelitos Negros

Black Angels

Angelitos Negros

Painter born in my landPintor nacido en mi tierra
With the foreign brushCon el pincel extranjero
Painter who follows the pathPintor que sigues el rumbo
Of so many old paintersDe tantos pintores viejos

Even if the Virgin is whiteAunque la virgen sea blanca
Paint me black angelsPíntame angelitos negros
For they also go to heavenQue también se van al cielo
All the good little black onesTodos los negritos buenos

Painter, if you paint with lovePintor, si pintas con amor
Why do you despise their colorPor que, desprecias su color
If you know that in heavenSi sabes que en el cielo
God also loves themTambién los quiere Dios

Painter of saints and bedroomsPintor de santos y alcobas
If you have a soul in your bodySi tienes alma en el cuerpo
Why, when painting those picturesPorque al pintar esos cuadros
Did you forget about the blacksTe olvidaste de los negros

Whenever you paint churchesSiempre que pintas iglesias
You paint beautiful little angelsPintas angelitos bellos
But you never rememberedPero nunca te acordaste
To paint a black angelDe pintar un ángel negro

Painter of saints and bedroomsPintor de santos y alcobas
If you have a soul in your bodySi tienes alma en el cuerpo
Why, when painting those picturesPorque al pintar esos cuadros
Did you forget about the blacksTe olvidaste de los negros

Whenever you paint churchesSiempre que pintas iglesias
You paint beautiful little angelsPintas angelitos bellos
But you never rememberedPero nunca te acordaste
To paint a black angelDe pintar un ángel negro