Cumbia negra

Black Cumbia

Cumbia negra

Here come all the black peopleAhí vienen todos los negros
dancing their swaybailando su bamboleo
here they come and go enjoyingahí vienen y van gozando
with a candle in their fingerscon una vela en los dedos

With the dust they raiseCon el polvo que levantan
a cloud is formingva formándose una nube
and on their mulatto backsy en sus espaldas mulatas
you can see the rising feverse ve la fiebre que sube

(Here come the black people, to dance)(Ahí vienen los negros, para bailar)
(here they come enjoying, the festival)(ahí vienen gozando, el festival)
(Here come the black people, to dance)(Ahí vienen los negros, para bailar)
(here they come enjoying, the festival)(ahí vienen gozando, el festival)

They come dancing with shoutsVienen danzando a los gritos
strident and crazyestridentes y malucos
and to the beat of the drumy al compás del tamborito
they twist like vinesse tuercen como bejucos

When they feel tiredCuando se sienten cansados
they drink a shotse beben un petacazo
and return to the cumbiambay vuelven pa' la cumbiamba
and there they dance until dawny ahí amanecen bailando

(Here come the black people, to dance)(Ahí vienen los negros, para bailar)
(here they come enjoying, the festival)(ahí vienen gozando, el festival)
(Here come the black people, to dance)(Ahí vienen los negros, para bailar)
(here they come enjoying, the festival)(ahí vienen gozando, el festival)

They come dancing with shoutsVienen danzando a los gritos
strident and crazyestridentes y malucos
and to the beat of the drumy al compás del tamborito
they twist like vinesse tuercen como bejucos

When they feel tiredCuando se sienten cansados
they drink a shotse beben un petacazo
and return to the cumbiambay vuelven pa' la cumbiamba
and there they dance until dawny ahí amanecen bailando

(Here come the black people, to dance)(Ahí vienen los negros, para bailar)
(here they come enjoying, the festival)(ahí vienen gozando, el festival)
(Here come the black people, to dance)(Ahí vienen los negros, para bailar)
(here they come enjoying, the festival)(ahí vienen gozando, el festival)

(Here come the black people, to dance)(Ahí vienen los negros, para bailar)
(here they come enjoying, the festival)(ahí vienen gozando, el festival)
(Here come the black people, to dance)(Ahí vienen los negros, para bailar)
(here they come enjoying, the festival)(ahí vienen gozando, el festival)