Alhucema (part. Horacio Quintana)

Lavender (feat. Horacio Quintana)

Alhucema (part. Horacio Quintana)

Black girl, voodooNegra , macumba
The drum's a-thumpingQue zumba el tambor
A dark man has diedHa muerto un moreno
And died of loveY ha muerto dé amor

Sad echoesTriste retumba
Echoing his soundRetumba su són
A brother has diedHa muerto un hermano
Of our own colorDe nuestro color

And through the nightY cruzan la noche
The black folks and the carLos negros y el coche
That carries a reproachQue encierra un reproche
Of blood and passionDe sangre y pasión

And a procession singsY canta un cortejo
With crimson lipsDe labios bermejos
Casting reflectionsPoniendo reflejos
Of a torch in the voiceDe antorcha en la voz

LavenderAlhucema
Was the name of the dark girlSe llamaba la morena
Who dragged him to deathQue a la muerte lo arrastró

Crazy black girlNegra loca
Was the blood from her mouthFue la sangre de su boca
That intoxicated two black menQue a dos negros embriagó

Double sorrowDoble pena
One lives in his chainsUno vive en sus cadenas
And another has died for her loveY otro ha muerto por su amor

Black voodooNegra macumba
A deep songProfunda canción
Her shadow brings downSu sombra derrumba
The shadow of GodLa sombra de Dios

Shining, gleamingLumbra , relumbran
The black folks goLos negros que van
Praying, cryingRezando , llorando
To the rhythm of the songAl son del cantar

The funeral moves awaySe aleja el entierro
With songs of black folksCon cantos de negros
And the howling of dogsY llanto de perros
That include the painQue incluyen dolor

The fire of the songLa hoguera del canto
Has started to fadeSe ha ido apagando
With weeping and cryingCon llanto llorando

And the funeral cartY el fúnebre carro
Sinks into a mudSe hunde en un barro
Of shadows lurkingDe sombras rondando