Drume Negrita

Sleep, Little Black Girl

Drume Negrita

Mama, the little black girl,Mamá, la negrita,
her feet stick out of the cradlese les salen los pies la cunita
and black Mercey la negra Mercé
doesn't know what to do.ya no sabe que hace'.

You sleep, little black girlTú drume negrita
if you fall asleep I'll makesi te duerme voy a hace'
a cradleuna cunita
that will have a canopyque a a tene' capitel
that will have a bell.que va a tene' cascabel.

If you sleepSi tú drumes
I'll bring you a ripe mameyyo te traigo un mamey
very colorful.bien colorao.
And if you don't sleepY si no drume
I'll bring you a babalaoyo te traigo un babalao
that gives pao, pao.que da pao, pao.