Angelitos Negros

Black Little 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 black little angelsPintale angelitos negros
Because they also go to heavenQue tambien 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 themTambien,los quiere dios

Painter of saints and bedroomsPintor de santos y alcobas
If you have something in your bodySi tienes algo en el cuerpo
Why when painting in your picturesPor que al pintar en tus cuadros
Did you forget about the black onesTe 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 angel negro