Mi Niña Morena

My Brown Girl

Mi Niña Morena

On a dark nightEn una noche negra
Where there are no starsDonde no hay etsrellas
Only cries of pain and sorrow are heardSolo se oyen llantos de dolor y pena
And where some dieY donde unos mueren
A few others arriveOtros pocos llegan
And the straitY el estrecho
Shows its darkest faceMuestra su cara mas negra

Without knowing why, without knowing what to doSin saber porque sin saber que hacer
So many lives, except one, over and over againTantas vidas menos una y otra vez

Tell me what's wrong, my brown girlDime que te pasa mi niña morena
What I see in your eyesQue veo en tus ojos
Is a sad sentenceUna triste condena
Why are they stopping you¿por que te detienen
What is your crime?Cual es tu delito?
Crossing the strait in search of shelterCruzar el estrecho en busca de cobijo
(repeat)(bis)

And among those who arrivedY entre los que llegaron
There she wasAhi estaba ella
She seemed scared, full of sadnessParecia asustada llena de tristeza
Her dark gaze and her beautiful faceSu mirada oscura y su cara bella
Broke my heartMe rompian el alma
I lost my mindPerdia la cabeza
It happens again and no one sees itVuelve a suceder y nadie lo ve
So many lives, except one, over and over againTantas vidas menos una y otra vez

Tell me what's wrong, my brown girlDime que te pasa mi niña morena
What I see in your eyesQue veo en tus ojos
Is a sad sentenceUna triste condena
Why are they stopping you¿por que te detienen
What is your crime?Cual es tu delito?
Crossing the strait in search of shelterCruzar el estrecho en busca de cobijo
(repeat)(bis)