Queja Negra

Black Complaint

Queja Negra

Tunes are heardSe oyen tonadas
With a taste of the seaCon sabor de mar
The night on the beachLa noche en la playa
Already seduces to danceYa seduce a bailar

Everyone singsTodo el mundo canta
To the beat of the drumAl compás del tambor
The candles are litLas velas se prenden
Everyone dances to the soundTodos bailan al son

It's the black complaintEs la queja negra
With a taste of rumCon sabor de ron
The gunpowder soundsLa pólvora suena
The sea sings and vibratesCanta y vibra el mar

The cry confusedConfundido el grito
And hugs that goY abrazos que van
Those who are arrivingQuienes van llegando
This is ChristmasEsto es Navidad

At midnightA la medianoche
I know she won't be thereSé que no estará
My dear motherMi madre querida
Won't kiss meNi me besará

The dinner servedLa cena servida
I know she won't seeSé que no vera
But from afarPero desde lejos
She will bless meMe bendecirá

It's my sad complaintEs mi triste queja
The sea makes me a duetMe hace dúo el mar
The gunpowder soundsLa pólvora suena
I sing and cryCanto y lloro yo

The cry confusedConfundido el grito
And hugs that goY abrazos que van
Gifts come and goVienen, van regalos
It's ChristmasEs la Navidad