| En un pueblo olvidado no se porque
| In a forgotten town I don't know why
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| Y su danza de moreno lo hace mover
| And his dark-haired dance makes him move
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| En el pueblo lo llamaban negro José
| In the town they called him Negro José
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| Amigo negro José.
| Black friend Jose.
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| Con amor candombea el negro José
| With love candombea black José
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| Tiene el color de la noche sobre la piel
| He has the color of the night on his skin
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| Es muy feliz candombeando dichoso él
| He is very happy candombe, he is happy
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| Amigo negro José.
| Black friend Jose.
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| Perdonáme si te digo negro José
| Forgive me if I tell you black Jose
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| Eres diablo pero amigo negro José
| You are the devil but black friend José
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| Tu futuro va conmigo negro José
| Your future goes with me black José
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| Yo te digo porque sé.
| I tell you because I know.
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| Con mucho amor las miradas cuando al bailar
| With much love the looks when dancing
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| Y el tamboril de sus ojos parece hablar
| And the drum of his eyes seems to speak
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| Y su camisa endiablada quiere saltar
| And his devilish shirt of him wants to jump
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| Amigo negro José.
| Black friend Jose.
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| No tienes ninguna pena al parecer
| You don't have any sorrow apparently
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| Pero las penas te sobran negro José
| But the sorrows are too much for you black José
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| Que tú en el baile las dejas yo se muy bien
| That you leave them at the dance I know very well
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| Amigo negro José.
| Black friend Jose.
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| Perdonáme si te digo negro José
| Forgive me if I tell you black Jose
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| Eres diablo pero amigo negro José
| You are the devil but black friend José
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| Tu futuro va conmigo negro José
| Your future goes with me black José
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| Yo te digo porque sé
| I tell you because I know
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| Amigo negro José
| Black friend Jose
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| Yo te digo porque sé
| I tell you because I know
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| Amigo negro José | Black friend Jose |