Lyrics of Negrito - Marta Gomez

Negrito (original)

Un negrito se ha pintao' entera la carita de blanco
Y el corazón lo ha engañao' al verse todo pintao'
Hasta al diablo le ha rezao' pa’amanecer despintao'
El susto de verse blanco hasta el hambre le ha quitao'
Y el negrito se arrepiente de haber querido ser blanco ay, ay, ay
Ay negrito anda laváte!
Que negrito tú has nacido'
Ay negrito anda laváte!
Que negrito tú has nacido'
Ay negrito anda laváte!
Que negrito tú has nacido'
Y negrito has de morir, ay, ay, ay…
Un negrito se ha pintao' entera la carita de blanco
Y el corazón le reclama por haberlo traicionao'
Pensaba que al verse blanco la vida le había cambiao'
Que iba a conseguir trabajo
Que todo había mejorao'
Pero ahorita solo piensa:"ay, porque quise ser blanco"
¡'ay, ay, ay!

(translation)

A black boy has painted his entire face white
And the heart has deceived him by seeing everything painted
Even the devil has prayed 'to wake up unpainted'
The scare of seeing himself white to the point of hunger has taken him away'
And the little black boy regrets having wanted to be white, oh, oh, oh
Oh little black go wash up!
How black you were born
Oh little black go wash up!
How black you were born
Oh little black go wash up!
How black you were born
And black you have to die, oh, oh, oh...
A black boy has painted his entire face white
And the heart claims him for having betrayed him
He thought that seeing himself white had changed his life
That he was going to get a job
That everything had improved
But right now he only thinks: "oh, because he wanted to be white"
'ay ay ay!