| Hay bruna, brunaNacio maria y esta en la cunaNacio de dia sin ver la
| There is bruna, bruna Maria was born and she is in the cradle She was born during the day without seeing the
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| lunaGuardara la madre su vestido blancoY se ira a la fiesta con un traje largoY
| Luna Will keep her mother her white dress And she will go to the party with a long dress And
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| sera la reina cuando maria cumpla quince aÑosLe llamaremos negra mariaNegra
| she will be the queen when maria turns fifteen We will call her black mariaNegra
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| maria que abriste los ojos en carnaval
| maria you opened your eyes in carnival
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| Ojos grandes tendra mariaDientes de nacar, color moreno
| Maria will have big eyes Mother-of-pearl teeth, brown
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| ¡ay! | Oh! |
| que rojos seran sus labios
| How red will her lips be?
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| ¡ay! | Oh! |
| que cadencia tendra su cuerpo
| what cadence will your body have
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| Amara el baile, negra mariaNegra la madre, negra la niÑaCantaran para tiUnas
| Amara the dance, black maria Black the mother, black the girl They will sing for you Unas
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| guitarras y los violinesY los resongos del bandoleonLa llamaremos negra
| guitars and violins and the rumbles of the bandoleon we'll call her black
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| mariaNegra maria que abriste los ojos en carnaval
| mariaBlack maria who opened your eyes in carnival
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| Hay bruna, brunaMurio maria y esta en la cunaMurio de dia sin ver la lunaYa no
| There is bruna, bruna Maria died and she is in the cradle She died during the day without seeing the moon Not anymore
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| guardara la madre su vestido blancoNi se ira de fiesta con un traje largoNi
| her mother will keep her white dress of hers nor will she go to a party with a long dress nor
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| sera la reina cuando cumpla quince aÑosLe lloraremos, negra mariaNegra maria
| She will be the queen when she turns fifteen We will mourn her, black maria Black maria
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| cerrastes los ojos en carnaval
| you closed your eyes at carnival
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| ¡ay! | Oh! |
| que triste fue tu destinoAngel de mota, color moreno
| How sad was your fateAngel de Mota, brown color
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| ¡ay! | Oh! |
| que triste sera tu destino
| how sad your fate will be
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| ¡ay! | Oh! |
| que silencio tendra tu cuerpo
| how silent your body will be
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| Llora la madre, duerme la niÑaNegra, sangraran para tiLas guitarras y los
| The mother cries, the black girl sleeps, they will bleed for you The guitars and the
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| violinesY los resongos del bandoleonLe lloraremos negra mariaNegra maria,
| violins and the clamor of the bandoleon we will mourn him black maria black maria,
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| cerrastes los ojos en carnaval | you closed your eyes at carnival |