Lyrics of Herencia Africana - Sergent Garcia

Herencia Africana (original)

Tu que eres de piel morena, de ojos castaos y pelo enredado
tienes la sangre africana, orula es tu guia eres lucumi
tu que conoces el guarapo, que fumas tabaco y tomas caf
tienes grandes sentimientos, respectas al muerto y al vivo tambien.
el que conoce la clave, porque en el barrio nacio
es buen quinto, buen cajon y en el canto se arrebata
por eso dice mulato, el de la clave soy yo!
tumbador, bongosero, timbalero

(translation)

You who are brown-skinned, with brown eyes and tangled hair
you have african blood, orula is your guide you are lucumi
you who know the guarapo, who smoke tobacco and drink coffee
You have great feelings, you respect the dead and the living too.
the one who knows the key, because he was born in the neighborhood
he is a good fifth, a good drawer and in the song he snatches
That's why he says mulatto, I'm the one with the key!
drummer, bongosero, timbalero