Translation of the song lyrics Me Gritaron Negra! - VICTORIA SANTA CRUZ, Daniel Haaksman

Me Gritaron Negra! (original)

Tenía siete años apenas
Apenas siete años
Qué siete años?
No llegaba a cinco siquiera!
De pronto unas voces en la calle
Me gritaron negra!
Negra, negra, negra, negra!
Negra, negra, negra!
¿Soy acaso negra?
Me dije (Sí!)
¿Qué cosa es ser negra?
(Negra!)
Y yo no sabía la triste verdad
Que aquello escondía (Negra!)
Y me sentí negra (Negra!)
Como ellos decían (Negra!)
Y retrocedí (Negra!)
Como ellos querían (Negra!)
Y odié mis cabellos y mis labios gruesos
Y miré apenada mi carne tostada
Y retrocedí (Negra!)
Y retrocedí
Negra, negra, negra, negra!
Negra, negra, negra!
Negra, negra, negra, negra!
Negra, negra, negra, negra!
Y pasaba el tiempo
Y siempre amargada
Seguía llevando a mi espalda
Mi pesada carga
Y como pesaba!
Me alacié el cabello
Me polvee la cara
Y entre mis entrañas
Siempre resonaba la misma palabra
Negra, negra, negra, negra!
Negra, negra, negra!
Hasta que un día que retrocedía y retrocedía
Y que iba a caer!
Negra, negra, negra, negra!
Negra, negra, negra!
Negra, negra, negra, negra!
Negra, negra, negra!
Negra, negra, negra, negra!
Negra, negra!
Y ¿qué?
Y ¿qué?
(Negra!)
Sí!
(Negra!)
Soy!
(Negra!)
Negra (Negra!)
Negra soy (Negra!)
Sí!
(Negra!)
Soy!
(Negra!)
Negra (Negra!)
Negra soy
De hoy en adelante no quiero
Alaciar mi cabello (No quiero!)
Y voy a reírme de aquellos
Que por evitar, según ellos
Que por evitarnos algún sin sabor
Llaman a los negros gente de color
¿Y de qué color?
(Negro!)
Y que lindo suelo (Negro!)
¿Y qué ritmo tiene?
Negro, negro, negro, negro
Negro, negro, negro, negro
Negro, negro, negro, negro
Negro, negro, negro, negro
Negro, negro, negro, negro!
Al fin, al fin comprendí (Al fin!)
Ya no retrocedo (Al fin!)
Y avanzo segura (Al fin!)
Avanzo y espero!
(Al fin!)
Y bendigo el cielo
Por que quiso Dios
Que negro azabache fuese mi color
Y ya comprendí (Al fin!)
Ya tengo la llave
Negro, negro, negro, negro
Negro, negro, negro, negro
Negro, negro, negro, negro
Negro, negro, negro, negro
Negro, negro, negro, negra soy!

(translation)

I was just seven years old
just seven years
What seven years?
She didn't even reach five!
Suddenly some voices in the street
They called me black!
Black, black, black, black!
Black, black, black!
Am I black?
I told myself (Yes!)
What is it to be black?
(Black!)
And I didn't know the sad truth
That that hid (Black!)
And I felt black (Black!)
As they said (Black!)
And I stepped back (Black!)
As they wanted (Black!)
And I hated my hair and my thick lips
And I looked sadly at my roasted meat
And I stepped back (Black!)
and i backtracked
Black, black, black, black!
Black, black, black!
Black, black, black, black!
Black, black, black, black!
and time passed
and always bitter
I kept carrying my back
my heavy load
And how heavy!
I straightened my hair
I powdered my face
and between my entrails
The same word always resonated
Black, black, black, black!
Black, black, black!
Until one day I went back and back
And what was going to fall!
Black, black, black, black!
Black, black, black!
Black, black, black, black!
Black, black, black!
Black, black, black, black!
Black, black!
And?
And?
(Black!)
Yes!
(Black!)
Am!
(Black!)
Black (Black!)
I am black (Black!)
Yes!
(Black!)
Am!
(Black!)
Black (Black!)
I am black
From now on I don't want
Straighten my hair (I don't want to!)
And I will laugh at those
What to avoid, according to them
That to avoid us some tasteless
They call blacks people of color
And what color?
(Black!)
And what a nice floor (Black!)
And what rhythm does it have?
Black, black, black, black
Black, black, black, black
Black, black, black, black
Black, black, black, black
Black, black, black, black!
Finally, finally I understood (Finally!)
I no longer go back (Finally!)
And I advance safely (Finally!)
I advance and wait!
(Finally!)
And I bless the sky
Why did God want
That jet black was my color
And I already understood (Finally!)
I already have the key
Black, black, black, black
Black, black, black, black
Black, black, black, black
Black, black, black, black
Black, black, black, black I am!