Infinito Singers - Duerme Negrito
Infinito Singers (http://infinitosingers.com) sang "Duerme Negrito", arr: Emilio Sole, at Erasmus Huis, Jakarta, Indonesia, in their concert "Infinite Love" , an amorous evening with Infinito Singers, February 15, 2008
Soprano soloist : Muna Chalida Raihani
Duerme, duerme, negrito,
que tu mamá está en el campo,
negrito...
Te va a traer
codornices para ti.
Te va a traer
rica fruta para ti.
Te va a traer
carne de cerdo para ti.
Te va a traer
muchas cosas para ti
Y si el negro no se duerme,
viene el diablo blanco
y ¡zas! Le come la patita,
¡chacapumba!
Duerme, duerme, negrito,
que tu mamá está en el campo,
negrito...
Trabajando,
trabajando duramente,
trabajando sí.
Trabajando y no le pagan,
trabajando sí.
Trabajando y va tosiendo,
trabajando, sí.
Trabajando y va de luto,
trabajando sí.
Para el negrito chiquitito,
trabando, si
Duramente, sí.
Va tosiendo, sí.
Va de luto, sí.
Duramente, sí
Duerme, duerme, negrito,
que tu mama está en el campo,
Sleep little one
(note: Cultural references are often lost in translation. The lyrics below are merely an attempt to convey the general meaning of the song. )
Sleep, sleep, little one
your mother's in the fields, little one...
She will bring you quail from the field.
She will bring you
fresh fruit from the field.
She will bring you
fresh pork meat from the field.
She will bring you many things just for you.
And if the little one doesn't sleep
the devil will come in the night and bite his
little foot,
chacapumba!
Sleep, sleep, little one
your mother's in the fields, little one...
Working,
Working very hard,
Working, yes.
Working, and no pay.
Working, she works and coughs,
Working, and mourning,
Working for her little one.
Working very hard,
Working, yes.
Sleep, sleep, little one
your mother's in the fields little one...