La negra Tomasa

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Que cuando se va de casa

That when she leaves home

Que triste me pongo

How sad I become

Estoy enamora'o, de la negra Tomasa

I'm in love, with black Tomasa

Que triste me pongo

How sad I become


Ay, ay, ay

Oh, oh, oh

Esa negra linda

That beautiful black

Que me hecho bilongo

Who has cast a spell on me

Esa negra linda, (relinda)

That beautiful black (so pretty)

Que me hecho bilongo

Who has cast a spell on me


Na' ma' que me gusta la comi'a

Nothing more, I just like her cooking

Que me cocina

What she cooks for me

Na' ma' que me gusta la cafe

Nothing more, I just like coffee

Que ella me cuela

That she strains for me


Na' ma' que me gusta la comi'a

Nothing more, I just like her cooking

Que me cocina

What she cooks for me

Na' ma' que me gusta la cafe

Nothing more, I just like coffee

Que ella me cuela

That she strains for me


Ay, ay, ay

Oh, oh, oh

Esa negra linda, (relinda)

That beautiful black (so pretty)

Que me hecho bilongo, (bilongo)

Who has cast a spell on me (a spell)

Esa negra linda, (relinda)

That beautiful black (so pretty)

Que me hecho bilongo

Who has cast a spell on me


Estoy tan enamora'o de la negra Tomasa

I'm so in love with black Tomasa

Que cuando se va de casa

That when she leaves home

Que triste me pongo

How sad I become


Estoy tan enamora'o de la negra Tomasa

I'm so in love with black Tomasa

Que cuando se va de casa

That when she leaves home

Que triste me pongo

How sad I become

Ay, ay, ay

Oh, oh, oh


Esa negra linda, (relinda)

That beautiful black (so pretty)

Que me hecho bilongo, (bilongo)

Who has cast a spell on me (a spell)

Esa negra linda, (relinda)

That beautiful black (so pretty)

Que me hecho bilongo

Who has cast a spell on me


Quiquiribu, mandinga

Quiquiribu, Mandinga

Quiquiribu, mandinga

Quiquiribu, Mandinga

Alla en la habana, tasajo

There in Havana, salted meat

Y alla en oriente, mabinga

And there in the east, Mabinga

Yo conoci a un cocinero

I met a cook

Que cocinaba mabinga

Who cooked Mabinga


Y machacaba los ajos

And crushed garlic

Con la cabeza' el mortero

With the head of the mortar

Como bailaba tomasa

How Tomasa danced

En el barrio de la timba

In the neighborhood of La Timba

Quiquiribu, mandinga

Quiquiribu, Mandinga

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La Paz, Bolivia December 13, 2024
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