IV. Canción de cuna para dormir a un negrito
by Ildefonso Pereda Valdés
Ninghe, tan chiquitito
el negrito que no quiere dormer.
Cabeza de coco, grano de café
con lindas motitas,
con ojos grandotes
como dos ventanas que miran al mar.
Cierra los ojitos, negrito asustado;
el mandinga blanco te puede comer.
Ya no eres esclavo!
y si duermes mucho el señor de casa
promete comprar traje con botones
para ser un ―groom.
Ninghe, duérmete, negrito,
Cabeza de coco, grano de café.
IV. Lullaby for a Little Black Boy Ninghe, little tiny one
little black child who does not want to sleep.
Coconut head, coffee bean
with pretty freckles
with big eyes
like two windows overlooking the sea.
Close your little eyes, frightened boy;
the white boogey-man is going to eat you.
You are not a slave anymore!
and if you sleep a lot the master of the house
promises to buy you a suit with buttons
so you can be a groom.
Ninghe, sleep little black boy,
Coconut head, coffee bean.
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