Babalu

Babalu

Babalu

BabaluuuuuuBabaluuuuuu
BabaluBabalu
Babalu ayeBabalu aye
Babalu ayeBabalu aye
BabaluaaaayeBabaluaaaaye
The wake is startingTa empezando lo velorio
What do we do for BabaluQue le hacemo a Babalu
Give me seventeen candlesDame diez y siete velas
Oh, to put it in a cross.Ay Pa ponerla en cruz.
And give me a piece of Mayenye tobaccoY Dame un cabo de tabaco mayenye
And a little jug of aguardiente,Y un jarrito de aguardiente,
Give me a little money MayenyeDame un poco de dinero mayenye
So that I have luck.Pa' que me de la suerte.
CHORUSCORO
I want to askYo Quiere pedi
That my black man loves meQue mi negro me quiera
That he has moneyQue tenga dinero
And that he doesn't dieY que no se muera
Oh! I want to ask BabaluAy! Yo le quiere pedi a Babalu
Oh! a very holy black man like youAy! un negrito muy santo como tu
That he doesn't have another black manQue no tenga otro negro
And that he loves me.Y que a mi me quiera.
Oh Babalu ayeAy Babalu aye
Babalu ayeBabalu aye
Chango-abalu ayeChango-abalu aye
Babalu ayeBabalu aye
Babalu ayeBabalu aye
Oh give me seventeen candles to soak a footAy dame diecisiete velas pa aguachar un pie
Babalu ayeBabalu aye
Babalu ayeBabalu aye
Oh babababa that drool that drool Babalu ayeAy babababa que baba que baba Babalu aye
Babalu ayeBabalu aye
Babalu ayeBabalu aye