Herencia Africana - Sergent Garcia

Tu que eres de piel morena, de ojos castaos y pelo enredado

tienes la sangre africana, orula es tu guia eres lucumi

tu que conoces el guarapo, que fumas tabaco y tomas caf

tienes grandes sentimientos, respectas al muerto y al vivo tambien.

el que conoce la clave, porque en el barrio nacio

es buen quinto, buen cajon y en el canto se arrebata

por eso dice mulato, el de la clave soy yo!

tumbador, bongosero, timbalero

You who are brown-skinned, with brown eyes and tangled hair

you have african blood, orula is your guide you are lucumi

you who know the guarapo, who smoke tobacco and drink coffee

You have great feelings, you respect the dead and the living too.

the one who knows the key, because he was born in the neighborhood

he is a good fifth, a good drawer and in the song he snatches

That's why he says mulatto, I'm the one with the key!

drummer, bongosero, timbalero