Rebelión Joe Arroyo (English Translation) Lyrics

I want to tell you, my brother
A little piece of the black history
Of our history, sir
And it goes like this
Uh
It says

In the sixteenth century
When the tyrant gave the order
The streets of Cartagena
That history lived

When those slave traders arrived here
Africans in chains
They kissed my land
Perpetual slavery
(Perpetual slavery)
(Perpetual slavery)

Let Salomé say it
And let it be known, eh
Changó, Changó, Changó

An African marriage
Slaves of a Spaniard
He treated them very badly
And hit his black woman

And it was there
The handsome black man rebelled
He took revenge for his love
And still can be heard at the fence
Don’t hit my black woman
(Don’t hit the black woman)
(Don’t hit the black woman)

Listen, man
Don’t hit the black woman
(Don’t hit the black woman)
No, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
(Don’t hit the black woman)

Listen, that black woman is respected
(Don’t hit the black woman)
Eh, it can still be heard, heard at the fence
(Don’t hit the black woman)
No, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, don’t hit the black woman
(Don’t hit the black woman)
Black woman, who tells me
Chambalequete, chambalequete
(Don’t hit the black woman)

(Don’t hit the black woman)
(Don’t hit the black woman)
(Don’t hit the black woman)
Don’t hit her

And now, Chelito de Castro is here

Let’s see who hits the girl
(Don’t hit the black woman)
Because the soul, that soul
That soul, that soul
My soul bursts
(Don’t hit the black woman)
Eh, no, no, no, no, no, don’t hit my black woman
(Don’t hit the black woman)
Because my soul stirs, my dark-skinned girl
(Don’t hit the black woman)

El Chombo knows it
And so do you
(Don’t hit the black woman)