Songs

Canto negro

by Xavier Montsalvatge From Cinco canciones negras (1945)

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Text

Canto negro
Spanish source: Nicolás Guillén

¡Yambambó, yambambé!
Repica el congo solongo,
repica el negro bien negro.
congo solongo del Songo
baila yambó sobre un pie.

Mamatomba,
serembé cuserembá,

El negro canta y se ajuma.
el negro se ajuma y canta.
el negro canta y se va.

Acuemem e serembó
aé,
yambó
aé.

Tamba, tamba, tamba, tamba,
tamba del negro que tumba,
tamba del negro, caramba,
caramba, que el negro tumba,
¡Yambá, yambó, yambambé!

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Xavier Montsalvatge

Xavier Montsalvatge i Bassols was a Spanish composer and music critic.

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