Babalú
Babalú
Babalú aye
Babalú aye
Babalú
The wake is about to begin
That we hold for Babalú
Give me seventeen candles
To place them in a cross
Give me a tobacco end mañiengue
And a jug of aguardiente
Give me some money mañiengue
So that I can have good luck
I want to ask him
For my negra to love me
That she has money
And that she doesn't die
Oh! I want to ask Babalú
For a very upright negrito
Like you
One that doesn't have another negra
And that he doesn't die
Babalú aye!