Babalú [English translation]

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!