Viernes Cultural [English translation]

Lend me a pair of sandals

because tonight I'm going out to party,

Lend me a high-collard shirt

because tonight will be amazing.

Lend me your bag to put my tobacco,

a bottle of aguardiente1 and I won't

I won't forget to take

a box of candles to dance at the cumbiamba2

a box of candles to dance at the cumbiamba.

I also want to wear

a flower in my hair

entwined in tight braids,3

and a very, very pleated skirt

so I can have a lot of fun, Cultural Friday

so I can dance contently, Cultural Friday.

Cultural, Cultural (hey, dark-skinned girl4)

Cultural Friday

Cultural, Cultural (hey, dark-skinned girl)

Cultural Friday

Cultural, Cultural (hey, dark-skinned girl)

Cultural Friday

Cultural, Cultural (there's a good party happening)

Cultural Friday.

Lend me a pair of sandals

because tonight I'm going out to party,

Lend me a high-collard shirt

because tonight will be amazing.

1. lit. 'burning water', is a generic term for alcoholic beverages that contain between 29% and 60% ABV.2. a party where cumbia (musical rhythm, musical genre and folk dance) is played/danced.3. lit. 'I want to wear a flower in my hair to scratch on my braids4. 'negra' and 'morena' mean the same thing, someone who is dark-skinned or dark-haired.