Angelitos Negros
Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues Lyrics
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Con el pincel extranjero
Pintor que sigues el rumbo
De tantos pintores viejos
Aunque la Virgen sea blanca
Píntame angelitos negros
Que también se van al cielo
Pintor, si pintas con amor
Por que desprecias su color
Si sabes que en el cielo
También los quiere Dios
Pintor de santos de alcoba
Si tienes alma en el cuerpo
Porque al pintar en tus cuadros
Te olvidaste de los negros
Siempre que pintas iglesias
Pintas angelitos bellos
Pero nunca te acordaste
De pintar un ángel negro
Pintor de santos de alcoba
Si tienes alma en el cuerpo
Por que al pintar en tus cuadros
Te olvidaste de los negros
Siempre que pintas iglesias
Pintas angelitos bellos
Pero nunca te acordaste
De pintar un ángel negro
The song is about the racial discrimination towards black people in painting and art. The first verse describes a painter who was born in the singer's homeland but uses foreign brushes and follows the style of old painters. The second verse explains how the painter depicts beautiful angels in his paintings but avoids painting black angels, even though they are also good and go to heaven.
The chorus is an appeal to the painter to paint black angels, despite the societal norms of depicting only white angels. The third verse questions the painter's reason for not painting black angels, especially when he knows that God loves everyone regardless of their skin color. The fourth verse is a reflection on how the painter only paints beautiful white angels in churches and completely ignores the existence of black angels.
The song's message is not just about painting but also represents how society discriminates against black people and devalues their existence. Through this song, the singer raises her voice against the long-standing racial prejudice and demands equality for all races, colors, and cultures.
Line by Line Meaning
Pintor nacido en mi tierra
Painter born in my land
Con el pincel extranjero
With the foreign brush
Pintor que sigues el rumbo
Painter who follows the path
De tantos pintores viejos
Of so many old painters
Aunque la Virgen sea blanca
Although the virgin is white
Píntame angelitos negros
Paint me little black angels
Que también se van al cielo
That also go to heaven
Todos los negritos buenos
All the good little black boys
Pintor, si pintas con amor
Painter, if you paint with love
Por que desprecias su color
Why do you despise their color
Si sabes que en el cielo
If you know that in heaven
También los quiere Dios
God also loves them
Pintor de santos de alcoba
Painter of bedroom saints
Si tienes alma en el cuerpo
If you have a soul in your body
Porque al pintar en tus cuadros
Why, when you paint in your pictures
Te olvidaste de los negros
Did you forget about the black ones
Siempre que pintas iglesias
Whenever you paint churches
Pintas angelitos bellos
You paint beautiful little angels
Pero nunca te acordaste
But you never remembered
De pintar un ángel negro
To paint a black angel
Pintor de santos de alcoba
Painter of bedroom saints
Si tienes alma en el cuerpo
If you have a soul in your body
Por que al pintar en tus cuadros
Why, when you paint in your pictures
Te olvidaste de los negros
Did you forget about the black ones
Siempre que pintas iglesias
Whenever you paint churches
Pintas angelitos bellos
You paint beautiful little angels
Pero nunca te acordaste
But you never remembered
De pintar un ángel negro
To paint a black angel
Lyrics © ACE Music, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: ELOY BLANCO, MANUEL ALVAREZ MACISTE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Luis Moreuo
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