| Little girl, who are you?
| Niña, ¿quién eres?
|
| With your afro curls
| Con tus rizos afro
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| Playing on the corner of the avenue
| Jugando en la esquina de la avenida
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| Little darling, where’s your mama?
| Cariño, ¿dónde está tu mamá?
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| And papa gone
| y papá se fue
|
| I’d like to know where that beauty spot comes from
| Me gustaría saber de dónde viene ese lunar
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| Mahalia
| mahalía
|
| In this world, you must know who you are
| En este mundo, debes saber quién eres
|
| Mahalia
| mahalía
|
| You were given the tools to go far
| Te dieron las herramientas para llegar lejos
|
| Fa wa mi say, Mahalia
| Fa wa mi say, Mahalia
|
| We give you, we give you this day
| Te damos, te damos este día
|
| Mahalia, Mahalia
| Mahalia, Mahalia
|
| Don’t forget, don’t forget that name
| No olvides, no olvides ese nombre
|
| Little thing, what’s the story?
| Cosita, ¿cuál es la historia?
|
| Behind that red skin
| Detrás de esa piel roja
|
| You’re shining like the morning
| Estás brillando como la mañana
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| Little girl, which part of Jamaica is your mama’s family from
| Niña, ¿de qué parte de Jamaica es la familia de tu mamá?
|
| And what’s your dad’s side got going on?
| ¿Y qué está pasando del lado de tu padre?
|
| Mahalia
| mahalía
|
| In this world, you must know who you are
| En este mundo, debes saber quién eres
|
| Mahalia
| mahalía
|
| You were given the tools to go far
| Te dieron las herramientas para llegar lejos
|
| Fa wa mi say, Mahalia
| Fa wa mi say, Mahalia
|
| We give you, we give you this day
| Te damos, te damos este día
|
| Mahalia, Mahalia
| Mahalia, Mahalia
|
| Don’t forget, don’t forget that name
| No olvides, no olvides ese nombre
|
| Ooh-wee-ooh
| Ooh-wee-ooh
|
| Ooh-wee-ooh
| Ooh-wee-ooh
|
| Ooh-wee-ooh
| Ooh-wee-ooh
|
| Mahalia
| mahalía
|
| In this world, you must know who you are
| En este mundo, debes saber quién eres
|
| Mahalia
| mahalía
|
| You were given the tools to go far
| Te dieron las herramientas para llegar lejos
|
| Fa wa mi say, Mahalia
| Fa wa mi say, Mahalia
|
| We give you, we give you this day
| Te damos, te damos este día
|
| Mahalia, Mahalia
| Mahalia, Mahalia
|
| Don’t forget, don’t forget that
| No olvides, no olvides eso
|
| Mahalia
| mahalía
|
| In this world, you must know who you are
| En este mundo, debes saber quién eres
|
| Mahalia
| mahalía
|
| You were given the tools to go far
| Te dieron las herramientas para llegar lejos
|
| Fa wa mi say, Mahalia
| Fa wa mi say, Mahalia
|
| We give you, we give you this day
| Te damos, te damos este día
|
| Mahalia, Mahalia
| Mahalia, Mahalia
|
| Don’t forget, don’t forget that name
| No olvides, no olvides ese nombre
|
| Don’t forget that name
| no olvides ese nombre
|
| Ooh-wee-ooh
| Ooh-wee-ooh
|
| Ooh-wee-ooh
| Ooh-wee-ooh
|
| Ooh-wee-ooh
| Ooh-wee-ooh
|
| Ooh-wee-ooh
| Ooh-wee-ooh
|
| Ooh-wee-ooh
| Ooh-wee-ooh
|
| Ooh-wee-ooh | Ooh-wee-ooh |