Latcho Drom, La CaÃta, "El pájaro negro"
Closing scene of Tony Gatlif's stunning film. La CaÃta, standing on a hillside overlooking new housing, a place where she will probably never live. She sings a heartbreaking song, The Blackbird, that will resonate with the poor, the disenfranchised, the persecuted, or anyone who has
been on the outside looking in. ¡Qué tristeza!
Tony Gatlif wrote the lyrics, as weii as the screenplay..
El pájaro negro : Spanish lyrics
Ay, tú eres una cigüeña
que rozó la tierra.
Yo soy un pájaro negro
caido en ella.
¿Por qué me escupes en la cara?
Qué más te podÃa hacer ser yo
que por ser morena y gitana?
Que más remedio compañera
que por ser morena y gitana?
Desde Isabela La Católica
Desde Hitler hasta Franco
fueron vÃctimas
de sus guerras
toitos los gitanos.
Algunas noches
Algunas noches
como otras noches
me muero de envidia
viendo como acaricias
a tu perro.
English lyrics:
You, you're a stork
Who has landed on Earth.
Me, I'm a black bird who has taken flight.
Why does your wicked mouth spit on me?
What harm is it to you
That my skin is dark...
And my hair gypsy black? (2X)
From Isabelle the Catholic...
From Hitler to Franco...
We have been the victims
of their wars.
Some evenings, some evenings
Like many other evenings...
Some evenings I find myself envying...
The respect that you give to your dog.
Why does your wicked mouth spit on me?
What harm is it to you
That my skin is dark...
And my hair gypsy black? (2X)
Length: 328
Rating: 5.00 (25 ratings)
Tags: Latcho Drom Tony Gatlif Roma gitanos La CaÃta flamenco Spain
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