"In the city of Santa Marta, in the northern coast of Colombia there's a little black bird which people call "Maria Mulata". The bird itself is very shiny and beautiful except for one thing: she will steal your food in an instant if you look away."
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La llaman así la Maria Mulata
Aunque ella de santa no tiene na'
quien la ve volar tan cerca del agua piensa que se va a caer
...que se va a caer
La llaman asi la Maria mulata
aunque de mulata no tiene na'
y el negro brillante de sus dos alas
contrasta con el azul de su mar
CORO:
Maria Mulata (ella de santa no tiene na')
Maria Mulata (ella de mulata no tiene na')
Ay Maria Mulata (no tiene na')
...
Muy cerca del mar la Maria Mulata
ella espera la hora de ir a robar
quien la ve pasar cerca a la comida
sabe, se la llevar
...se la va a llevar
(Lando, Peruvian rhythm)
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To Natalia and Camila for letting me be with them the first time they saw the sea.
Music and lyrics by Marta Gómez.
People call her Maria Mulata even though she is not precisely a saint.
Whoever sees her flying so close to the water, thinks she is going to fall.
she is going to fall.
People call her Maria mulata even though she's not precisely mulatto
and her shiny black wings make a beautiful contrast with the blue ocean.
Maria Mulata, she is not precisely a saint
maria mulata, she is not precisely mulatto
So close to the sea Maria mulata waits for the best moment to steal
whoever sees her flying close to the food, knows she will take it away
she will take it away.
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La llaman así la Maria Mulata
Aunque ella de santa no tiene na'
quien la ve volar tan cerca del agua piensa que se va a caer
...que se va a caer
La llaman asi la Maria mulata
aunque de mulata no tiene na'
y el negro brillante de sus dos alas
contrasta con el azul de su mar
CORO:
Maria Mulata (ella de santa no tiene na')
Maria Mulata (ella de mulata no tiene na')
Ay Maria Mulata (no tiene na')
...
Muy cerca del mar la Maria Mulata
ella espera la hora de ir a robar
quien la ve pasar cerca a la comida
sabe, se la llevar
...se la va a llevar
(Lando, Peruvian rhythm)
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To Natalia and Camila for letting me be with them the first time they saw the sea.
Music and lyrics by Marta Gómez.
People call her Maria Mulata even though she is not precisely a saint.
Whoever sees her flying so close to the water, thinks she is going to fall.
she is going to fall.
People call her Maria mulata even though she's not precisely mulatto
and her shiny black wings make a beautiful contrast with the blue ocean.
Maria Mulata, she is not precisely a saint
maria mulata, she is not precisely mulatto
So close to the sea Maria mulata waits for the best moment to steal
whoever sees her flying close to the food, knows she will take it away
she will take it away.