Color Americano
Willie Colón
American Color
I have the honor of being Hispanic
I carry the flavor of Puerto Rican
My dark color almost brown is a pride of the Latin people sir
The land of the north writes in the plot
Where the white dominates and the purple is silent
And the Hispanic American immigrant writes his drama with a purple flame
Ay ay ay,
I am Latino, although born in the Bronx
Ay ay ay, the Americans know me by my color
I will return with the Caribbean, the standard, and my flag
The land of the north writes in the plot
Where the white dominates and the purple is silent
And the Hispanic American immigrant writes his drama with a purple flame
With my color I am causing a sensation in New York
Coffee color, look how good and beautiful it looks
The land of the north
Cold and without reason
Writes in the plot
Where there is no love
Where the white dominates
Without feeling pain
And the purple is silent
With resignation
The land of the north
Full of riches
Writes in the plot
Of injustice and poverty
Where the white dominates
Because of its color
And the purple is silent
Its anguish and pain
The land of the north
Greatness of power
Writes in the plot
Of struggle, of race
Where the white dominates
In cold blood
And the purple is silent
Waiting for another tomorrow
The land of the north
Listen, sir
Writes in the plot
Sad reality
Where the white dominates
What a fatality
And the purple is silent
Ay ay ay, what silence!
The land of the north
Refuge for immigrants
Writes in the plot
Cemetery of hopes
Where the white dominates
And covers itself in fame
And the purple is silent
The plot is written
The land of the north
Where it's cold and hot
Writes in the plot
According to color
Where the white dominates
With hands of steel
And the purple is silent
Its frustration
The land of the north
Unwelcoming
Writes in the plot
Of what will be
Where the white dominates
Whip in hand
Sad truth
There is a blue sky that is mine and I never forget
It waits for me someday
For that reason
From the heart I will go to my port