Mi negra si me rescatan de aqui….
What does this sentence mean?
"Mi negra si me rescatan de aqui…".
It was in an article about the Chilean miners who got stuck underground. "I turn myself black?"
6 Answers
The sentence is:
My love/sweetheart/honey, if I am rescued from here...
Hope this finally helps.
In my experience in Latin America the use of "negra" is not offensive or profane at all. I'm called "huero" all the time with no offense intended, in fact, just the opposite. It's very common to use terms like that as in "flaca", "gorda", etc. In Colombia a dark person is often refered to as a "costeño/a" or just un "coste". The black cultural stuff that we have here in the states does'nt apply in america latina, in my opinion. Therefore, nicknames are big in Latin America. In fact, Frida used to call Diego "panzón". In Latin America anyone from anywhere near the Middle East is a "Turco".
Hola:
In this case (like in many others) "mi negra" is a term of endearment like Goldenblood said. It is very common to use this term in many latin american countries. There are many threads about it. If you do a search you can find deeper discussions.
Hope this helps.
Could it be that "Mi negra si me rescatan de aqui…" is not the whole sentence? Mi negra might very well refer to a woman (his girlfriend?) and the sentence might have been something like
Me casaré con mi negra si me rescatan de aqui.
Just an idea as one of those miners who appeared in a TV show over here expressed his intention to finally propose to his girlfriend after he was rescued.
And by the way, I don't think "mi negra" is racist only because a literal translation into English might be. I just did a google search for "mi negra" and found this forum entry.. Together with lots of song lyrics that also don't sound racist at all.
I haven't spent a lot of time in Chile, but I can tell you that they have a LOT of slang. Every other word was a new one for me. There is probably a website somewhere with a list of their slang and Spanish alternatives. Negro can be (well, a long time ago it used to be) used to mean cursed/damned/bloody, eg aquel negro muchacho = that **** child!
You can use the translator engines on this site to get an idea of the translation and repost if you need help.
Unfortunately, the translator does not work well on this phrase.
The last part of the phrase means "if I am rescued from here". I don't know what the first part means. Literally, it mean "my black", but it doesn't make sense to me.
Maybe someone from the area can help.
