La Camisa Negra – The Black Shirt – Juanes
La Camisa Negra – The Black Shirt – Lyrics Translation
Music & lyrics by Juan Esteban Aristizabal (Juanes)
Tengo la camisa negra
I have this black
hoy mi amor esta de luto
today my love is mourning
Hoy tengo en el alma una pena
I have a pain in my soul
y es por culpa de tu embrujo
and its all because of your spell
Hoy sé que tú ya no me quieres
Today I know that you don’t love me
y eso es lo que más me hiere
and that is what hurts the most
que tengo la camisa negra
that I have a black shirt on
y una pena que me duele
and this pain that is hurting me
mal parece que solo me quedé
it looks like I’ve ended up alone
y fue pura todita tu mentira
and everything was your lie
que maldita mala suerte la mía
what dam bad luck of mine
que aquel día te encontré
in the day that I found
por beber del veneno malevo de tu amor
to drink of that evil poison of your love
yo quedé moribundo y lleno de dolor
I was left dying and full of pain
respiré de ese humo amargo de tu adiós
I breathe in that bitter smoke of your goodbye
y desde que tú te fuiste yo solo tengo…
and since when you left I only have…
tengo la camisa negra
have this black shirt
porque negra tengo el alma
because black I have my soul
yo por ti perdí la calma
because of you I lost the calm
y casi pierdo hasta mi cama
and almost even lost my bed
cama cama caman baby
bed bed come on baby (play on words)
te digo con disimulo
I say to you carefully
que tengo la camisa negra
that I have the black shirt
y debajo tengo el difunto
and under I have the deceased
tengo la camisa negra
I have the black shirt
ya tu amor no me interesa
and your love does matter
lo que ayer me supo a gloria
what yesterday tasted like glory
hoy me sabe a pura
todays tastest like (play on words) (Mier..da is Shit, when he says Miercoles which is Wednesday he is insinuating something else)
miércoles por la tarde y tú que no llegas
Wednesday afternoon and you are not here
ni siquiera muestras señas
You don’t even show me signals
y yo con la camisa negra
and I still have the black shirt
y tus maletas en la puerta
and your bags at the door
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Muchisimas gracias! Para mis estudiantes en los cursos de espanol en Odesa, Ukrania, esa traduccion es un tesoro. No podia traducir la cancion sola
Dear Logtar,
thank you so much for this translation. I was trying to find a translation into German, but nobody seemed to be able to understand the subtleties of this text. Great you added the explanations!
You do not, by any chance, think of further translations of Juanes´ lyrics?
Grateful greetings from Germany,
Martina