La camisa negra Juanes Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'La camisa negra' means 'The black Shirt' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Juanes' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Line 1
Original Lyrics: Tengo la camisa negra

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Aligned Translation: I have the shirt black

Free Translation: I have the black shirt

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Line 2
Original Lyrics: Hoy mi amor está de luto

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Aligned Translation: Today my love is mourning

Free Translation: Today my love is in mourning

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Original Lyrics: Hoy tengo en el alma una pena

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Aligned Translation: Today I have in the soul a pain

Free Translation: Today I have a sorrow in my soul

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Original Lyrics: Y es por culpa de tu embrujo

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Aligned Translation: And it's by fault of your spells

Free Translation: And it's because of your spell

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Original Lyrics: Hoy sé que tú ya no me quieres

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Aligned Translation: Today I know that you no longer love me

Free Translation: Today I know that you don't love me anymore

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Original Lyrics: Y eso es lo que más me hiere

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Aligned Translation: And that is what more hurts

Free Translation: And that's what hurts me the most

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Line 7
Original Lyrics: Que tengo la camisa negra

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Aligned Translation: That I have the shirt heart

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Line 8
Original Lyrics: Y una pena que me duele

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Aligned Translation: And a pain that hurts me

Free Translation: And a pity that hurts me

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Original Lyrics: Mal parece que solo me quedé

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Aligned Translation: Bad it seems that alone i will stay

Free Translation: Bad it seems that I only stayed

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Original Lyrics: Y fue pura todita tu mentira

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Aligned Translation: And it was merely all your lies

Free Translation: And it was pure all your lie

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Original Lyrics: Qué maldita mala suerte la mía

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Aligned Translation: What a fucking bad luck i have

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Line 12
Original Lyrics: Que aquel día te encontré

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Free Translation: That day I found you

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Line 13
Original Lyrics: Por beber del veneno malevo de tu amor

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Free Translation: For drinking the evil poison of your love

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Original Lyrics: Yo quedé moribundo y lleno de dolor

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Free Translation: I was dying and full of pain

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Original Lyrics: Respiré de ese humo amargo de tu adiós

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Free Translation: I breathed that bitter smoke from your goodbye

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Original Lyrics: Y desde que tú te fuiste, yo solo tengo

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Aligned Translation: And since you left i i only have

Free Translation: And since you left, I only have

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Original Lyrics: Tengo la camisa negra

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Aligned Translation: I have the shirt black

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Original Lyrics: Porque negra tengo el alma

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Aligned Translation: Because black i have the souk

Free Translation: Because I have a black soul

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Original Lyrics: Yo por ti perdí la calma

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Aligned Translation: i for you lost my calm

Free Translation: I lost my calm for you

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Original Lyrics: Y casi pierdo hasta mi cama

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Aligned Translation: And I almost lost even my bed

Free Translation: And I almost lost my bed

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Original Lyrics: Cama, cama, come on, baby

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Aligned Translation: bed bed come on baby

Free Translation: Come on, come on, come on, baby

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Original Lyrics: Te digo con disimulo

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Aligned Translation: I tell you sneakily

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Line 23
Original Lyrics: Que tengo la camisa negra

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Aligned Translation: That I have the shirt heart

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Original Lyrics: Y debajo tengo el difunto

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Aligned Translation: And underneath i have the deceased

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Original Lyrics: Tengo la camisa negra

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Aligned Translation: I have the shirt black

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Original Lyrics: Ya tu amor no me interesa

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Aligned Translation: now your love don't interest me

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Original Lyrics: Lo que ayer me supo a gloria

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Aligned Translation: What yesterday tasted like glory

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Original Lyrics: Hoy me sabe a pura

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Aligned Translation: today it tastes like pure

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Original Lyrics: Miércoles por la tarde y tú que no llegas

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Aligned Translation: Wednesday afternoon and you that not coming

Free Translation: Wednesday afternoon and you who do not arrive

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Original Lyrics: Ni siquiera muestras señas

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Aligned Translation: You don't even show signs

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Original Lyrics: Y yo con la camisa negra

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Aligned Translation: And me with the b black shirt

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Original Lyrics: Y tus maletas en la puerta

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Aligned Translation: And your bags at the door

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Original Lyrics: Mal parece que solo me quedé

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Aligned Translation: Bad it seems that alone i will stay

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Original Lyrics: Y fue pura todita tu mentira

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Aligned Translation: And it was merely all your lies

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Original Lyrics: Qué maldita mala suerte la mía

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Aligned Translation: What a fucking bad luck i have

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Original Lyrics: Que aquel día te encontré

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Free Translation: That day I found you

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Original Lyrics: Por beber del veneno malevo de tu amor

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Free Translation: For drinking the evil poison of your love

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Original Lyrics: Yo quedé moribundo y lleno de dolor

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Free Translation: I was dying and full of pain

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Original Lyrics: Respiré de ese humo amargo de tu adiós

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Free Translation: I breathed that bitter smoke from your goodbye

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Original Lyrics: Y desde que tú te fuiste, yo solo tengo

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Aligned Translation: And since you left i i only have

Free Translation: And since you left, I only have

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Original Lyrics: Tengo la camisa negra

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Aligned Translation: I have the shirt black

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Original Lyrics: Porque negra tengo el alma

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Aligned Translation: Because black i have the souk

Free Translation: Because I have a black soul

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Original Lyrics: Yo por ti perdí la calma

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Aligned Translation: i for you lost my calm

Free Translation: I lost my calm for you

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Original Lyrics: Y casi pierdo hasta mi cama

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Aligned Translation: And I almost lost even my bed

Free Translation: And I almost lost my bed

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Original Lyrics: Cama, cama, come on, baby

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Aligned Translation: bed bed come on baby

Free Translation: Come on, come on, come on, baby

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Original Lyrics: Te digo con disimulo

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Aligned Translation: I tell you sneakily

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Original Lyrics: Que tengo la camisa negra

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Aligned Translation: That I have the shirt heart

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Original Lyrics: Y debajo tengo el difunto

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Aligned Translation: And underneath i have the deceased

Free Translation: And below I have the deceased

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Original Lyrics: Tengo la camisa negra

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Aligned Translation: I have the shirt black

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Original Lyrics: Porque negra tengo el alma

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Aligned Translation: Because black i have the souk

Free Translation: Because I have a black soul

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Original Lyrics: Yo por ti perdí la calma

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Aligned Translation: i for you lost my calm

Free Translation: I lost my calm for you

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Original Lyrics: Y casi pierdo hasta mi cama

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Aligned Translation: And I almost lost even my bed

Free Translation: And I almost lost my bed

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Original Lyrics: Cama, cama, come on, baby

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Aligned Translation: bed bed come on baby

Free Translation: Come on, come on, come on, baby

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Original Lyrics: Te digo con disimulo

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Aligned Translation: I tell you sneakily

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Original Lyrics: Que tengo la camisa negra

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Aligned Translation: That I have the shirt heart

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Original Lyrics: Y debajo tengo el difunto

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Aligned Translation: And underneath i have the deceased

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Review

Song summary:

The song is included on the album Mi Sangre released in 2005 by Colombian artist Juanes and this is one of the most controversial songs in Latin music.

Despite all the interpretations and uses that gave him his greatest success,  "The black shirt" "La Camisa Negra" is only about a toxic relationship and the end of it, the black shirt refers to being "in mourning" for a love that ended badly

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"La Camisa Negra" is one of the greatest successes in his musical career. In countries like Germany and other regions of Europe, it had millionaire sales never seen before for a Latin rhythm song in Spanish.

There is an Iranian version of the song and also, there are several Russian cover versions of this song made by different artists.

Song emotion:

The song is about overcoming a breakup even when you still have a grudge against the person you loved, and that's why you mourn everything lost with a black shirt.

This is a very controversial song, in Italy, it was given a totally crazy meaning, And it is that it was adopted by militant groups that supported neo-fascism, praised the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini, and protested in the streets for the return of this form of government.

About the video:

In the video, various people are shown in realistic street scenes. A wave comes out of the guitar, and aside from Juanes, everyone through whom the wave passes is frozen in time, performing the same motion repeatedly in forward and reverse. During the last chorus, the wave reverses direction,

Links to other sites where the song is discussed:

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Links to the artist's home page or Twitter/Instagram feeds:

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Submitted by user: PAULETTE

Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics very easy to understand lyrics, lyrics sung fast and it has easy to remember verbs and nouns

Most words used are in common daily usage.RAE

La camisa negra has 97 BPM (beats per minute)

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 1194 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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