El Blues del Esclavo Mecano Translation Meaning and Lyrics
Song Meaning
'El Blues del Esclavo' means 'The Slave's Blues' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Mecano' human translated here by a native speaker.
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Free Translation: Being black






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Free Translation: It's a color






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Free Translation: The thing about being a slave







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Free Translation: I don't buy it







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Free Translation: It got me fried







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Free Translation: So much work from sun to sun









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Free Translation: The lands of the damned lord










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Free Translation: The partners





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Free Translation: They think alike






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Free Translation: Or there is a spartacus






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Free Translation: To do the right thing






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Free Translation: And this changes







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Free Translation: Or everyone to Gambia







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Free Translation: From Kunta Kinte to the present day








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Free Translation: Few improvements





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Free Translation: Let's see if now with the Civil War







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Free Translation: Our cotton union is admitted









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Free Translation: That for your information






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Free Translation: Wants to get






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Free Translation: Sunday rest, a normal wage








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Free Translation: Two payments, month's vacation








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Free Translation: And a pension after retirement







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Free Translation: To be treated





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Free Translation: With dignity






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Free Translation: As equals







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Free Translation: Migrant





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Free Translation: Let it be finished






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Free Translation: The abuses







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Free Translation: The beatings of the boss








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Free Translation: And the right of pernada








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Free Translation: And those who prefers to return







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Free Translation: To Senegal





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Free Translation: Running naked through the jungle








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Free Translation: With the wife and the kid







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Free Translation: Going natural






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Free Translation: Erecting neck and forehead







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Free Translation: Like sister ostrich







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Free Translation: So that they don't say








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Free Translation: That we are Zulus







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Free Translation: Going singing this blues







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Free Translation: And those who prefers to return







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Free Translation: To return






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Free Translation: To Senegal





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Free Translation: Running naked through the jungle








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Free Translation: With the wife and the kid







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Free Translation: Going natural






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Free Translation: Like sister ostrich







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Free Translation: So that they don't say








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Free Translation: That we are Zulus







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Free Translation: We have made this blues





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Mecano El Blues del Esclavo meaning and lyrics explained
El Blues del Esclavo – “The Slave’s Blues” is a song by the Spanish band Mecano. The song was released in 1989. The lyrics talk about the slavery in the USA to Afro-Americans in the past, but the song does not make a polemic statement against it but in a humorous tone validating the fight for their rights.
The song starts by saying that being black it’s just a color but being a slave just for that reason is illogical, the song speaks as if we were listing to a slave saying that he’s tired of working so much under the sun.
The slave then says that his friends and working companion think alike, they want rights or everybody is going to the Gambia. They expected that with the Civil War now their Cotton Syndicate will be admitted and with that obtaining certain rights like Sunday rest, a normal payment, and even vacation, they just want to be treated with dignity.
The song also stated that those who wanted should have the right to return to their countries and run naked through the jungle with their wife and kids.
El Blues del Esclavo by Mecano is a great song because it gives people another view of slavery and how bad it is, but it doesn’t do it with a sad and cruel story but with a nice theme and comfy lyrics.
El Blues del Esclavo is a great song for practicing Spanish, Mecano does a great job with the lyrics and the singer is very clear on each line so you won’t have problems understanding what she is saying. Overall a magnificent song with a great message.
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Most people find the song lyrics very easy to understand lyrics, lyrics sung very slowly and it has very easy to remember verbs and nouns
Many words used are not in common daily usage.RAE
El Blues del Esclavo has 127 BPM (beats per minute)
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RAE Based on a median word frequency of 7028 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)
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