La Camisa Negra

• By: Juanes
• Album: MTV Unplugged

Lyrics:

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Uno por pobre y feo, hombre

One for being poor and ugly, man

Pero antoja'o, ay ome

But this craving, oh man

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Tengo la camisa negra

I’m wearing the black shirt

Hoy mi amor está de luto

Today my love is in mourning

Hoy tengo en el alma una pena

Today I carry a sorrow in my soul

Y es por culpa de tu embrujo

And it’s because of your spell

Hoy sé que tú ya no me quieres

Today I know you no longer love me

Y eso es lo que más me hiere

And that’s what hurts me the most

Que tengo la camisa negra

Is that I’m wearing the black shirt

Y una pena que me duele

And I feel a pain that hurts me

Mal parece que solo me quedé

It looks like I’m all alone

Y fue pura todita tu mentira

And it was all your lies

Qué maldita mala suerte la mía

What cursed bad luck mine is

Que aquel día te encontré

That day I found you

Por beber del veneno malevo de tu amor

Drinking the deadly 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 breathed in that bitter smoke of your goodbye

Y desde que tú te fuiste, yo solo tengo

And since you left, I only have

Tengo la camisa negra

I’m wearing the black shirt

Porque negra tengo el alma

Because I have a black soul

Yo por ti perdí la calma

I lost my calm for you

Y casi pierdo hasta mi cama

And I almost lost even my bed

Cama, cama, come on, baby

Bed, bed, come on, baby

Te digo con disimulo

I tell you in secret

Que tengo la camisa negra

That I’m wearing the black shirt

Y debajo tengo el difunto

And beneath it I carry the ghost

Pa' enterrártelo cuando quieras, mamita

To bury it whenever you want, momma

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Así como lo oyes, mi'ja

Just as you hear it, girl

Tengo la camisa negra

I’m wearing the black shirt

Ya tu amor no me interesa

Your love no longer interests me

Lo que ayer me supo a gloria

What once tasted like glory

Hoy me sabe a pura

Today tastes like pure

Miércoles por la tarde y tú que no llegas

Wednesday afternoon and you’re not coming

Ni siquiera muestras señas

Not even showing signs

Y yo con la camisa negra

And I, with the black shirt

Y tus maletas en la puerta

And your suitcases at the door

Mal parece que solo me quedé

It seems I’m all that’s left

Y fue pura todita tu mentira

And it was all your lies

Qué maldita mala suerte la mía

What cursed bad luck mine is

Que aquel día te encontré

That day I found you

Por beber del veneno malevo de tu amor

Drinking the deadly 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 breathed in that bitter smoke of your goodbye

Y desde que tú te fuiste, yo solo tengo

And since you left, I only have

Tengo la camisa negra

I’m wearing the black shirt

Porque negra tengo el alma

Because I have a black soul

Yo por ti perdí la calma

I lost my calm for you

Y casi pierdo hasta mi cama

And I almost lost even my bed

Cama, cama, come on, baby

Bed, bed, come on, baby

Te digo con disimulo

I tell you in secret

Que tengo la camisa negra

That I’m wearing the black shirt

Y debajo tengo el difunto

And beneath it I carry the ghost

Tengo la camisa negra

I’m wearing the black shirt

Porque negra tengo el alma

Because I have a black soul

Yo por ti perdí la calma

I lost my calm for you

Y casi pierdo hasta mi cama

And I almost lost even my bed

Cama, cama, come on, baby

Bed, bed, come on, baby

Te digo con disimulo

I tell you in secret

Que tengo la camisa negra

That I’m wearing the black shirt

Y debajo tengo el difunto

And beneath it I carry the ghost

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
pobre /ˈpo.βre/ A2	adjective - poor
feo /ˈfe.o/ A2	adjective - ugly
camisa /kaˈmi.sa/ A1	noun - shirt
negra /ˈne.ɣɾa/ A1	adjective - black
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
pena /ˈpe.na/ A2	noun - sorrow, sadness
culpa /ˈkul.pa/ B1	noun - fault, guilt
embujo /emˈbuxo/ B2	noun - enchantment, spell
mentira /menˈti.ɾja/ A2	noun - lie, falsehood
suerte /ˈsweɾ.te/ B1	noun - luck, fortune
veneno /beˈne.no/ B2	noun - poison
dolor /doˈloɾ/ B1	noun - pain, sorrow
humo /ˈu.mo/ A2	noun - smoke
adiós /aˈðjos/ A2	noun - goodbye

Grammar:

• Tengo la camisa negra

  ➔ Present tense (1st person singular) to express possession.

  ➔ The phrase "Tengo" means "I have," indicating possession of the shirt.

• Hoy tengo en el alma una pena

  ➔ Present tense to express current feelings.

  ➔ The phrase "tengo en el alma" means "I have in my soul," indicating deep emotional pain.

• Y eso es lo que más me hiere

  ➔ Use of demonstrative pronoun to emphasize a specific feeling.

  ➔ The phrase "eso es lo que más me hiere" translates to "that is what hurts me the most," highlighting the pain caused by love.

• Por beber del veneno malevo de tu amor

  ➔ Use of preposition to indicate the cause of an action.

  ➔ The phrase "por beber" means "for drinking," indicating the reason for the speaker's suffering.

• Yo quedé moribundo y lleno de dolor

  ➔ Use of past tense to describe a state resulting from an action.

  ➔ The phrase "quedé moribundo" means "I was left dying," indicating the speaker's emotional state.

• Y desde que tú te fuiste, yo solo tengo

  ➔ Use of conjunction to connect clauses indicating time.

  ➔ The phrase "desde que tú te fuiste" means "since you left," indicating the time frame of the speaker's feelings.

• Porque negra tengo el alma

  ➔ Use of conjunction to explain a reason.

  ➔ The phrase "porque negra tengo el alma" translates to "because I have a black soul," indicating the speaker's emotional state.

• Y casi pierdo hasta mi cama

  ➔ Use of adverb to indicate degree.

  ➔ The word "casi" means "almost," indicating the extent of loss experienced by the speaker.