| (No, por pobre y feo ni por antojado)
| (No, because it's poor and ugly or because it's whimsical)
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| Tengo la camisa negra,
| I have the black shirt,
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| hoy mi amor está de luto;
| today my love is in mourning;
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| hoy tengo en el alma una pena
| Today I have a sorrow in my soul
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| y es por culpa de tu embrujo.
| and it's because of your spell.
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| Yo sé que tú ya no me quieres,
| I know that you don't love me anymore
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| y eso es lo que mas me hiere;
| and that is what hurts me the most;
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| que tengo la camisa negra
| I have the black shirt
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| y una pena que me duele.
| and a pity that hurts me.
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| Mal parece que solo me quedé,
| Bad it seems that I only stayed,
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| y fue pura todita tu mentira;
| and all your lie was pure;
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| qué maldita mala suerte la mía
| what a damn bad luck mine
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| que aquel día te encontré.
| That day I found you
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| Por beber del veneno malévolo de tu amor,
| For drinking from the malevolent poison of your love,
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| yo quedé moribundo y lleno de dolor;
| I was dying and full of pain;
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| respiré de ese humo amargo de tu adiós,
| I breathed that bitter smoke of your goodbye,
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| y desde que tú te fuiste, yo sólo tengo...
| And since you left, I only have...
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| Tengo la camisa negra
| I have the black shirt
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| porque negra tengo el alma;
| because my soul is black;
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| yo por ti perdí la calma
| I lost my calm because of you
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| y casi pierdo hasta mi cama.
| and I almost lost my bed.
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| Cama cama c'mon baby,
| Bed bed c'mon baby,
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| te digo con disimulo,
| I tell you sneakily,
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| que tengo la camisa negra
| I have the black shirt
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| y debajo tengo el difunto.
| and below I have the deceased.
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| (¡Pa' enterrártelo cuando quieras mamita!)
| (To stab you whenever you want mommy!)
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| (Así como lo oye, mija)
| (Just as you hear it, mija)
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| Tengo la camisa negra,
| I have the black shirt,
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| ya tu amor no me interesa;
| your love doesn't interest me anymore;
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| lo que ayer me supo a gloria
| what yesterday tasted like glory
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| hoy me sabe a pura
| today tastes like pure
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| Miércoles por la tarde
| Wednesday evening
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| y tú que no llegas,
| and you who do not arrive,
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| ni siquiera muestras señas;
| Not even showing signs;
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| y yo con la camisa negra
| and me with the black shirt
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| y tus maletas en la puerta.
| and your bags at the door.
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| Mal parece que solo me quedé,
| Bad it seems that I only stayed,
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| y fue pura todita tu mentira;
| and all your lie was pure;
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| qué maldita mala suerte la mía
| what a damn bad luck mine
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| que aquel día te encontré.
| That day I found you
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| Por beber del veneno malévolo de tu amor,
| For drinking from the malevolent poison of your love,
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| yo quedé moribundo y lleno de dolor;
| I was dying and full of pain;
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| respiré de ese humo amargo de tu adiós,
| I breathed that bitter smoke of your goodbye,
|
| y desde que tú te fuiste, yo sólo tengo...
| And since you left, I only have...
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| Tengo la camisa negra
| I have the black shirt
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| porque negra tengo el alma;
| because my soul is black;
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| yo por ti perdí la calma
| I lost my calm because of you
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| y casi pierdo hasta mi cama.
| and I almost lost my bed.
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| Cama cama c'mon baby,
| Bed bed c'mon baby,
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| te digo con disimulo,
| I tell you sneakily,
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| que tengo la camisa negra
| I have the black shirt
|
| y debajo tengo el difunto.
| and below I have the deceased.
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| Tengo la camisa negra
| I have the black shirt
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| porque negra tengo el alma;
| because my soul is black;
|
| yo por ti perdí la calma
| I lost my calm because of you
|
| y casi pierdo hasta mi cama.
| and I almost lost my bed.
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| Cama cama c'mon baby,
| Bed bed c'mon baby,
|
| te digo con disimulo,
| I tell you sneakily,
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| que tengo la camisa negra
| I have the black shirt
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| y debajo tengo el difunto. | and below I have the deceased. |