Clandestino Lyrics in English Lila Downs
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Clandestino by Lila Downs from Spanish to English.
Sola voy con mi pena
Alone I go with my sorrow
Sola va mi condena
Alone goes my sentence
Correr es mi destino
Running is my destiny
Para burlar la ley
To evade the law
Perdida en el corazón
Lost in the heart
De la grande Babylon
Of the great Babylon
Me dicen clandestino
They call me clandestine
Por no llevar papel
For not carrying papers
Para una ciudad del norte
To a city in the north
Yo me fui a trabajar
I went to work
Mi vida la dejé
I left my life
Entre Tijuana y Bagdad
Between Tijuana and Baghdad
Soy una raya en el mar
I am a line in the sea
Fantasma en la ciudad
A ghost in the city
Mi vida va prohibida
My life is forbidden
Dice la autoridad
Says the authority
Sola voy con mi pena
Alone I go with my sorrow
Sola va mi condena
Alone goes my sentence
Correr es mi destino
Running is my destiny
Por no llevar papel
For not carrying papers
Perdida en el corazón
Lost in the heart
De la grande Babylon
Of the great Babylon
Me dicen clandestino
They call me clandestine
Yo soy la quiebra ley
I am the lawbreaker
Peruano ¡Clandestino!
Peruvian, clandestine!
Hondureño ¡Clandestino!
Honduran, clandestine!
Mexicana ¡Clandestina!
Mexican, clandestine!
Marihuana ¡Ilegal!
Marijuana, illegal!
Si no peleamos por lo niños
If we don't fight for the children
¿Qué será de nosotros?
What will become of us?
Sola voy con mi pena
Alone I go with my sorrow
Sola va mi condena
Alone goes my sentence
Correr es mi destino
Running is my destiny
Para burlar la ley
To evade the law
Perdida en el corazón
Lost in the heart
De la grande Babylon
Of the great Babylon
Me dicen clandestino
They call me clandestine
Yo soy La Quiebra Ley
I am the lawbreaker
Venezolano ¡Clandestino!
Venezuelan, clandestine!
Colombiano ¡Clandestino!
Colombian, clandestine!
Sonorense ¡Clandestino!
Sonoran, clandestine!
Borderiza ¡Ilegal!
Border dweller, illegal!
Chiapaneca ¡Clandestina!
Chiapaneca, clandestine!
Guerrerense ¡Clandestino!
Guerrerense, clandestine!
Nicaragüense ¡Clandestino!
Nicaraguan, clandestine!
Salvadoreño ¡Ilegal!
Salvadoran, illegal!
Boliviano ¡Clandestino!
Bolivian, clandestine!
Oaxaqueña ¡Clandestina!
Oaxacan, clandestine!
Ecuatoriano ¡Clandestino!
Ecuadorian, clandestine!
Tapatía ¡Ilegal!
Tapatía, illegal!
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