Clandestino Lyrics in English Shakira , Maluma

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Clandestino by Shakira from Spanish to English.

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Verse 1

You know it doesn't suit us

Or: You know it's not convenient for us

That people know what we both have

That we eat from a forbidden fruit

We love it and we know it

I don't need any other Don Juan

That opens the door when I arrive at a restaurant

On Valentine's Day I don't need more flowers

You quiet, to avoid all the rumors

Bridge 1

Ours is illegal and I won't deny you

'Lo nuestro' literally translates to 'Ours', but it is commonly used to mean 'Our relationship' / 'What we have'

That I pay the sentence for kissing you

I know the same happens to you

And you can't deny me

I already made the mistake of falling in love

Prechorus 1

I came to see you, to entertain myself

And you stole a kiss that you still don't think to return

I felt flying, I was escaping

When I least thought, already you were hugging me

Or: When I least expected, already you were hugging me

And continue like this, don't stop yet

Or: And keep it up, don't stop now

You've become a disease

And continue like this, like this, not more

The more you get close, the more you increase my anxiety

Or: Because while you get closer, you increase my anxiety more

Chorus 1

Clandestine, the destiny wanted it like this

Clandestino / clandestine means 'kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit'

Don't look for problems where there aren't

Or: Don't look for problems where there aren't any

Clandestine, don't forget that we're friends

I look for problems where there aren't

Verse 2

Tell me, babe, because I don't understand the need

To see each other alone and kill each other in the dark

You leave, and my body here keeps asking for more

You continue with that attitude

Or: You, keep up that attitude

When the light turns off

You go crazy

With a couple of kisses on the mouth

Bridge 2

Ours is illegal and I won't deny you

That I pay the sentence for kissing you

I know the same happens to you

And you can't deny me

I already made the mistake of falling in love

Prechorus 2

I came to see you, to entertain myself

And you stole a kiss that you still don't think to return

Or: And you stole me a kiss that you're not planning to return

I felt flying, I was escaping

When I least thought, already you were hugging me

And continue like this, don't stop yet

You've become a disease

And continue like this, like this, not more

The more you get close, the more you increase my anxiety

Chorus 2

Clandestine, the destiny wanted it like this

Clandestino / clandestine means 'kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit'

Don't look for problems where there aren't

Clandestine, don't forget that we're friends

I look for problems where there aren't

Clandestine, the destiny wanted it like this

Don't look for problems where there aren't

Clandestine, don't forget that we're friends

I look for problems where there aren't

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Shakira Mebarak Ripoll, Juan Luis Londono Arias, Edgar Barrera

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SONG MEANING

“Clandestino” throws us into the adrenaline-packed world of a forbidden romance. Shakira and Maluma play two lovers who know their passion is “ilegal,” yet the secrecy is exactly what makes every stolen kiss taste sweeter. They sneak around, dodge rumors, and treat each rendezvous like a thrilling heist—paying any “condena” (sentence) just to feel that electric touch again. The lyrics compare their love to eating a “fruta prohibida,” capturing the delicious risk of breaking the rules while trying (and failing) to keep feelings out of it.

Underneath the sultry beat, the song tackles the tug-of-war between desire and danger. Both artists admit they only meant to “entretenerse” (have fun), but now they are hooked like an “enfermedad” that grows stronger the closer they get. Even as they remind each other, “Somos amigos” (We’re friends), their bodies and hearts betray them, craving more secret meetings in the dark. “Clandestino” is a catchy confession that sometimes the most magnetic love stories are the ones nobody is supposed to know about—but we can’t stop listening anyway!

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