"According to a French-Spanish discussion thread talking about this lyric, they say that "el quiebra ley" translates to "the violator of the law." "Clandestino" is the second single and the title track from Manu Chao's first album, Clandestino. :bigsmile:I think there's a better translation for "Yo soy el quiebra ley." The lyrics of the song are sung in Spanish and deal with the issue of immigration: "I wrote it about the border between Europe and those coming from poorer nations.
Shakira and Maluma's "Clandestino" lyrics, translated to English. Translation of 'Clandestino' by Manu Chao from Spanish to English. I'm not a fluent Spanish speaker so I can't say anything about its accuracy, but I can tell that this translation deserves You haven't selected the languages you speak in your profile as well, so your rating can't be taken seriously as we don't know if you're a Spanish So: select the languages you speak in your profile, then review your vote (if you still think this translation is not good, submit one of your own as Mauler hasn't been active in the website for 6 years). Please review your translation.The source lyrics have wrong text. * Clandestino means that this guy is an "illegal immigrant", coming "privately" (=clandestine) into a country; ** "Mano Negra" was (allegedly) an anarchist group in Spain in the late 19th century and also the name of Manu Chao's former band; English translation of lyrics for Clandestino by Shakira feat. Due to merging of duplicates, the source lyrics might have been updated. Maluma. @Hansi K. Lauer: good idea, I'll take it to their consideration, thanks.And, perhaps, you should start translating to give us a chance to rate you.I think now we can all delete our comments, because they refer to the non existing vote of a banned user. Oh, ¿cómo? Instead of "I'm the sellout of the law," it could be replaced by "I'm the violator of the law. Look around — maybe 30% of the people in this street are clandestino [illegal]." Shakira and Maluma photographed on April 2, 2018 at Torre Bellesguard Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona, Spain.
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Translation of 'Clandestino' by Shakira from Spanish to English. English translation of lyrics for Clandestino by Manu Chao.
* Clandestino means that this guy is an "illegal immigrant", coming "privately" (=clandestine) into a country; ** "Mano Negra" was (allegedly) an anarchist group in Spain in the late 19th century and also the name of Manu Chao's former band;This translation was not done with GoogleTranslate.