Clandestino
Manu Chao Lyrics
Solo voy con mi pena
Sola va mi condena
Correr es mi destino
Por no llevar papel
Pa' una ciudad del norte
Yo me fui a trabajar
(Como una raya en el mar)
Mi vida la dejé
Entre Ceuta y Gibraltar
Solo voy con mi pena
Sola va mi condena
(Como una raya en el mar)
Correr es mi destino
Para burlar la ley
(Como una raya en el mar)
I cannot go forward
I cannot return
And the land in front don't want me
Look the land behind me burn
(Como una raya en el mar)
I am stranded on the sea
With an unknown destiny
(Como una raya en el mar)
No home to return to
Nobody waiting for me
(Como una raya en el mar)
Solo voy con mi pena
Sola va mi condena
Correr es mi destino
Para burlar la ley
(Como una raya en el mar)
Perdido en el corazón
De la grande Babylon
(Como una raya en el mar)
Me dicen el clandestino
Por no llevar papel
Lai-larai-la-lai-lai
Lai-larai-lai-lai
Lai-larai-la-lai-lai
Lai-larai-lai-lei
Prr
I cannot go forward
I cannot return
And the land in front don't want me
Look the land behind me burn
We are stranded on the sea
With my whole family
(Como una raya en el mar)
No home to return to
Nobody waiting for me
(Como una raya en el mar)
Solo voy con mi pena
Sola va mi condena
Correr es mi destino
Yo soy el quiebra ley
(Como una raya en el mar)
Oh my gosh (Lai-larai-la-lai-lai)
I am in pain (Lai-larai-lai-lai)
Prr (Lai-larai-la-lai-lai)
(Larai-larai-lai-lai)
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Written by: Jose Manuel Tho Chao
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Manu Chao (⋆ 21 June 1961 in Paris, France) is a French/Spanish rock, reggae, punk and ska artist; well-known in the Paris alternative music scene before his international success with the band Mano Negra (active 1988-95). Well-known songs are 'Me Gustas Tu', 'Bongo Bong', 'Clandestino', 'Mr Bobby', and 'Je Ne'taime Plus'. Manu is one of the world's largest selling artists, but is less known in the English-speaking world. Much of his lyrics are about global political and social issues, but also about love, world's lifestyles, and music. Read Full BioManu Chao (⋆ 21 June 1961 in Paris, France) is a French/Spanish rock, reggae, punk and ska artist; well-known in the Paris alternative music scene before his international success with the band Mano Negra (active 1988-95). Well-known songs are 'Me Gustas Tu', 'Bongo Bong', 'Clandestino', 'Mr Bobby', and 'Je Ne'taime Plus'. Manu is one of the world's largest selling artists, but is less known in the English-speaking world. Much of his lyrics are about global political and social issues, but also about love, world's lifestyles, and music.
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Manu Chao (born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on 21 June 1961 in Paris, France) is a singer of French and Spanish (Basque, Galician) origin.
Heavily influenced by the UK rock scene, particularly The Clash, The Jam and Dr. Feelgood, Chao and other musicians formed the Spanish/English rockabilly group Hot Pants in the mid-1980s. The group released a demo entitled "Mala Vida" in 1984, which received plenty of local critical praise but otherwise gained them little attention. By the time the group released their first album in 1986 the Parisian alternative music scene had taken flight, and Manu, his brother Antoine Chao, and friends such as Alain from Les Wampas formed Los Carayos to incorporate this sound with the rockabilly and punk styles of Hot Pants. Los Carayos remained a side project of the artists for eight years, releasing three albums in the first two years followed by a final album in 1994.
Manu Chao had been a well-known member of the Parisian alternative music scene, in bands such as Hot Pants and Los Carayos. In 1987, Chao, his brother Antoine Chao and their cousin Santiago Casariego founded the band Mano Negra, which met with success in France first with the hit single Mala Vida and then Mexico, Central and South America, where the band toured. The band split in 1995.
Chao sings in French, Spanish, Arabic, Galician, Portuguese, English, Italian, and Wolof, sometimes mixing them in the same song. He is one of the world's largest selling artists, but is less known in the English-speaking world.
Chao's music has many influences: rock, French chanson, Spanish-American Salsa, Reggae, Ska and Algerian rai. These influences were obtained from immigrants in France, his Iberian roots and his travels in Latin America following the disbanding of Mano Negra. Many of Chao's lyrics are about political issues (e.g., immigration, global social justice, conflict, and a strongly leftist critique of exploitative economic globalization) but they are also about love, lifestyles in different parts of the world, and music itself, which is hopeful for the future and at the same time dramatic. Chao is openly critical of the Bush administration in the US. He has many followers among the European left and the anti-globalization movement.
The influence of Manu Chao in Latin Rock or "Rock en Español" was crucial not only for the development and rise of new Latin bands that tried to emulate his eclectic style, but also for the self-knowledge of Latin America as a united culture. After the Latin America tour and travels, Manu Chao lyrics were more often written in Spanish than were the Mano Negra lyrics. His songs also took the lyrics or chords of some popular tunes like "El preso" from "Fruko y Sus Tesos" (in "Desaparecido") or "La Verdolaga" a traditional Colombian cumbia (in "Por el Suelo").
Manu Chao's music does not follow a logical textual narrative, but in its eclectic construction it invokes a deeper understanding of its subject than any literal form could. He sings songs about the people of the streets, the outer provinces, and the marginalised; he sings with the forgotten and uncounted billions, the underclass, and in so doing, he speaks about the fragility of human kind. His music is a bridge, exploring the common ground and means of mutual understanding that are available to us, exponating the idea that beyond superfluous differences in cultural identity, we are all the same.
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Manu Chao (born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on 21 June 1961 in Paris, France) is a singer of French and Spanish (Basque, Galician) origin.
Heavily influenced by the UK rock scene, particularly The Clash, The Jam and Dr. Feelgood, Chao and other musicians formed the Spanish/English rockabilly group Hot Pants in the mid-1980s. The group released a demo entitled "Mala Vida" in 1984, which received plenty of local critical praise but otherwise gained them little attention. By the time the group released their first album in 1986 the Parisian alternative music scene had taken flight, and Manu, his brother Antoine Chao, and friends such as Alain from Les Wampas formed Los Carayos to incorporate this sound with the rockabilly and punk styles of Hot Pants. Los Carayos remained a side project of the artists for eight years, releasing three albums in the first two years followed by a final album in 1994.
Manu Chao had been a well-known member of the Parisian alternative music scene, in bands such as Hot Pants and Los Carayos. In 1987, Chao, his brother Antoine Chao and their cousin Santiago Casariego founded the band Mano Negra, which met with success in France first with the hit single Mala Vida and then Mexico, Central and South America, where the band toured. The band split in 1995.
Chao sings in French, Spanish, Arabic, Galician, Portuguese, English, Italian, and Wolof, sometimes mixing them in the same song. He is one of the world's largest selling artists, but is less known in the English-speaking world.
Chao's music has many influences: rock, French chanson, Spanish-American Salsa, Reggae, Ska and Algerian rai. These influences were obtained from immigrants in France, his Iberian roots and his travels in Latin America following the disbanding of Mano Negra. Many of Chao's lyrics are about political issues (e.g., immigration, global social justice, conflict, and a strongly leftist critique of exploitative economic globalization) but they are also about love, lifestyles in different parts of the world, and music itself, which is hopeful for the future and at the same time dramatic. Chao is openly critical of the Bush administration in the US. He has many followers among the European left and the anti-globalization movement.
The influence of Manu Chao in Latin Rock or "Rock en Español" was crucial not only for the development and rise of new Latin bands that tried to emulate his eclectic style, but also for the self-knowledge of Latin America as a united culture. After the Latin America tour and travels, Manu Chao lyrics were more often written in Spanish than were the Mano Negra lyrics. His songs also took the lyrics or chords of some popular tunes like "El preso" from "Fruko y Sus Tesos" (in "Desaparecido") or "La Verdolaga" a traditional Colombian cumbia (in "Por el Suelo").
Manu Chao's music does not follow a logical textual narrative, but in its eclectic construction it invokes a deeper understanding of its subject than any literal form could. He sings songs about the people of the streets, the outer provinces, and the marginalised; he sings with the forgotten and uncounted billions, the underclass, and in so doing, he speaks about the fragility of human kind. His music is a bridge, exploring the common ground and means of mutual understanding that are available to us, exponating the idea that beyond superfluous differences in cultural identity, we are all the same.
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Anne Melchior
<3 <3 <3
Alessandro L'Episcopia
FULL ALBUM LYRICS
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Solo voy con mi pena
Sola va mi condena
Correr es mi destino
Para burlar la ley
Perdido en el corazón
De la grande Babylon
Me dicen el clandestino
Por no llevar papel
Pa' una ciudad del norte
Yo me fui a trabajar
Mi vida la dejé
Entre Ceuta y Gibraltar
Soy una raya en el mar
Fantasma en la ciudad
Mi vida va prohibida
Dice la autoridad
Solo voy con mi pena
Sola va mi condena
Correr es mi destino
Por no llevar papel
Perdido en el corazón
De la grande Babylon
Me dicen el clandestino
Yo soy el quiebra ley
Mano Negra clandestina
Peruano clandestino
Africano clandestino
Marijuana ilegal
Solo voy con mi pena
Sola va mi condena
Correr es mi destino
Para burlar la ley
Perdido en el corazón
De la grande Babylon
Me dicen el clandestino
Por no llevar papel
Argelino clandestino
Nigeriano clandestino
Boliviano clandestino
Mano Negra ilegal
Alessandro L'Episcopia
El viento viene
El viento se va
Por la frontera
El viento viene
El viento se va
El hambre viene
El hombre se va
Sin mas razón
El hambre viene
El hombre se va
Ruta Babylon
Por la carretera
Por la carretera
La suerte viene
La suerte se va
Por la frontera
La suerte viene
La suerte se va
El hambre viene
El hombre se va
Sin mas razón
El hambre viene
El hombre se va
¿Cuándo volverá?
Por la carretera
Por la carretera
Por la carretera
Por la carretera
Por la carretera
Por la carretera
Alessandro L'Episcopia
Ya estoy curado, anestesiado
Ya me he olvidado de ti
Hoy me despido, de tú ausencia
Ya estoy en paz...
Ya no te espero, ya no te llamo
Ya no me engaño
Hoy te he borrado, de mi paciencia
Hoy fui capaz...
Desde aquel día en que te fuiste
Yo no sabía que hacer de ti
Ya están domados mis sentimientos
Mejor así...
Hoy me he burlado de la tristeza
Hoy me he librado de tu recuerdo
Ya no te extraño, ya me he arrancado
Ya estoy en paz...
(Oh se acabo, oh se acabo
Oh se acabo, se acabo, se acabo)
Ya estoy curado, anestesiado
Ya me he olvidado
Ya estoy curado, anestesiado
Ya me he olvidado
[Outro]
Te espero siempre mi amor
Cada hora, cada día
Te espero siempre mi amor
Cada minuto que yo viva
Te espero siempre mi amor
Sé que un día llegarás
Te espero siempre mi amor
Cada hora, cada día
Te espero siempre mi amor
Cada minuto que yo viva
Te espero siempre mi amor
No me olvido y te quiero
Te espero siempre mi amor
Sé que un día volverás
[Answering machine]
Hola Manu? es Amparo
Nada, solo para saber si todo va bien...
Y nada, un beso muy fuerte... venga!
Hola Manu, soy Juanjo...
Manu? Manu?
Bueno, pues mira... no contestas... te mando un fax eh!
!Hasta luego!
totor totor
00:00 Clandestino
02:25 Desaparecido
06:13 Bongo Bong
08:54 Je ne t'aime plus
10:56 Mentira ...
15:33 Lágrimas de Oro
18:30 Mama Call
20:51 Luna y Sol
23:59 Por el Suelo
26:20 Welcome to Tijuana
30:24 Día Luna... Día Pena
31:54 Malegría
34:46 La vie à 2
37:49 Minha Galera
40:11 La Despedida
43:14 El Viento
zYTHH
Its sad that Manu talks about respect, equalty and those things, and people think he just cares about marijuana
nash 9
I had listed to this song with a lot of mexican stoners
Alessio Pitzalis
@A dB klkl
Alessio Pitzalis
Y7p.brlyyp🤑😁💪👐👐👐💪💪😦😦💪😦
Alessio Pitzalis
@A dB
Ppmgho
XN
Alexander Miranda
@Milton J Mis humildes felicitaciones!!!
Peter van Loon
Still listening this in 2020! who is with me? Beautifull songs <3
Nándor Alpár
2021
Helen Jenkins
Never get bored....