El Chapín Lyrics in English GERARDO DIAZ Y SU GERARQUIA

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Chapín by GERARDO DIAZ Y SU GERARQUIA from Spanish to English.
Yo soy de Guatemala
I am from Guatemala
Soy centroamericano
I'm Central American
Yo soy de Guatemala
I am from Guatemala
Allá es donde nací
That's where I was born
Yo soy de Guatemala
I am from Guatemala
Soy centroamericano
I'm Central American
Yo soy de Guatemala
I am from Guatemala
Allá es donde nací
That's where I was born
La mentada pobreza
The damn poverty
Me traía de su mano
Had me by the hand
Y para poder soltarme
And to break free
De mi pueblo me salí
I left my town
La frontera de México
The Mexican border
Y la de Estados Unidos
And the US border
Intentaron detenerme
They tried to stop me
Pero nunca me rendí
But I never gave up
Hoy estoy de este lado
Today I'm on this side
Todo es muy diferente
Everything is very different
Mucho le he batallado
I've struggled a lot
Por la falta de inglés
For the lack of English
Pero eso no me importa
But that doesn't matter to me
Yo a señas le entiendo a todo
I understand everything with gestures
Pa' contar dólares verdes
To count green dollars
Con las manos lo sé hacer
I know how to do it with my hands
Le trabajo construcción
I work in construction
Y en lo que sea
And in whatever else
Todo sea por ayudar
Anything to help
A los que en Guate deje
Those I left in 'Guate'
Yo soy de Guatemala
I am from Guatemala
Soy centroamericano
I'm Central American
Y hoy que estoy de este lado
And now that I'm on this side
Extraño mucho a mi país
I miss my country a lot
Pero nunca me rajo
But I never back down
Voy a seguir trabajando
I'm going to keep working
Y en unos cuantos años
And in a few years
Yo se que volveré a ir
I know I'll go back
Aunque Para todos los gringos
Although for all the gringos
Yo soy indocumentado
I'm undocumented
Para todos mis amigos
For all my friends
Yo soy el chapín
I am the 'chapín'
Quiero cumplir mis metas
I want to achieve my goals
Quiero juntar dinero
I want to save money
Pa' Hacerles una casa
To build them a house
A mis padres que deje
For my parents that I left
El sueño Americano
The American Dream
Es muy Duro y también Pesado
Is very hard and also tough
Pero un chapín no se raja
But a 'chapín' doesn't back down
Y menos si es para hacer el bien
And less so if it's to do good
Saludos mexicanos
Greetings, Mexicans
Pa' ustedes está mi mano
My hand is here for you
Aunque las leyes nos dividen
Although the laws divide us
Aca en usa Estamos al 100
Here in the USA, we're at 100%
Yo soy de Guatemala
I am from Guatemala
Soy centroamericano
I'm Central American
Y hoy que estoy de este lado
And now that I'm on this side
Extraño mucho a mi país
I miss my country a lot
Pero nunca me rajo
But I never back down
Voy a seguir trabajando
I'm going to keep working
Y en unos cuantos años
And in a few years
Yo sé que volveré a ir
I know I'll go back
Aunque para los gringos
Although for the gringos
Yo soy indocumentado
I'm undocumented
Para todos mis amigos
For all my friends
Yo soy el chapín
I am the 'chapín'
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