Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Guajira Ven by Willie Colón from Spanish to English.
Señores voy a contarles lo que le pasó a Vicente
Folks, I'm gonna tell you what happened to Vicente
El era un carterista y le robaba a toa la gente
He was a pickpocket who ripped everybody off
Pero un día metió la mano adentro de una cartera
But one day he slipped his hand into a purse
Y en vez de encontrar dinero se encontró una ratonera
And instead of grabbing cash he hit a mousetrap
Ay que guiso, ta' guisando
Man, what a hustle, you're hustling
Sigue guisando que vas muy bien
Keep hustling, you're doing great
Hoy encontraste una ratonera
Today you ran into a mousetrap
Que vendrá después
What's coming next?
Vicente no escarmentaba siguió robando y robando
Vicente didn't learn, he kept stealing and stealing
Pero ya la policía a Vicente lo estaba velando
But the cops were already watching Vicente
Y dicen que en la 110 y la esquina Lexington
They say on 110th at the corner of Lexington
Allí estaba el escondido, adentro de un zafacón
There he was hiding inside a trash can
Ay que guiso, te agarraron
Man, what a hustle, they caught you
Sigue guisando que vas muy bien
Keep hustling, you're doing great
Hoy te cogió la policía
Today the cops grabbed you
Y mañana el juez
And tomorrow the judge
Sigue guisando
Keep hustling
Sigue robando
Keep stealing
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