Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Guisando by Willie Colón from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Señores voy a contarles lo que le pasó a Vicente
Gentlemen, I am going to tell you what happened to Vicente
El era un carterista y le robaba a toa la gente
He was a pickpocket and he stole from all the people.
Pero un día metió la mano adentro de una cartera
But one day he put his hand inside a bag
Y en vez de encontrar dinero se encontró una ratonera
And instead of finding money, he found a mousetrap
Ay que guiso, ta' guisando
Oh what a stew, ta' stew
Sigue guisando que vas muy bien
Keep cooking you're doing very well
Hoy encontraste una ratonera
Today you found a mousetrap
Que vendrá después
what will come next
Vicente no escarmentaba siguió robando y robando
Vicente did not punish himself, he continued stealing and stealing
Pero ya la policía a Vicente lo estaba velando
But the police were already watching Vicente
Y dicen que en la 110 y la esquina Lexington
And they say that at 110 and the corner Lexington
Allí estaba el escondido, adentro de un zafacón
There he was hiding, inside a garbage can
Ay que guiso, te agarraron
Oh what a stew, they caught you
Sigue guisando que vas muy bien
Keep cooking you're doing very well
Hoy te cogió la policía
Today the police caught you
Y mañana el juez
And tomorrow the judge
Sigue guisando
keep stewing
Sigue robando
keep stealing
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