Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Soy Guajiro by Willy Chirino from Spanish to English.
Yo soy de un pueblo pequeño
I am from a small town
Al sur del cañaveral
South of the cane field
A aquel que quiera le enseño
I will teach whoever wants
Mi corazón de coral
My coral heart
Entre la iglesia y el cura
Between the church and the priest
Entre el sinsonte y el llano
Between the mockingbird and the plain
Entre Pinar y Herradura
Between Pinar and Herradura
Yo siempre andaba a caballo
I always rode a horse
La guardarraya me saca
The barrier takes me out
Todos los días a pasear
Every day for a walk
Tomando leche de vaca
Drinking cow's milk
Acabada de ordenar
Finished ordering
Entre el parque y la glorieta
Between the park and the gazebo
Entre el palmar y el bohío
Between the palm grove and the hut
Entre el buey y la carreta
Between the ox and the cart
Yo me bañaba en el rio
I bathed in the river
Mi cuerpo huele a tabaco
My body smells like tobacco
Y mi alma sabe a café
and my soul tastes like coffee
Y mi bolsillo es tan flaco
And my pocket is so thin
Que de perfil no se ve
You can't see it in profile
Entre el zunzun y el jilguero
Between the zunzun and the goldfinch
El muerto y la funeraria
The dead and the funeral home
Y estando el 2 de Febrero
And it being February 2
El Día de La Candelaria
Candlemas Day
En la campiña me inspiro
In the countryside I get inspired
ponte el collar Clodomiro
put on the Clodomiro necklace
Yo toco tres, yo toco maraca y guiro
I play tres, I play maraca and guiro
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