| Coro:
| Chorus:
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| (Pa' que afinquen yo le canto un son
| (For them to settle down I sing a son
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| Pa' que afinquen)
| Pa 'that settle)
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| Como silencio guardé
| How silent I kept
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| Cantarón otros soneros
| Other soneros sang
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| Librarón lo nueves ceros
| Libraron the nine zeros
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| Que una vez les dediqué
| that I once dedicated to them
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| Ahora comprendo porque
| Now I understand why
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| Fallarón en su intención
| They failed in their intention
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| Ay mira que no cantan de corazón
| Oh look they don't sing from the heart
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| Y no hay clave que no brinquen
| And there is no key that they do not jump
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| Por eso para que afinquen
| That's why for them to settle down
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| Aqui les traigo mi son
| Here I bring you my son
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| Yo no ando buscando guerra
| I'm not looking for war
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| Ni a nadie quiero enseñar
| I don't want to teach anyone
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| Pero dá fuerza cantar
| But it gives strength to sing
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| Que con los pies sobre la tierra
| That with feet on the ground
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| En mi guajira se encierra
| In my guajira is enclosed
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| La profunda comprensión
| The deep understanding
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| Filosófica expresión
| philosophical expression
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| Que ni peca ni delinque
| That neither sins nor commits a crime
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| El que hierro echa a su afinque
| The one who casts iron to his farm
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| Cantandole un rico son
| Singing a rich son
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| Coro:
| Chorus:
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| (Pa' que afinquen)
| (For them to settle down)
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| Ahora sí que el fantasma apareció
| Now the ghost has appeared
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| Oye la rumba que te traigo yo
| Hear the rumba that I bring you
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| Para que goces la rumba tú como yo
| So that you can enjoy the rumba like me
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| Para que afinques, para que goces
| For you to settle down, for you to enjoy
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| Que de la siete hasta la doce
| That from seven to twelve
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| Para que afinque, para que baile mi guaguancó
| So that I settle down, so that my guaguancó dances
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| De ahi na' mas, oye lo que digo yo
| From there na' mas, hear what I say
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| Vacila tú como yo
| You hesitate like me
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| La bomba ya se salió
| The bomb already went out
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| La rumba ya se prendió
| The rumba is already on
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| Baila tú como lo bailo yo
| You dance like I dance
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| Para que afinquen en la rumba
| So that they settle in the rumba
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| Rumbero bueno entra en la clave
| Good rumbero enters the key
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| Que si no entra, allá afuera te dejo yo
| That if you don't come in, I'll leave you out there
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| Entra para que afinque en el rumbón
| Enter to settle in the rumbón
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| Para que afinque, para que goces
| For you to settle down, for you to enjoy
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| Oye si no vale, no te cuelas | Hey if it's not okay, don't sneak in |