| (Guachineo | (Guachineo— |
| El Experimento 2) | The Second Experiment) |
| Yuni | Yuni— |
| Ya regresó el criminal | The felon steps from shadow, returned at last, |
| La otra vez me pegué, y ahora voy a volverme a pegar | Last time I burned, tonight I spark anew, relentless as the past. |
| Sube el telón, baja el telón | The curtain soars, descends—our secret stage unbound, |
| Se ven una pila 'e jebita, y yo metiéndole la quinta al mágnum | A riot of beauties flickers like a crown, while I thrust my magnum’s fifth gear down. |
| Oye que sube el telón, baja el telón y vuelve a subir | Listen—the curtain breathes, it falls, it soars again, |
| Se ven esas mismas jevas, locas por repartir | The same wild maidens shimmer, wild to divide their flame. |
| Oye que veo, veo, veo | I see, I see, the image multiplies— |
| Dime que ves | Tell me, what vision dances in your eyes? |
| Yo veo una jevita pegaita' a la pared | I see a girl, pressed close against the marble wall, |
| Oye que veo, veo, veo | I see, I see—a mirror’s endless call, |
| Dime que ves | Tell me, what vision dances in your eyes? |
| Sólo un pasillito con la punta de los pies | Only a slender corridor where shadows rise on pointed toes. |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo | Guachineo— |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo-eo | Guachineo-eo— |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo | Guachineo— |
| De tanto guachineo tengo hasta mareo | So much guachineo, the world reels, vertigo grows— |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo | Guachineo— |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo-eo | Guachineo-eo— |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo | Guachineo— |
| De tanto guachineo tengo hasta mareo | So much guachineo, the world reels, vertigo grows— |
| Mirala toa' descontrolá', partiendo la disco a la mitad | See her—unfettered, chaos in her veins, she splits the night’s cathedral in two, |
| Con la punta del pie, de atrás pa’lante | With the tip of my toe, from dusk to dawn we spin, |
| Con la punta del pie, de 'alante pa’trás | With the tip of my toe, from dawn to dusk again. |
| Si se va pa' un party | If she enters the revel’s storm— |
| Ella guachinea | She guachinea— |
| Si se va pa' un bonche ella | If the banquet calls her name, |
| Guachinea | She guachinea— |
| Pero que rico guachinea | How she guachinea—honey on the tongue— |
| Cuando guachinea ella es fanática a que to' el mundo la vea | When she guachinea, she’s a zealot for the gaze, each soul a witness hung. |
| To' el mundo diciendo qué- | Every face exclaims—what— |
| Oye que veo, veo, veo | I see, I see, the image multiplies— |
| Dime que ves | Tell me, what vision dances in your eyes? |
| Yo veo una jevita pegaita' a la pared | I see a girl, pressed close against the marble wall, |
| Oye que veo, veo, veo | I see, I see—a mirror’s endless call, |
| Dime que ves | Tell me, what vision dances in your eyes? |
| Sólo un pasillito con la punta de los pies | Only a slender corridor where shadows rise on pointed toes. |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo | Guachineo— |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo-eo | Guachineo-eo— |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo | Guachineo— |
| De tanto guachineo tengo hasta mareo | So much guachineo, the world reels, vertigo grows— |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo | Guachineo— |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo-eo | Guachineo-eo— |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo | Guachineo— |
| De tanto guachineo tengo hasta mareo | So much guachineo, the world reels, vertigo grows— |
| Ella guachinea cuando oye la flauta | She guachinea when the flute’s sighs unfold, |
| Guachinea cuando escucha «Rum Pi Pi» | She guachinea beneath “Rum Pi Pi”—the tale retold, |
| Guachinea cuando la mandan pal' hospital | She guachinea, even as white coats call her name, |
| Cuando le ponen Chala la-la li | When “Chala la-la li” rings, she joins the game, |
| Ella se mete el día entero guachineando | She guachinea all day, a wave against the shore— |
| No sé por qué esa china guachinea tanto | Why does this little Chinese whisper more and more? |
| Yo creo que ella guachinea hasta durmiendo | I think she guachinea, even in sleep’s embrace— |
| Y guachinea cuando le están dando | She guachinea when passion is a rainstorm’s chase, |
| Cuando le están dando | When passion is raining— |
| (Y guachinea cuando le están dando) | (She guachinea when passion is raining—) |
| Y guachinea cuando le están dando | She guachinea when passion is raining— |
| (Cuando le están dando) | (When passion is raining—) |
| Repitelo que esto está pegao' | Repeat it—this fever has taken hold— |
| Oye que veo, veo, veo | I see, I see, the image multiplies— |
| Dime que ves | Tell me, what vision dances in your eyes? |
| Yo veo una jevita pegaita' a la pared | I see a girl, pressed close against the marble wall, |
| Oye que veo, veo, veo | I see, I see—a mirror’s endless call, |
| Dime que ves | Tell me, what vision dances in your eyes? |
| Sólo un pasillito con la punta de los pies | Only a slender corridor where shadows rise on pointed toes. |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo | Guachineo— |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo-eo | Guachineo-eo— |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo | Guachineo— |
| De tanto guachineo tengo hasta mareo | So much guachineo, the world reels, vertigo grows— |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo | Guachineo— |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo-eo | Guachineo-eo— |
| Y con la punta del pie | And with the tip of my toe— |
| Guachineo | Guachineo— |
| De tanto guachineo tengo hasta mareo | So much guachineo, the world reels, vertigo grows— |