De Higüey a La Capital

In Santa Clara I was born
In Higüey, my land
Where the Sun rises and the day arrives first

Where the Sun rises and the day arrives first

Although I was always very poor
I was always a decent guy
I voted every four years to elect a president
I voted every four years to elect a president

But there the peasants were not going from bad to worse
I had to go to the town fleeing the situation
I had to go to the town fleeing the situation

I remember those times
When I had to emigrate
And I came to work hard here in the capital
And I came to work hard here in the capital

I remember that in those times
I lived in ignorance, you see
To confuse a security guard with a policeman
You see, to confuse a security guard with a policeman
Out of suspicion, a security guard on the first day
Arrested me and to let me go, I had to give him a hundred pesos
And to let me go, I had to give him a hundred pesos

One night on Duarte Street, proud
I felt there were more than a thousand women
Who all wanted to be mine
There were more than a thousand women who all wanted to be mine

I wanted to have a mirror to look at myself
To see if I still had the face my mother gave me
To see if I still had the face my mother gave me

One night on Duarte Street, proud, I felt
There were more than a thousand women who all wanted to be mine
I wanted to have a mirror to look at my face
To see if I still had the face my mother gave me

Or maybe the women from Higüey were blind
A man they liked so much and they let me go
A man they liked so much and they let me go