Poets/Nicolás Guillén

Nicolás Guillén

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No era …

Nicolás Guillén

En el acuario del Gran Zoo, …

Nicolás Guillén

El gorila es un animal …

Nicolás Guillén

The gorilla is an animal …

Nicolás Guillén

They went out hunting for guitars, …

Nicolás Guillén

Fueron a cazar guitarras, …

Nicolás Guillén

En esta parte están las águilas. …

Nicolás Guillén

He aquí la jaula de las culebras. …

Nicolás Guillén

Lynch from Alabama. …

Nicolás Guillén

Lynch de Alabama. …

Nicolás Guillén

This animal calls itself police. …

Nicolás Guillén

Este animal se llama policía. …

Nicolás Guillén

In the aquarium of the Great Zoo …

Nicolás Guillén

Here in this section are the eagles. …

Nicolás Guillén

Here is the serpents’ cage. …

Nicolás Guillén

It wasn’t …

Nicolás Guillén

Canid, …

Nicolás Guillén

Cánido …

Nicolás Guillén

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