Guason Lyrics in English by Marca MP
Rifando comes from the Mexican slang verb rifar, which literally relates to a raffle but can mean being capable, dominant, or doing well. In the line "Pero aquí sigo rifando yo" ("But here I am, still holding my own"), the singer uses it to emphasize resilience and confidence after a difficult year.
“Guason” introduces a narrator who looks calm while everything around him feels dangerous. He says, “Miro muchas caras asustadas / Como si fuera el mero Guasón” [I see many frightened faces / As if I were the Joker]. Guasón is the Spanish name for the Joker, so the image is playful but intimidating. Even after seeing tragedies, he says, “el control lo sigo teniendo” [I still have control]. He believes life has balanced itself out, then switches into celebration: whisky, champagne, Blue Label in his glass, and ice “como un pelotón” [like a platoon]. The slang is part of the fun and the excess: “tu morrita” means “your girl” or “your young woman,” while “me tiró” means she made a move on him.
The song also looks back at hard times without staying there. “2020, me diste pa’ bajo / Pero aquí sigo rifando yo” [2020, you brought me down / But I’m still out here doing my thing]. He remembers the ranch, thanks God that life changed, and says the “fish” that once swam in his pond were carried away by the current. That sounds like a blunt image for people who were around when things were good but disappeared when circumstances changed. Then the party starts again, with champagne, a designer Philipp Plein outfit, and a trip to the hotel. The result is a bold, mischievous song about surviving setbacks, keeping control, and enjoying the money, attention, and nightlife that the narrator says are in front of him now.
