Dígalo Cantando

Hey, come give me a hug, brother, I wanted to sing with you
You know how to play all four vallenato styles
Let’s make it clear, it’s nothing against the paseo
Because it’s not just one, there are four styles in my folklore
Because we’re forgetting the pulla, merengue, and son
We know all four have the same value
And they’re not commercial, that’s just talk
I’m going to remind you of unforgettable songs
Alicia dorada, my piece of accordion
Deep wound of the soul that Escalona left us
Leandro Días with the clear bosal, I don’t sing them
And Adolfo Pacheco Aniño in a painted merengue
And Adolfo Pacheco Aniño in a painted merengue
How can it not be concerning, it’s just uncomfortable
That now they sing a paseo that ends in a jump
A merengue over there and then they don’t sing anymore
And they don’t record a son, 'cause they don’t love it
And about the puya, my friend, they’re even scared of it

If you say it singing in puya, say it singing in son
Say it singing a merengue, how beautiful is the folklore
Say it singing a merengue, how beautiful is the folklore
And I sing a beautiful paseo that touches our hearts, yeah
Say it singing
Say it singing

It’s been going on for a while, it’s confusing
That anything with an accordion is called vallenato
Vallenato is poetry, it’s a story sung
Tradition is the soul, a form of expression
From a great dreaming people that even sings their sorrows

I’ve always believed in the power
That the people have when they sing
And you can go further when you don’t lose your essence
There lies the greatness of those old troubadours
Luis Enrique Martínez, Zuleta, and Morales
Escolástico Romero, Abel Antonio, and Nafer
Also the Great Alejo and Juancho Polo, unforgettable
What about Colacho and Calixto Ochoa, who are legends?
What about Colacho and Calixto Ochoa, who are legends?

How can it not be concerning, it’s just uncomfortable
If they make a racket that ruins the melody
They start greeting and charge for friendship
Don’t talk so much nonsense, sing if you’re going to sing
Don’t think that the flavor is in who runs the fastest, no

If you say it singing in puya, say it singing in son
Say it singing a merengue, how beautiful is the folklore
Say it singing a merengue, how beautiful is the folklore
And I sing a beautiful paseo that touches our hearts, yeah
Say it singing
Say it singing
Say it singing
Say it singing
Say it singing in puya
Say it singing in son
Say it singing a good merengue
Say it singing a party
Say it singing a lovely paseo
Say it singing from the heart
Say it singing
Say it singing