Es o No Es Gaita

Here's the koquimba, my people
If it sounds like this, it ain't gaita
Our people are aware
Of what is gaita and what isn't
But if it sounds like this
Tradition and structure don't
Come tell me this ain't
Pure gaita
They kill its essence
Its ancestral sound
The bad implementation
Of brass and timbales
But the people aren't fooled
When it comes to appreciating
What modern gaita is
And what is the
Traditional
If it sounds like this, it ain't gaita
Our people are aware
Of what is gaita and what isn't
But if it sounds like this
Tradition and structure don't
Come tell me this ain't
Pure gaita
Gaita is like my style
Joyful and lively
It's aged like wine
Because old is more flavorful
And stylized gaita
Is like a woman
No matter how well-traveled
She never wants to age
If it sounds like this, it ain't gaita
Our people are aware
Of what is gaita and what isn't
But if it sounds like this
Tradition and structure don't
Come tell me this ain't
Pure gaita
This is koquimba
May God bless the fate
Of the gaita I love so much
Glory to the Father, glory to the Son
Glory to the Holy Spirit
Gaita is a hallelujah
That stimulates the heart
It's as much mine as yours
Long live the tradition
If it sounds like this, it ain't gaita
Our people are aware
Of what is gaita and what isn't
But if it sounds like this
Tradition and structure don't
Come tell me this ain't
Pure gaita