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La puya puyá – Carlos Vives

Carlos Vives

La puya puyá lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1995
Genre
Latin Pop, Cumbia
Length
4:57
  1. De los aires vallenatos

    From the vallenato airs

  2. De los aires vallenatos

    From the vallenato airs

  3. La puya es la más templá

    The puya is the most refined

  4. Creo que vengo preparado

    I believe I'm well-prepared

  5. Pa' poderla ejecutá

    To be able to perform it

  6. Aunque muy poco es grabada

    Though it's very little recorded

  7. Dizque porque no se vende

    They say it's because it doesn't sell

  8. Pero hay que tener presente

    But we must keep in mind

  9. Que hay que saberla tocá

    That you have to know how to play it

  10. La puya vallenata está olvidá

    The vallenato puya is forgotten

  11. Porque nadie la quiere ya grabá

    Because nobody wants to record it anymore

  12. Con la puya se alegra el festival

    With the puya, the festival comes alive

  13. Sin la puya no se puede ganá

    Without the puya, you can't win

  14. Sin la puya no se puede ganá

    Without the puya, you can't win

  15. Sin la puya no se puede ganá

    Without the puya, you can't win

  16. Canto y toco el acordeón

    I sing and play the accordion

  17. Que es la única herencia mía

    For it's the only inheritance I have

  18. Quiero mucho este folclor

    I love this folklore so much

  19. Que es parte de mi alegría

    For it's part of my joy

  20. Por eso sigo tocando

    That's why I keep playing

  21. Son, paseo, merengue y puya

    Son, paseo, merengue, and puya

  22. Como soy buen provinciano

    As a good provincial man

  23. La toco con sabrosura

    I play it with flavor

  24. La puya vallenata está olvidá

    The vallenato puya is forgotten

  25. Porque nadie la quiere ya grabá

    Because nobody wants to record it anymore

  26. Con la puya se alegra el festival

    With the puya, the festival comes alive

  27. Sin la puya no se puede ganá

    Without the puya, you can't win

  28. Sin la puya no se puede ganá

    Without the puya, you can't win

  29. Sin la puya no se puede ganá

    Without the puya, you can't win

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Key vocabulary

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joyB2
aunque
althoughB1
buen
goodA1
canto
songC2
como
likeB1
creo
I thinkA1
eso
thatA1
mía
mineC1
nadie
nobodyA2
porque
becauseB1

About this song

Colombian singer who brought vallenato into the pop mainstream by mixing it with rock and Caribbean rhythms.

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La puya puyá

De los aires vallenatos

From the vallenato airs

De los aires vallenatos

From the vallenato airs

La puya es la más templá

The puya is the most refined

Creo que vengo preparado

I believe I'm well-prepared

Pa' poderla ejecutá

To be able to perform it

Aunque muy poco es grabada

Though it's very little recorded

Dizque porque no se vende

They say it's because it doesn't sell

Pero hay que tener presente

But we must keep in mind

Que hay que saberla tocá

That you have to know how to play it

La puya vallenata está olvidá

The vallenato puya is forgotten

Porque nadie la quiere ya grabá

Because nobody wants to record it anymore

Con la puya se alegra el festival

With the puya, the festival comes alive

Sin la puya no se puede ganá

Without the puya, you can't win

Sin la puya no se puede ganá

Without the puya, you can't win

Sin la puya no se puede ganá

Without the puya, you can't win

Canto y toco el acordeón

I sing and play the accordion

Que es la única herencia mía

For it's the only inheritance I have

Quiero mucho este folclor

I love this folklore so much

Que es parte de mi alegría

For it's part of my joy

Por eso sigo tocando

That's why I keep playing

Son, paseo, merengue y puya

Son, paseo, merengue, and puya

Como soy buen provinciano

As a good provincial man

La toco con sabrosura

I play it with flavor

La puya vallenata está olvidá

The vallenato puya is forgotten

Porque nadie la quiere ya grabá

Because nobody wants to record it anymore

Con la puya se alegra el festival

With the puya, the festival comes alive

Sin la puya no se puede ganá

Without the puya, you can't win

Sin la puya no se puede ganá

Without the puya, you can't win

Sin la puya no se puede ganá

Without the puya, you can't win