Prefiero Mi Gaita

I Prefer My Gaita

Prefiero Mi Gaita

A merengue in the morningUn merengue en la mañana
Delicious DominicanSabroso dominicano
It doesn't make me dance, my brotherNo me hace bailar, mi hermano
Like a Zulian gaitaComo una gaita zuliana

A merengue in the morningUn merengue en la mañana
Delicious DominicanSabroso dominicano
It doesn't make me dance, my brotherNo me hace bailar, mi hermano
Like this Zulian gaitaComo esta gaita zuliana

I prefer to singPrefiero cantar
My Maracaibo gaitaMi gaita maracaibera
Tasty, cheerful, and festiveSabrosa, alegre y pascuera
Regional feelingSentimiento regional
Because when I listenPorque al escuchar
To that foreign musicEsa música de afuera
I don't even understand itNo la entiendo ni siquiera
You can't compare itNo la podéis comparar

(Iepaa, let's go!)(¡Epaa, vamos!)

I prefer to singPrefiero cantar
My Maracaibo gaitaMi gaita maracaibera
Tasty, cheerful, and festiveSabrosa, alegre y pascuera
Regional feelingSentimiento regional
Because when I listenPorque al escuchar
To that foreign musicEsa música de afuera
I don't even understand itNo la entiendo ni siquiera
You can't compare itNo la podéis comparar

Some are botheredHay a quienes le incomoda
By our festive musicNuestra música pascuera
And prefer the foreign oneY prefieren la de afuera
Just to go with the trendSolo por ir con la moda

Some are botheredHay a quienes le incomoda
By our festive musicNuestra música pascuera
And prefer the foreign oneY prefieren la de afuera
Just to go with the trendSolo por ir con la moda

I prefer to singPrefiero cantar
My Maracaibo gaitaMi gaita maracaibera
Tasty, cheerful, and festiveSabrosa, alegre y pascuera
Regional feelingSentimiento regional
Because when I listenPorque al escuchar
To that foreign musicEsa música de afuera
I don't even understand itNo la entiendo ni siquiera
You can't compare itNo la podéis comparar

(Iepaa, let's go, people!)(¡Epaa, vamos pueblo!)

I prefer to singPrefiero cantar
My Maracaibo gaitaMi gaita maracaibera
Tasty, cheerful, and festiveSabrosa, alegre y pascuera
Regional feelingSentimiento regional
Because when I listenPorque al escuchar
To that foreign musicEsa música de afuera
I don't even understand itNo la entiendo ni siquiera
You can't compare itNo la podéis comparar

It expresses so many thingsTantas cosas manifiesta
It's not just revelryNo solo es algarabía
It brings joy to the peopleLleva al pueblo la alegría
And it's their voice in protestY es su voz en la protesta

It expresses so many thingsTantas cosas manifiesta
It's not just revelryNo solo es algarabía
It brings joy to the peopleLleva al pueblo la alegría
And it's their voice in protestY es su voz en la protesta

I prefer to singPrefiero cantar
My Maracaibo gaitaMi gaita maracaibera
Tasty, cheerful, and festiveSabrosa, alegre y pascuera
Regional feelingSentimiento regional
Because when I listenPorque al escuchar
To that foreign musicEsa música de afuera
I don't even understand itNo la entiendo ni siquiera
You can't compare itNo la podéis comparar

I prefer to singPrefiero cantar
My Maracaibo gaitaMi gaita maracaibera
Tasty, cheerful, and festiveSabrosa, alegre y pascuera
Regional feelingSentimiento regional
Because when I listenPorque al escuchar
To that foreign musicEsa música de afuera
I don't even understand itNo la entiendo ni siquiera
You can't compare itNo la podéis comparar