Si de Cantar Se Trata

If it's about singing

Si de Cantar Se Trata

With vitillo and machacoCon vitillo y con machaco
I learned the chacareraYo aprendí la chacarera
I sang it all dayLa cantaba todo el día
Out in the fields of SaltaAllá en salta campo afuera

Walking through PayogastaAndando por payogasta
I already knew the changuitoDe changuito ya sabía
Even if they fill us with foreignersAunque nos llenen de gringos
I wouldn't change themA ellos no los cambiaría

I was surrounded by guitarsMe rodeaban las guitarras
Drums and gaucho outfitsBombos y trajes de gaucho
Wow, how nice they lookPucha que lindo les quedan
On all those countrymenA todos esos paisanos

If you're already twenty years oldSi ya tenes veinte años
And can't decideY no sabes decidirte
Come to folkloreVenite pa' el folklore
I don't need to invite youNo hace falta que te invite

It hurts me if they sayMe duele si del folklore
Folklore is for old peopleDicen que es cosa de viejo
If you're young, promise meSi sos joven prometeme
Not to give up for a momentNo aflojarle ni un momento

If singing at gatheringsSi cantando en las reuniones
Someone laughsPor ahí alguno se ríe
Don't worry, forgive themNo te aflijas, perdonalo
They don't know their rootsNo conoce sus raíces

I seem to have heardMe parece haber oído
That it's endingDecir que se está acabando
With your hand and mineCon tu mano y con la mía
Let's keep goingVamos a seguir tirando

If you're still twenty years oldSi seguís con veinte años
Tuning the guitarAfinando la guitarra
Take all the folkloreLlévate todo el folklore
Wherever you goPor donde quiera que vayas