La Puya Puya

The Spike Spike

La Puya Puya

From the Vallenato airsDe los aires vallenatos
the spike is the most skilledla puya es la más templá
I think I come preparedcreo que vengo preparado
to be able to execute itpa´poderla ejecutá

Although very little is recordedAunque muy poco es grabada
supposedly because it doesn't selldizque porque no se vende
but it must be kept in mindpero hay que tener presente
that you have to know how to play itque hay que saberla tocá

The damn Vallenato is forgottenLa puta vallenata esta olvidá
because no one wants to record it anymoreporque nadie la quiere ya grabá
with the spike the festival is cheeredcon la puya se alegra el festival
without the spike you can't winsin la puya no se puede ganá

I sing and play the accordionCanto y toco el acordeón
which is my only inheritanceque es la única herencia mía
I love this folklore a lotquiero mucho este folclor
which is part of my joyque es parte de mi alegría

That's why I keep playingPor eso sigo tocando
son, paseo, merengue, and spikeson, paseo, merengue y puya
since I'm a good countrymancomo soy buen provinciano
I play it with flavorla toco con sabrosura

The Vallenato spike is forgottenLa puya vallenata esta olvidá
because no one wants to record it anymoreporque nadie la quiere ya grabá
with the spike the festival is cheeredcon la puya se alegra el festival
Without the spike you can't winSin la puya no se puede ganá