Lyrics of Con Palo De Yaya - Pablo Milanés

Con Palo De Yaya (original)

Con palo de yaya
y otro de maguey
sacaba candela
el indio Siboney.
Nació el son de nuestras manos
y de nuestra inspiración
pero hoy gozó más el son
porque es libre y soberano.
Si es de la loma y el llano
ya no quiero averiguar
sólo lo vengo a cantar
porque es lindo y es cubano.
Con palo de yaya
y otro de maguey
sacaba candela
el indio Siboney.
Toca el Albino, Luis Peña
y Octavio Sánchez Cotán
tocan y me hacen pensar
que esa gracia nos enseña.
Le salen cosas tan bellas
que me hacen emocionar
a mí que aprendí a cantar
brillando bajo su estrella.
Con palo de yaya
y otro de maguey
sacaba candela
el indio Siboney.
Este tumbao es la magia
de al bailar permanecer
clavado un amanecer
al ladrillo que le agarra.
Si la cintura le falla
corre el riesgo de perder
el amor de esa mujer
cuando la luna se vaya.
Con palo de yaya
y otro de maguey
sacaba candela
el indio Siboney.
Juega Pino,
con palo de yaya.
Juega Cotán,
con palo de yaya.

(translation)

With yaya stick
and another of maguey
took out candle
the Indian Siboney.
The son of our hands was born
and our inspiration
but today he enjoyed the son more
because he is free and sovereign.
If it is from the hill and the plain
I don't want to find out anymore
I only come to sing it
because he's cute and he's Cuban.
With yaya stick
and another of maguey
took out candle
the Indian Siboney.
Play the Albino, Luis Peña
and Octavio Sanchez Cotan
they touch and make me think
that grace teaches us.
Such beautiful things come out
that make me excited
me who learned to sing
shining under his star.
With yaya stick
and another of maguey
took out candle
the Indian Siboney.
This tumbao is magic
from when dancing stay
nailed a sunrise
to the brick that grabs him.
If the waist fails you
runs the risk of losing
the love of that woman
when the moon goes away
With yaya stick
and another of maguey
took out candle
the Indian Siboney.
play pine,
with granny stick.
Play Cotan,
with granny stick.