El Sombrero de Alejo Lyrics in English Carlos Vives

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Sombrero de Alejo by Carlos Vives from Spanish to English.
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Verse 1
Ayer de tarde escuche en la emisora
Yesterday afternoon I listened to the station
Que ya el vallenato no tiene valor
That vallenato has no value anymore
Que hoy los artistas para estar de moda
That today the artists to be fashionable
Sólo andan pendiente al National Report
They are only pending the National Report
Que Carlos Vives se olvidó de Leandro
That Carlos Vives forgot about Leandro
Que 'Matilde Lina' ya no es su canción
That 'Matilde Lina' is no longer her song
Que en otros aires él vive soñando
That in other airs he lives dreaming
Que perdió el camino, dice Isaac León
That he lost his way, says Isaac León
Chorus 1
Y es que el comercio terminó olvidando
And it is that the trade ended up forgetting
La esencia pura de nuestro folclor
The pure essence of our folklore
Si Luis Enrique estuviera escuchando
If Luis Enrique were listening
Diría que ya murió la inspiración
I'd say the inspiration is dead
Pero en las calles se escuchan sus cantos
But in the streets their songs are heard
Y contará la historia que el valle triunfó
And tell the story that the valley triumphed
El vallenato se volvió costumbre
Vallenato became custom
Se vistió de fiesta, se hizo rock and roll
He dressed up, he went rock and roll
Y el valle está muy cerca de Fonseca
And the valley is very close to Fonseca
Tierra del cantor
Land of the singer
Lo que produce hay que verlo, ese folclor de la Sierra
What it produces must be seen, that folklore of the Sierra
Se hizo famoso en la Tierra, como el sombrero de Alejo
It became famous on Earth, like Alejo's hat
Se hizo famoso en la Tierra, como el sombrero de Alejo
It became famous on Earth, like Alejo's hat
Bridge
Así como el que usa mi compadre Egidio
Just like the one used by my compadre Egidio
Nada más contento cuando llega al valle
Nothing happier when it reaches the valley
Maestro Carlos Gardel Huertas, en Maicao
Master Carlos Gardel Huertas, in Maicao
¡Ay, juglar!
Oh minstrel!
Chorus 2
Que ya el comercio se olvido de cuando
That trade has already forgotten when
Llenó sus arcas con nuestro folclor
Filled their coffers with our folklore
Si Juancho Polo estuviera escuchando
If Juancho Polo were listening
Diría que ya murió la inspiración
I'd say the inspiration is dead
Pero en las calles se escuchan sus cantos
But in the streets their songs are heard
Y contará la historia que el valle triunfó
And tell the story that the valley triumphed
El vallenato se volvió costumbre
Vallenato became custom
Se vistió de fiesta allá en el exterior
He dressed up there abroad
Y el valle está muy cerca de Fonseca
And the valley is very close to Fonseca
Tierra del cantor
Land of the singer
Lo que produce hay que verlo, ese folclor de la Sierra
What it produces must be seen, that folklore of the Sierra
Se hizo famoso en la Tierra, como el sombrero de Alejo
It became famous on Earth, like Alejo's hat
Se hizo famoso en la Tierra, como el sombrero de Alejo
It became famous on Earth, like Alejo's hat
Outro
Bueno, y yo me voy con mi paisa al Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata en Valledupar
Well, and I'm going with my paisa to the Vallenata Legend Festival in Valledupar
Capital mundial del vallenato
Vallenato capital of the world
¡Wepaje!
Wepage!
No hace falta defenderlo, a este folclor de la Sierra
It is not necessary to defend it, this folklore of the Sierra
Que ya está anclado en la Tierra, como el sombrero de Alejo
That is already anchored on Earth, like Alejo's hat
Que ya está anclado en la Tierra, como el sombrero de Alejo
That is already anchored on Earth, like Alejo's hat
Como el sombrero de Alejo
Like Alejo's hat
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Carlos Huertas, Carlos Alberto Vives
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