Mi Querido Cascarrabias

My Dear Grouch

Mi Querido Cascarrabias

My dear grouchMi querido cascarrabias
Today I come to greet youHoy te vengo a saludar
And to claim that hugY a reclamarte ese abrazo
That stayed in your lapQue se quedó en tu regazo
When I went out for a walkCuando salí a caminar

I call you grouchYo te llamo cascarrabias
Although sometimes it's trueAunque a veces es verdad
Like when I was a childComo cuando yo era niño
I say it with affectionTe lo digo con cariño
You know it well, dadBien lo sabes papa

May God not let me miss youQuiera Dios que no me faltes
In the dawn of tomorrowEn la aurora de mañana
To see your figurePara mirar, tu figura
Resting by the windowRecostada en la ventana
Your advice has helped meTus consejos me han servido
To climb a thousand mountainsPara escalar mil montañas
That's why dear old manPor eso viejo querido
May God bless your gray hairQue Dios bendiga tus canas

I remember when I was a childYo recuerdo cuando niño
If you were going to punish meSi me ibas a castigar
I would hide behind the doorMe escondía tras de la puerta
You would chase me through the gardenMe perseguías por la huerta
And also through the yardY también por el solar

So many years have passedHan pasado tantos años
And I will never forgetY no olvidaré jamás
Your words, your scoldingsTus palabras tus regaños
That never harmed meQue nunca me hicieron daño
And truly guided meY me guiaron de verdad

May God not let me miss youQuiera Dios que no me faltes
In the dawn of tomorrowEn la aurora de mañana
To see your figurePara mirar, tu figura
Resting by the windowRecostada en la ventana
Your advice has helped meTus consejos me han servido
To climb a thousand mountainsPara escalar mil montañas
That's why dear old manPor eso viejo querido
May God bless your gray hairQue Dios bendiga tus canas