Al Pie de La Santa Cruz (part. Carlos Dante)

At the Foot of the Holy Cross (feat. Carlos Dante)

Al Pie de La Santa Cruz (part. Carlos Dante)

They were celebratingEstaban de fiesta
The drinks were flowingCorría la caña
And in the middle of the danceY en medio del baile
A brawl broke outLa gresca se armo

And in that chaosY en ese entrevero
Of young buddiesDe mozos compadres
A marked cardUn naipe marcado
Paid for his boldnessSu audacia pago

At home they don’t knowEn casa no saben
That he’s been condemnedQue lo condenaron
For his wife liesPues miente piadosa
With a pained heartSu pobre mujer

Maybe a miracleQuizá un milagro
Will bring him a pardonLe llevé el indulto
And he’ll return homeY vuelva a su casa
To the joy of yesterdayLa dicha de ayer

In the meantimeMientras tanto
At the foot of the Holy CrossAl pie de la Santa Cruz
A heartbroken motherUna madre desolada
Crying, pleads to JESUSLlorando implora a JESÚS
For your wounds that are holyPor tus llagas que son santas
For my sorrow and my painPor mi pena y mi dolor
Have mercy on our sonTen piedad de nuestro hijo
Protect him, LordProtégelo Señor

And the old manY el anciano
Who doesn’t know how to pray anymoreQué no sabe ya rezar
With a trembling voiceCon acento tembloroso
Also protests in despairTambién protesta a la par
What wrong did we do to youQué mal te hicimos nosotros
To give us so much pain?Pa' darnos tanto dolor
And the old woman saysY a su ves dice la anciana
Protect him, LordProtégelo Señor

With shackled feetLos pies engrillados
He crossed the thresholdCruzó la planchada
His wife looks at himLa esposa lo mira
Wishing she could screamQuisiera gritar
And the innocent childY el pibe inocente
She carries in her armsQue lleva en los brazos
Says cryingLe dice llorando
I want my dadYo quiero a papá

They cast off the linesLargaron amarras
And the last ropeY el último cabo
Snapped as it releasedViró al desprenderse
In all his beingEn todo su ser

The ship disappearsSe pierde de vista
From sight in an instantLa nave al instante
And the poor womanY cae desmayada
Faints away.La pobre mujer