A Mi Padre

To My Father

A Mi Padre

A box with carpenter's tools,Una caja con herramienta de carpintero,
A carved portrait when he was a worker,Un retrato tallado cuando era obrero,
A house that without his laughter is empty,Una casa que sin su risa esta vacía,
That place reminds me so much of my father,Ese lugar me recuerda tanto a mi padre,
When he was aliveCuando el vivía
Under a cedar tree, he showed his cunning,Bajo un cedro sacaba a flote su picardía,
In that way, he drove away a bit of melancholy,De ese modo ahuyentaba un poco la melancolía,
And he died like the sun sets behind the horizon,Y moría como muere el sol tras el horizonte,
Day after day, night after night,Día tras día, noche a noche,
He knew it.El lo sabia.
Wherever you are,Donde quieras que estés,
Where your soul led by the Lord,Donde tu alma llevó el señor,
You will never die, you will always be inside me,Nunca morirás, dentro de mi siempre estarás,
You are the blood inside my heart,Tu eres la sangre dentro de mi corazón,
Your memory is a blessing to me,Tu recuerdo es para mi una bendición,
His figure was bending with time,Su figura se fue curveando al paso del tiempo,
And the mix of alcohol in his blood was consuming him,Y la mezcla de alcohol en la sangre lo fue consumiendo,
And his eyes were losing the sparkle that life gives,Y sus ojos perdían el brillo que da la vida,
It was his old age, his journey was ending,Era su vejez, terminaba ya su jornada,
It was the departure,Era la partida,
His face already showed the mark of time,Su rostro marcaba ya la huella del tiempo,
Intoxicated, loneliness was consuming him,Embriagado, la soledad, lo iba consumiendo,
He was an old man of strong character and without a complaint,Era un viejo de carácter fuerte y si un lamento,
He left, it seemed like he wanted to end,Él se marcho, parecia que queria acabar,
With the suffering,Con el sufrimiento,
You were the kindest word I have known,Fuiste la palabra mas tierna que he conocido,
Without being proud, you were my best friend,Sin ser orgulloso, fuiste mi mejor amigo,
The one who took care of me and called my attention,El que me cuidaba y me llamaba mi atención,
The one who worked hard for bread and a good coat.El que se esforzaba por el pan, y el buen abrigo.
As a child, you gave me attention and great affection,De niño me diste la atención y gran cariño,
And as a teenager, I thought you were my executioner,Y de adolescente pensé que eras mi verdugo,
Now that I understand, you were almost like a god,Ahora que lo entiendo casi fuiste como un dios,
How could I forget to say, father, father!Como olvidar decir, padre, ¡padre!
You will always be with meSiempre estarás conmigo

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