Ay, Que Pena Me Da

Ay, What a Shame It Gives Me

Ay, Que Pena Me Da

One early morningUna mañana temprano
Without much difficultySin mayor dificultad
My father arrived homeLlego mi padre a la casa
Coming from workVenía de trabajar
Suddenly he fell to the groundDe un de repente cayó al suelo
Unable to get upSi poderse levantar
And my siblings saidY mis hermanos dijeron
Let's take him to the hospitalLlevémoslo al hospital

Ay, what a shame, ay, what a shameAy qué pena, ay qué pena
Ay, what a shame it gives meAy qué pena que me da
To see my fatherDe ver a mi padre
CryingQue llorando

Ay, what a shame, ay, what a shameAy qué pena, ay qué pena
Ay, what a shame it gives meAy qué pena que me da
To see my fatherDe ver a mi padre
CryingQue llorando

The great ignorance of oneLa ignorancia grande de uno
Not knowing his illnessSin saber su enfermedad
We wonderNosotros nos preguntamos
What could he haveQue será lo que tendrá
Then the doctor appearsDe hay aparece el doctor
I want to talk to youCon ustedes, quiero hablar
This gentleman hasEste caballero tiene
A strokeAccidente vascular

Ay, what a shame, ay, what a shameAy qué pena ay qué pena
Ay, what a shame it gives meAy qué pena que me da
To see my fatherDe ver a mi padre
Crying like thisQue llorando esta

Ay, what a shame, ay, what a shameAy qué pena ay qué pena
Ay, what a shame it gives meAy qué pena que me da
To see my fatherDe ver a mi padre
Crying like thisQue llorando esta

My father was a tough manMi padre era un hombre bravo
Very good at workingMuy buena pa trabajar
And now he's left bedriddenY ahora lo dejo postrado
By the damn diseaseLa maldita enfermedad
Suddenly he looks up at the skyDe repente mira al cielo
As if trying to speakComo tratando de hablar
Is he calling my GodSerá que llama a mi Dios
To come and take him awayPa que lo venga a buscar

Ay, what a shame, ay, what a shameAy qué pena ay qué pena
Ay, what a shame it gives meAy qué pena que me da
To see my fatherDe ver a mi padre
CryingQue llorando

Ay, what a shame, ay, what a shameAy qué pena ay qué pena
Ay, what a shame it gives meAy qué pena que me da
To see my fatherDe ver a mi padre
CryingQue llorando

Ay, what a shame, ay, what a shameAy qué pena ay qué pena
Ay, what a shame it gives meAy qué pena que me da
To see my fatherDe ver a mi padre
BedriddenQue postrado