Solo Deje Yo Mi Padre

I Only Left My Father

Solo Deje Yo Mi Padre

One day by surprise I told my fatherUn día por sorpresa le dije a mi padre
That I had decided to travel northQue había decidido viajar hacia el norte
I was tired of so much povertyYa estaba cansado de tanta pobreza
And that I wanted to be able to help himY que yo quería poderlo ayudar

With much sadness my father told meCon mucha tristeza me dijo mi padre
Son, don't leave, don't leave me aloneHijo no te vallas no me dejes solo
I am already very old, maybe when you returnYo ya estoy muy viejo, tal vez cuando vuelvas
You will find me undergroundDebajo de tierra me vas encontrar

I only left my fatherSolo deje yo a mi padre
Alone working the landSolo labrando la tierra
They say they heard him cryingCuentan que lo oían llorando
There next to his plotAllá junto a su parcela

They say they heard him prayingDicen que lo oían resando
So that I would be wellPara que a mi bien me fuera
And he asked the heavens for meY que le pedia a los cielos pa' que yo
To return soonPronto volviera

And wherever you are, my old manY donde quiera que te encuentres mi viejo
And don't cry MontezY no llore Montez

The years went bySe fueron los años
I wrote very littleMuy poco escribia
And over time I forgotY al paso del tiempo yo me fui olvidando
But one day suddenly the news camePero un día de pronto llego la noticia
That my old man was dyingQue mi viejesito estaba agonizando

Now that I return, my father is deadAhora que regreso mi padre esta muerto
As he told me, he is undergroundComo el me lo dijo esta bajo tierra
And it crushes me with remorseY a mí me destrosa el remordimiento
For leaving him alone for so longDe haberlo dejado solo tanto tiempo

I only left my fatherSolo deje yo a mi padre
Alone working the landSolo labrando la tierra
They say they heard him cryingCuentan que lo oían llorando
There next to his plotAllá junto a su parcela

They say they heard him prayingDicen que lo oían resando
So that I would be wellPara que a mi bien me fuera
And he asked the heavensY que le pedia alos cielos
For me to return soonPa' que yo pronto volviera