A Mi Padre

To My Father

A Mi Padre

He walks tired and with years behind himTiene el andar cansado y a sus espaldas
Sixty-something years of hopeSesenta y tantos años de esperanza
He has a houseTiene una casa
Executioner of his hands and his backVerdugo de sus manos y sus espaldas

When the day breaks, he walks and singsCuando amanece el día camina y canta
Looking for the earth's depthsBuscando de la tierra en las entrañas
The warm breadEl pan caliente
Miracle he performs every morningMilagro que realiza cada mañana

He's an apprentice of everything, master of nothingEs aprendiz de todo, maestro en nada
He's a poet in his own way, he likes the dawnEs poeta a su modo, le gusta el alba
And in his handsY entre sus manos
And in his handsY entre sus manos
Some wounds bloom in secretFlorecen a escondidas algunas llagas

His body is tired, his soul is tiredTiene cansado el cuerpo, cansada el alma
He has a question on his faceTiene un interrogante sobre su cara
He has a pathTiene un camino
He has a pathTiene un camino
He likes to be a friend to his friendsLe gusta ser amigo de sus amigos

He wanted to change his life, leave the villageQuiso cambiar su vida, dejar la aldea
But it didn't go beyond being a chimeraMás no pasó de ser una quimera
A chimeraUna quimera
That fell asleep in the earthQue se quedó dormida entre la tierra

His body is tired, his soul is tiredTiene cansado el cuerpo, cansada el alma
He wears a white shirt on his chestLuce sobre su pecho camisa blanca
With his gazeCon su mirada
With his gazeCon su mirada
He tells me that lifeMe dice que la vida
Is worth nothingNo vale nada