Mi Querido Cascarrabias

My Dear Grouch

Mi Querido Cascarrabias

My dear curmudgeonMi querido cascarrabias
Today I come to greet youHoy te vengo a saludar
And to claim that hug from youY a reclamarte ese abrazo
that stayed in your lapQue se quedó en tu regazo
When I went for a walkCuando salí a caminar

I call you a curmudgeonYo te llamo cascarrabias
Although sometimes it's trueAunque a veces es verdad
Like when I was a childComo cuando yo era niño
I tell you with loveTe lo digo con cariño
You know it well DadBien lo sabes Papá

May God not miss meQuiera Dios que no me faltes
In the morning dawnEn la aurora de mañana
To look at, your figurePara mirar, tú figura
Lying on the windowRecostada en la ventana
Your advice has helped meTus consejos me han servido
To climb a thousand mountainsPara escalar mil montañas
That's why old dearPor eso viejo querido
May God bless your gray hairQue Dios bendiga tus canas

I remember when I was a childYo recuerdo cuando niño
If you were going to punish meSi me ibas a castigar
I was hiding behind the doorMe escondía tras de la puerta
You were chasing me through the gardenMe perseguías por la huerta
And also for the solarY también por el solar

So many years have passedHan pasado tantos años
And I will never forgetY no olvidaré jamás
Your words your scoldingsTus palabras tus regaños
that they never hurt meQue nunca me hicieron daño
And they really guided meY me guiaron de verdad

May God not miss meQuiera Dios que no me faltes
In the morning dawnEn la aurora de mañana
To look at, your figurePara mirar, tú figura
Lying on the windowRecostada en la ventana
Your advice has helped meTus consejos me han servido
To climb a thousand mountainsPara escalar mil montañas
That's why old dearPor eso viejo querido
May God bless your gray hairQue Dios bendiga tus canas