Al Pie de Un Crucifijo

At the Foot of a Crucifix

Al Pie de Un Crucifijo

It was a cloudy and very cold afternoonEra una tarde nublada y muy fria
when I was in the church prayingcuando en la iglesia me encontrava yo resando
and asking God to help mey pidiendole a dios que me ayudara
for so many things that were happening to mepor tantas cosas que me estavan pasando
when suddenly I heard a child cryingcuando de pronto oi llorar a un niño
I looked up to see where he wasalse la vista para ver en donde estava,
he was kneeling at the foot of a crucifixestava incado al pie de un crucifijo
asking God for his father to returnpidiendo a dios que su padre regresara,
I got up with a handkerchief in my handme levante con el pañuelo en la mano me
I knelt next to the crying childarrodille junto al niño que lloraba
but as I dried his little eyes I realizedpero al secarle sus ojitos me di cuenta
that he was my son and he hugged me tightly.que era mi hijo y muy fuerte me abrazaba.

With his eyes pink from cryingcon sus ojitos rosados por el llanto
he asked me what had happenedme pregunto que que avia pasado
where he was,que endonde estava,
he told me what he had sufferedme platico lo que el havia sufrido
when he was far from his father,cuando muy lejos de su padre se encontrava,
my dear son, I ask God to forgive me,hijo de mi alma pido a dios que me perdones,
you are too young to understand meestas muy niño paque puedas comprenderme
but before God I swear to you by my motherpero ante dios yo te lo juro por mi madre
that we will live very close together forever,que para siempre muy juntitos viviremos,
so the hours of that afternoon passed,asi pasaron las horas de esa tarde,
that afternoon that I will never forgetaquella tarde que jamas olvidare
when in the church at the foot of a crucifixcuando en la iglesia alpie de un crucifijo
I found my son crying.a mi hijo llorando lo encontre.