El Abuelo

The Grandfather

El Abuelo

With a kiss the gentleman welcomes meCon un beso me recibe el señorón
And a handshake greetingY un saludo de apretón
Although his hands are tiredAunque tiene sus manos cansadas
Working became a habitTrabajar se le hizo vicio
Mason his good trade and very toughAlbañil su buen oficio y muy duras
I know his days were hardSé que fueron sus jornadas

Here goes dear grandfatherAhí te va querido abuelo
Your song now that you are presentTu canción ahorita que estás presente
I am the luckiestSoy el más afortunado
Your gaze reflects loveTu mirada amor refleja
You said 'listen up'Usted dijo pare oreja
And in life alwaysY en la vida siempre
Be carefulPóngase abusado

And so what if to pick cottonY que tiene si a la pisca de algodón
You took me, for me it was excitingMe llevabas para mí era una emoción

And I wish I had stayed a little kidY ojalá me hubiera quedado morrillo
To watch you hum a songPa’ mirarte tararear una canción
And see you laying bricksY verte pegando ladrillos
Being your grandson is the most perfect adventureSer tu nieto es la aventura más perfecta
Although sometimes you caughtAunque a veces me agarraras
My foot with your bicycleEl pie con tu bicicleta

And jump on top of your big bellyY saltar arriba de tu gran barriga
And hear many stories from youY escuchar de ti bastantes historietas
The old man who carried meEl viejón que me cargaba
In his armsEntre sus brazos
He has no competitionÉl no tiene competencia

Grandfather don't worry, pleaseAbuelo no te preocupes, por favor
My grandma is happyMi abuelita está contenta
Because she could be your wifePorque pudo ser tu esposa
Some very beautiful daughtersUnas hijas muy hermosas
Were her harvested fruitFue su fruto cosechado
And my uncle who my respectY mi tío que mi respeto
He has earnedSe ha ganado

With boots and hat I want to see youDe bota y sombrero yo te quiero ver
Showing off your grandchildrenPresumiéndole tus nietos
To everyone who comes near youAl todo el que se te arrima
People already imagineYa la gente se imagina
What I sing and what I sayLo que canto y lo que digo
Grandpa always stay with meAbuelito siempre quédate conmigo

And so what if to pick cottonY que tiene si a la pisca de algodón
You took me, for me it was excitingMe llevabas para mí era una emoción

And I wish I had stayed a little kidY ojalá me hubiera quedado morrillo
To watch you hum a songPa’ mirarte tararear una canción
And see you laying bricksY verte pegando ladrillos
Being your grandson is the most perfect adventureSer tu nieto es la aventura más perfecta
Although sometimes you caughtAunque a veces me agarraras
My foot with your bicycleEl pie con tu bicicleta

And jump on top of your big bellyY saltar arriba de tu gran barriga
And hear many stories from youY escuchar de ti bastantes historietas
The old man who carried meEl viejón que me cargaba
In his armsEntre sus brazos

He has no competitionÉl no tiene competencia