Oyé Papá

Listen, Dad

Oyé Papá

Listen, dad, she loves youOyé papá, ella te ama
And you abandon herY tu la abandonas
If she has offered youSi te ha brindado
All her heartTodo su corazón
That at nightQue por las noches
She cries for your goodbyeElla llora por tu adiós

You must knowDebes saber
That she is sickQue esta enferma
And I don't know what to doY yo no se que hacer
That your departureQue tu partida
Hurts her loveLastimas su querer
Today I ask youHoy yo te pido
To come back againQue regreses otra vez

Explain to me what she hasExplícame que tiene ella
That my mom doesn't haveQue no tenga mi mamá
She is an angel, authentic, idealElla es un ángel, autentica, ideal

Explain to me what she hasExplícame que tiene ella
That my mom doesn't haveQue no tenga mi mamá
She is an angel, authentic, idealElla es un ángel, autentica, ideal

Listen, dad, she loves youOyé papá, ella te ama
And you abandon herY tu la abandonas
If she has offered youSi te ha brindado
All her heartTodo su corazón
That at nightQue por las noches
She cries for your goodbyeElla llora por tu adiós

You must understandDebes entender
She is my motherElla es mi madre
And I want to defend herY la quiero defender
That your departureQue tu partida
Hurts her loveLastima su querer
Today I ask youHoy yo te pido
To come back againQue regreses otra vez

Explain to me what she hasExplícame que tiene ella
That my mom doesn't haveQue no tenga mi mamá
She is an angel, authentic, idealElla es un ángel, autentica, ideal

Explain to me what she hasExplícame que tiene ella
That my mom doesn't haveQue no tenga mi mamá
She is an angel, authentic, idealElla es un ángel, autentica, ideal

She is my motherElla es mi madre
My great motherMi madre genial
Who reminds youQue te recuerda
Every dayTodos los días

Still sickAun enferma
She says it with joyLo dice con alegria
The poemsLas poesias
And the books you used to readY los libros que tu leías

Dad, how much I would give for youPapá, cuanto daría que tu
To kiss her againLa volvieras a besar