Mi Padre Querido

My Dear Father

Mi Padre Querido

I accidentally overheard tonightEscuché sin querer esta noche
My parents were fightingA mis padres que estaban peleando
They were offending each other, saying many thingsSe ofendían, se decían muchas cosas
Insulting each otherEntre sí se estaban insultando

I ask my God to listen to meYo le pido a mi Dios que me escuche
That my father stops drinkingQue mi padre no sigua tomando
I know that to talk about these thingsYo sé que para hablar de estas cosas
They might still think I'm too youngPensaran todavía es muy pequeño

I just want my father to knowSolo quiero que sepa mi padre
That his children are sufferingQue sus hijos estamos sufriendo
And my mother is distressedY mi madre se encuentra angustiada
Because the wine is consuming himPorque el vino lo está consumiendo

I know my mother still loves himYo sé que mi madre aún lo quiere
Because I have noticedPorque yo me he podido dar cuenta
Several times I have seen her cryingVarias veces la he visto llorando
And asking God for strengthY pidiéndole a Dios fortaleza

And she asks Him to take care of my fatherY le pide que cuide a mi padre
Wherever he is, protect himDonde quiera que esté lo proteja
And there goes, buddy Chano GuzmánY ahí le va, compa Chano Guzmán
We send our greetings to him in heavenHasta el cielo le mandamos su saludo

I would like to reach heavenYo quisiera llegar hasta el cielo
And ask my God for adviceY pedirle a mi Dios un Consejo
To give me the right wordsQue me dé las palabras precisas
To speak nicely to my old manPara hablarle bonito a mi viejo

Because of the cursed wineQue por culpa del vino maldito
My family is falling apartMi familia se está destruyendo
It's very sad to see my fatherEs muy triste mirar a mi padre
Drunk and lost in the streetsPor las calles borracho perdido

Suddenly I find him lying downDe repente lo encuentro tirado
He falls asleep wherever he isDonde quiera se queda dormido
And even if he's the drunkest in the worldY aunque sea el más borracho del mundo
He's still my dear fatherSigue siendo mi padre querido

I know my mother still loves himYo sé que mi madre aún lo quiere
Because I have noticedPorque yo me he podido dar cuenta
Several times I have seen her cryingVarias veces la he visto llorando
And asking God for strengthY pidiéndole a Dios fortaleza
And she asks Him to take care of my fatherY le pide que cuide a mi padre
Wherever he is, protect himDonde quiera que esté lo proteja