Querida Viejita

Dear Old Lady

Querida Viejita

Dear old ladyQuerida viejita
I want you to knowYo quiero que sepas
That by reading this letterQue al leer esta carta
It's the plain truthEs la pura verdad
It's been a long timeHace mucho tiempo
That I've been behind barsQue estoy entre rejas
And who knows whenY quien sabe cuando
I'll be set freeSaldré en libertad
Of all the friendsDe tantos amigos
I had that dayQue tuve aquel día
None have comeNinguno ha venido
To ease my painA calmar mi dolor
That's why I ask you, who are so kindPor eso le pido a usted que es tan buena
To give me comfort from your great loveQue me de consuelo de su gran amor
And here I am crying, remembering youY estoy aquí llorando su recuerdo
There's no solace for my painYa no hay consuelo para mi dolor
I won't have your hands in mine anymoreYa no tendré sus manos entre mis manos
I ask God to ease my painA Dios le pido que calme mi dolor
Sunday afternoonDomingo a la tarde
Visiting timeHora de visita
Instead of my motherEn vez de mi madre
My sister arrivedMi hermana llego
Dressed in mourningVestida de luto
And all pitifulY toda pobrecita
Crying, she told meLlorando me dijo
Mommy passed awayMamita murió
I brought you a photo, kiss it, kiss itTe traje una foto bésala bésala
Pretend, brotherHace de cuenta hermano
That she came to see youQue te vino a ver
And that poor prisoner fell to his kneesY aquel pobre preso cayo de rodillas
Begging the heavens to watch over herSuplicando al cielo cuídala señor
And here I am crying, remembering youY estoy aquí llorando su recuerdo
There's no solace for my painYa no hay consuelo para mi dolor
I won't have your hands in mine anymoreYa no tendré sus manos entre mis manos
I ask God to ease my painA Dios le pido que calme mi dolor