Mi Padre Lyrics in English Mocedades
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mi Padre by Mocedades from Spanish to English.
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Les voy a contar
I am going to tell you
Un poco de mi abuelo que en el cielo
A bit of my grandfather that in heaven
Esta
This
Padre de mi padre
Father of my father
Nunca tuve la oportunidad
I never had the chance
De alguna día tratarlo
Someday treat it
Pero yo no vine a contar algo que todos sabrán
But I did not come to tell something that everyone will know
Se que ya se ha ido
I know it's already gone
Pero ha dejado una marca atrás
But he's left a mark behind
Trabajo hasta llegar a su tumba
I work until I reach his grave
Mis respetos porque existen muchos
My respects because there are many
Que ni se ensucian las uñas
Don't even get your nails dirty
Me han contado historias
I have been told stories
Que mi abuelo trabajaba sin parar
That my grandfather worked non-stop
Siempre lo vieron chambeando
They always saw him chambeando
Ganando el pan cada día
Earning bread every day
Y lo que se distinguió de el
And what stood out from him
Fue que nunca se dio un placer
It was that he never gave himself a pleasure
Todo lo que ganaba lo usaba
Everything he earned he used
Para mantener a su familia
To support his family
Porque el si los amaba
Because he did love them
Y lo que se distinguió de el
And what stood out from him
Fue que nunca se dio un placer
It was that he never gave himself a pleasure
Todo lo que ganaba lo usaba
Everything he earned he used
Para mantener a su familia
To support his family
Solo quiso darles un hogar
He just wanted to give them a home
Siete niños y una esposa
seven children and a wife
Tuvo que cuidarlos
he had to take care of them
Con que ?
With what ?
Si el nunca le sobraba
If he never had too much
Ni tan solo un peso
Not even a peso
Ahora recuerdos de el
now memories of him
Nos hacen ver que al perder
They make us see that by losing
Una persona importante
an important person
hace que el corazón arde
makes the heart burn
Eso lo llevó consciente
That led him conscious
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