Padre Querido

Padre Querido
Beloved Father

Padre querido te han olvidado
Beloved father you have been forgotten
En las canciones que se han escrito a una madre
In the songs that have been written, devoted to a mother
La madre es buena y tiene carino
The mother is good and she is affectionate
Pero si hay pena no aye que comprende como el padre
But if there is ever a worry, no one understands like the father.

(Coro) Hoy yo te canto con todo el alma
(Chorus) Today I sing for you with all my soul
Quiero que sepa el mundo entero
I want for the entire world to know
Que sin mi padre,
That without my father,
La vida no vale nada
My life would be worth nothing.

Siempre estas listo para escuchar me
You are always ready to listen to me
Y de tus labios vienen consejos que quitan la pena
And from your lips come words that take away my fears
Le rezas a dios para que me ayude
You pray to God asking that he helps me

Y andando en mal
And if ever I am doing wrong,
No me desprecias y no me condenas
You don’t disparage me and you don’t condemn me

(Coro)

Eres mi padre y eres mi amigo
You are my father and you are my friend
No hay en la vida como un amigo y como el padre
There isn’t anything in life like a friend or a father
Y en ti encuentro a los dos
And in you, I have encountered both.

Ya me despido
Now I will take my leave
‘Adios’ no te digo
And I will not say goodbye
Padre y amigo, padre querido
Father and friend, beloved father
Lo que yo pido es que siempre te bendiga dios
What I do pray for is that God always continues to bless you

Hoy yo te canto con todo el alma
Today I sing for you with all my soul
Quiero que sepa el mundo entero
I want for the entire world to know
Que sin mi padre,
That without my father,
La vida no vale nada
My life would be worth nothing.