Lyrics and translation Dalmiro Cuellar - Pa Mi Tata

Pa Mi Tata

Ya viene encarando el alba
Con el cantar de los gallos
Anda silbando bajito mi tata viejo a caballo

Muchas veces en la vida
Se ladeaba la suerte
El dice cuando hay coraje
Pa' que temerle a la muerte

A pasado temporales
De sus brazos corneadas
Se acobijado en monte
Tapado con las hojaras
El es mi tata el amigo el árbol que me da sombra
Y yo astilla que canta de la tonada que sobra.

El esta en el entrevero
Cuando Su caballo corre
Lo van a ver en sombrero
Sencillo como su nombre

El es amigos de todos
Del rico también del pobre
Hombre de pocas palabras
Pero de corazón noble

A orillas de la laguna
Lo vi pensar su pasado
Debe extrañar el coleto
Tirar su lazo volcado
El es mi tata el amigo el árbol que me da sombra
Y yo la astilla que canta de la tonada que sobra

For My Dad

The dawn is breaking
With the rooster's crow
My old dad is riding his horse, whistling softly

Many times in life
Luck has turned against him
He says when there's courage
Why fear death?

He has weathered storms
Horns gored his arms
He has taken shelter in the mountains
Covered by the leaves
He is my father, my friend, the tree that gives me shade
And I'm a splinter that sings the tune that remains.

He's in the mix
When his horse runs
You'll see him in his hat
Simple as his name

He's friends with everyone
The rich and the poor
A man of few words
But with a noble heart

On the banks of the lagoon
I saw him thinking about his past
He must miss his saddle
Throwing his lasso, turned around
He is my father, my friend, the tree that gives me shade
And I'm the splinter that sings the tune that remains