Paroles et traduction Reynaldo Armas - Compadre José del Carmen

Compadre José del Carmen

Compadre José del Carmen
Le voy a pedí' un favor, no me le pegue al muchacho
Que a usted le pesa la mano
Y así se ensaña con él, sabiendo que no es pa' tanto

Compadre José del Carmen
Le voy a pedí' un favor, no me le pegue al muchacho
Que a usted le pesa la mano
Y así se ensaña con él sabiendo que no es pa' tanto

Cuando a nosotros nos criaron era distinto
Para los viejos era normal el maltrato
Nos daban duro porque así era que se hacía
Al rato nos consentían, apretados en los brazos

Un mundo nuevo se nos ha venido encima
Del tiempo viejo no están quedando ni rastros
No descarguemos nuestras furias y rencores
En nuestros tiernos primores, los hijos de los encantos

No me le pegue, mi compay, que él no es tan malo
No me le pegue, mi compay, que es casi un santo
Me acuerdo del día que lo bautizamos
Que el padre recomendaba, que el padrino se encargara de vigilarle los pasos

No, no me le pegue, mi compay, que él no es tan malo
No me le pegue, mi compay, que es casi un santo
Me acuerdo del día que lo bautizamos
Que el cura recomendaba, que el padrino se encargara de vigilarle los pasos

Compadre José del Carmen
Usted sabe igual que yo que cuesta formar un hijo
¿Por qué acabar con los pies
Lo que se hizo con las manos y con tanto sacrificio?

Compadre José del Carmen
Usted sabe igual que yo, que cuesta formar un hijo
¿Por qué acabar con los pies
Lo que se hizo con las manos y con tanto sacrificio?

Los animales sí que son inteligentes
Ellos castigan, pero de un modo distinto
Ay, quién pudiera ser como los animales
Para tener raciocinio y un sentimiento bonito

Después de todo, mi compay, disculpe usted
Si hay tantos padres que están haciendo lo mismo
Vaya con todo y que sirva de mensaje
Compadre José del Carmen y recuerde el compromiso

No me le pegue, mi compay, que él no es tan malo
No me le pegue, mi compay, que es casi un santo
Me acuerdo del día que lo bautizamos
Que el cura recomendaba
Que el padrino se encargara de vigilarle los pasos

No, no me le pegue, mi compay, que él no es tan malo
No me le pegue, mi compay, que es casi un santo
Me acuerdo del día que lo bautizamos
Que el padre recomendaba
Que el padrino se encargara de vigilarle los pasos

Compadre José del Carmen

Compadre José del Carmen,
I'm begging you, don't hit the boy
Your hand is heavy
And you punish him too harshly, knowing he doesn't deserve it.

Compadre José del Carmen,
I'm begging you, don't hit the boy.
Your hand is heavy
And you punish him too harshly, knowing he doesn't deserve it.

When we were raised, it was different.
Physical punishment was normal for the elderly.
They would beat us hard because that was the way it was done.
Later, they would comfort us, holding us close in their arms.

A new world has come upon us.
There are no traces left of the old days.
Let's not take out our anger and grudges
On our precious children, the sons of our love.

Don't hit him, my compay, he's not that bad.
Don't hit him, my compay, he's almost a saint.
I remember the day we baptized him,
When the priest recommended that the godfather should watch over his steps.

Don't hit him, my compay, he's not that bad.
Don't hit him, my compay, he's almost a saint.
I remember the day we baptized him,
When the priest recommended that the godfather should watch over his steps.

Compadre José del Carmen,
You know as well as I do that it takes a lot to raise a child.
Why destroy with your feet
What was built with hands and so much sacrifice?

Compadre José del Carmen,
You know as well as I do that it takes a lot to raise a child.
Why destroy with your feet
What was built with hands and so much sacrifice?

Animals are indeed intelligent.
They punish, but in a different way.
Oh, if only we could be like animals,
So that we could reason and have beautiful feelings.

After all, my compay, forgive me,
If there are so many parents who are doing the same thing.
Take this message with you,
Compadre José del Carmen, and remember your promise.

Don't hit him, my compay, he's not that bad.
Don't hit him, my compay, he's almost a saint.
I remember the day we baptized him,
When the priest recommended
That the godfather should watch over his steps.

Don't hit him, my compay, he's not that bad.
Don't hit him, my compay, he's almost a saint.
I remember the day we baptized him,
When the priest recommended
That the godfather should watch over his steps.