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El padre de un soldado

Flaco Jiménez
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EL PADRE DE UN SOLDADOA SOLDIER'S FATHER
Soy un padre como hay muchos,
que no hayamos que pensar
pues tenemos nuestros hijos
allá peleando en Viet Nam,
Virgencita milagrosa
devuélvelos como se van.
I am like many fathers
that we don't know what to think
because we have our sons over there.
fighting in VietNam,
miraculous Virgin
return them as they left.
Diosito santo te pido
que tengas más compasión
de nuestros hijos queridos
que andan en otra nación.
Bien sabes que se llevaron
parte de mi corazón.
Holy God,
I ask you have greater compassion
of our dear sons
that are in another nation.
You know that they took with them
part of my heart.
Virgen divina,
Virgencita de San Juan,
protege a todo el soldado
que nos defiende en Viet Nam.
Divine Virgin Virgin of San Juan
protect all the soldiers
that defend us in Viet Nam.
Adios mis padres queridos,
nos dijo casi al partir,
dijo no se queden tristes
que muy pronto he de venir.
soy purito mexicano
y no le temo al morir
Goodbye, my dear parents he told us,
just as he left,
he said don't remain sad
for I wìll be back real soon.
I am a real Mexican
and I am not afraid to die.
Se despidió de su novia,
de sus hermanos también,
le dio un abrazo a su madre,
y a mi me dio otro también.
Se encomendó ante nosotros,
y ante Diosito también
He said goodbye to his fiancee,
and to his brothers too,
he gave a hug to his mother,
and he also gave one to me.
He asked for our blessing
and of that of the Lord.
Diosito santo, tu sabes
lo que una madre sufrió
para darle vida a su hijo
hasta su vida arriesgó
a cambio de la de mi hijo
me vida te ofrezco yo.
Dear Lord, you know
what a mother has suffered
to give her son his life
she even risked her own life,
in exchange for that of my son
I offer you my very own.
Virgen divina,
Virgencita de San Juan,
protege a todo el soldado
que nos defiende en Viet Nam.
Divine Virgin Virgin of San Juan
protect all the soldiers
that defend us in Viet Nam.


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