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PAPA
Chiquititas Lyrics
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Me siento triste
Me duele todo
No puedo más
Soy muy chiquito
Te necesito
Papa querido, ¿dónde estás?
Yo soy tu hijo al que dejaste abandonado sin importar
Si fui querido donde estás
Me hubiera gustado ponerme a tu lado
Entrar en la cancha y patearte un gol
Me hubiera gustado subirme en tus hombros
Recorrer el mundo
Solito con vos
Llevaré tu nombre
Tu color de pelo
Quien sabe tus ojos
Tu forma de andar
Si te sientes solo
Como yo me siento
Pregunta quien llora
Y me encontrarás
Papá querido yo te hice grande
Te hice bueno, te hice el mejor
Quiero que sepas
Que aunque me duela
Te llevo siempre en mi corazón
Penitas
Hay algo en vos que se me aprece
La esperanza que crece y crece
El sentir que al terminar
Todo vuelve a comenzar
Y al rayito de luz está
Ponete alitas para volar
Y a las penitas no dejes entrar
Cantemos juntas esa canción
Ponete alita para soñar y a las penitas no dejes entrar
Cantemos juntas esa canción
Que se llene de ilusión
Tu corazón
Si solamente lo querés
Mirá todo lo que podés
Podés pensar
Podés amar
Podés crear, imaginar
Podés planear como serás
Y hasta elegir como vivir
Si vos querés
Podés soñar
Podés sentir y caminar
Podés buscar por donde irás
Y ver la luz que está al brillar
Si solamente lo querés
Mirá todo lo que podés
Podés reír
Podés cantar
Ponete alitas para volar
Y a las penitas no dejes entrar
Basta sentir que si podrás
Verás la luz que está al brillar
Y este milagro que soy yo: serás!!!
Y vos podés si vos querés
Y vos querés si vos podés
The song Papa, performed by the group Chiquititas, is a plea from a child to their absent father. The lyrics express the child's loneliness, sadness, and pain, begging their father to return and be present in their life. The child notes that they were abandoned by their father without any concern for their well-being. The child reminisces about what could have been and expresses their desire to have their father in their life, sharing moments like playing soccer or traveling the world together. The child also remembers the father's physical features and expresses their hope that they can be reunited with their father one day.
The song then shifts to a more hopeful tone, encouraging the child to find happiness despite their pain. The lyrics remind the child that they have the ability to dream, imagine, plan, and choose how they want to live their life. The song encourages the child to believe in themselves and to not let their sadness consume them. The song ends with a reminder that they are a miracle and can achieve anything they set their minds to.
Overall, the lyrics of Papa convey the pain and longing of a child left without a father, but also provide hope for a brighter future.
Line by Line Meaning
Me siento solo
I feel lonely
Me siento triste
I feel sad
Me duele todo
Everything hurts
No puedo más
I can't take it anymore
Soy muy chiquito
I am very small
Te necesito
I need you
Papa querido, ¿dónde estás?
Dear father, where are you?
Yo soy tu hijo al que dejaste abandonado sin importar
Si tuve miedo, si tuve frío
Si fui querido donde estás
I am your son whom you left abandoned, not caring if I was scared, cold, or loved. Where are you now?
Me hubiera gustado ponerme a tu lado
Entrar en la cancha y patearte un gol
Me hubiera gustado subirme en tus hombros
Recorrer el mundo
Solito con vos
I would have liked to stand by your side, score a goal with you on the field, get on your shoulders, travel the world, just you and me
Llevaré tu nombre
Tu color de pelo
Quien sabe tus ojos
Tu forma de andar
I will carry your name, your hair color, who knows your eyes, the way you walk
Si te sientes solo
Como yo me siento
Pregunta quien llora
Y me encontrarás
If you feel as lonely as I do, ask who cries, and you will find me
Papá querido yo te hice grande
Te hice bueno, te hice el mejor
Quiero que sepas
Que aunque me duela
Te llevo siempre en mi corazón
My dear father, I made you great, made you good, made you the best. Know that even though it hurts, I carry you in my heart always
Hay algo en vos que se me aprece
La esperanza que crece y crece
El sentir que al terminar
Todo vuelve a comenzar
Y al rayito de luz está
Ponete alitas para volar
Y a las penitas no dejes entrar
Cantemos juntas esa canción
Ponete alita para soñar y a las penitas no dejes entrar
Cantemos juntas esa canción
Que se llene de ilusión
Tu corazón
There's something about you that resembles me, the growing hope, the feeling that at the end, everything begins anew. And the little ray of light is there. Put on wings to fly, and don't let the sorrows in. Let's sing this song together, put on wings to dream and don't let the sorrows in. Let's sing this song together and fill your heart with hope.
Si solamente lo querés
Mirá todo lo que podés
Podés pensar
Podés amar
Podés crear, imaginar
Podés planear como serás
Y hasta elegir como vivir
Si vos querés
If you only want it, look at all you can do. You can think, you can love, you can create, imagine. You can plan your future and choose how to live, if you want to
Podés soñar
Podés sentir y caminar
Podés buscar por donde irás
Y ver la luz que está al brillar
Si solamente lo querés
Mirá todo lo que podés
Podés reír
Podés cantar
Ponete alitas para volar
Y a las penitas no dejes entrar
You can dream, you can feel, and walk. You can search for your path and see the light shining if you only want it. Look at all you can do, laugh, sing. Put on wings to fly and don't let the sorrows in
Basta sentir que si podrás
Verás la luz que está al brillar
Y este milagro que soy yo: serás!!!
Y vos podés si vos querés
Y vos querés si vos podés
Believe that you can, and you will see the shining light. This miracle that I am, you will be too if you believe in yourself. You can if you want to, and you want to if you can
Contributed by Owen W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.