A mi padre
Jose Luis Perales Lyrics


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Tiene el andar cansado y a sus espaldas
sesenta y tantos años de esperanza.
Tiene una casa,
verdugo de sus manos y sus espaldas.
Cuando amanece el día camina y canta
buscando de la tierra en las entrañas,
el pan caliente,
milagro que realiza cada mañana.

Es aprendiz de todo, maestro en nada
es poeta a su modo, le gusta el alba
y entre sus manos
y entre sus manos
florecen a escondidas algunas llagas.

Tiene cansado el cuerpo, cansada el alma
tiene un interrogante sobre su cara
tiene un camino
tiene un camino
le gusta ser amigo de sus amigos.

Quiso cambiar su vida, dejar la aldea
mas no pasó de ser una quimera,
una quimera,
que se quedo dormida entre la tierra.

Tiene cansado el cuerpo, cansada el alma
luce sobre su pecho camisa blanca
con su mirada




con su mirada
me dice que la vida no vale nada.

Overall Meaning

The song "A mi padre" by Jose Luis Perales is a tribute to the singer's father. The lyrics describe an older man who has lived a long life of hard work and perseverance. He is tired both in body and soul, but he still searches for the small pleasures of life, such as hot bread in the morning. The man is a jack of all trades but a master of none, and he finds solace in poetry and the beauty of the dawn. He also carries hidden scars and pains, evidence of the struggles he has faced throughout his life.


Despite his challenges, the man is a friend to those around him and values the relationships he has built. He dreams of leaving his small village in search of a better life, but the dream has remained unfulfilled. The man wears a white shirt, a symbol of his hard work and accomplishments, but in his eyes, there is a hint of sadness and disappointment. He tells the singer that life is worthless, a sentiment likely influenced by the hardships he has faced.


Line by Line Meaning

Tiene el andar cansado y a sus espaldas sesenta y tantos años de esperanza.
He has a tired gait and carries on his shoulders the burden of sixty odd years of hope.


Tiene una casa, verdugo de sus manos y sus espaldas.
He has a home, a killer of his hands and his back.


Cuando amanece el día camina y canta buscando de la tierra en las entrañas, el pan caliente, milagro que realiza cada mañana.
When the day breaks, he walks and sings searching the depths of the earth for warm bread, a miracle he performs every morning.


Es aprendiz de todo, maestro en nada es poeta a su modo, le gusta el alba y entre sus manos y entre sus manos florecen a escondidas algunas llagas.
He is an apprentice in everything, a master in nothing, he is a poet his way, he likes the sunrise and some hidden wounds bloom in his hands.


Tiene cansado el cuerpo, cansada el alma tiene un interrogante sobre su cara tiene un camino tiene un camino le gusta ser amigo de sus amigos.
His body is tired, his soul is tired, he has a question on his face, he has a path, he likes to be a friend to his friends.


Quiso cambiar su vida, dejar la aldea mas no pasó de ser una quimera, una quimera, que se quedo dormida entre la tierra.
He wanted to change his life, leave the village, but it only remained a chimera, a chimera that fell asleep on the ground.


Tiene cansado el cuerpo, cansada el alma luce sobre su pecho camisa blanca con su mirada con su mirada me dice que la vida no vale nada.
His body is tired, his soul is tired, he wears a white shirt on his chest, and with his gaze, he tells me that life is worth nothing.




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