Padre Querido

You have been a loving and understanding father
Because you are good and the best of friends
You have been a man who never gives up
Humble like few and very grateful

You have been great with a childlike heart
For being yourself, your life makes sense
You have been poor and yet you have shared
Your whole soul and thus you have enriched yourself

Beloved father, how I admire you
For being more transparent than crystal
Beloved father, from you I have learned
To cultivate a bond of friendship

Beloved father, I count on you
If I ever need to talk
Beloved father, I have understood you
And you have much more to teach

You have been great with a childlike heart
For being yourself, your life makes sense
You have been poor and yet you have shared
Your whole soul and thus you have enriched yourself

Beloved father, how I admire you
For being more transparent than crystal
Beloved father, from you I have learned
To cultivate a bond of friendship

Beloved father, I count on you
If I ever need to talk
Beloved father, I have understood you
And you have much more to teach