El Camaro
Oscar Ovidio
Lyrics
Translation
No mas al pisarle el gas
No more stepping on the gas
rugia el motor areglado
The repaired engine roared
impecable su pintura
Impeccable its paint
de todo bien equipado
Fully equipped in every way
no mas hablar le faltaba
No more words were needed
aquel hermoso camaro
For that beautiful Camaro
a junior se lo compre
I bought it for my junior
para que anduviera bien montado
So he could ride in style
cuando se paseaba en el
When he cruised in it
era la envidia del barrio
He was the envy of the neighborhood
nunca pense que a mi hijo
I never thought that to my son
la muerte le havia comprado
Death had bought
solo tenia quince años
He was only fifteen years old
se le notaba en la cara
It showed on his face
cuando lo veia en su camaro
When I saw him in his Camaro
yo le miraba las alas
I looked at his wings
ni pollo no tenia plumas
He had no feathers, not even a chick
y yo queria que volara
And I wanted him to fly
un domingo en la mañana
One Sunday morning
todo parecia alegria
Everything seemed joyful
de pronto me comunican
Suddenly they told me
lo que jamas pensaria
What I never thought
en un accidente vial
In a car accident
junior estava sin vida
Junior was lifeless
tal vez yo tuve la culpa
Maybe I had the fault
por darle todo en la vida
For giving him everything in life
no queria que le faltara
I didn't want him to lack
lo que a su edad no tenia
What he didn't have at his age
si DIOS nos mando sin alas
If God sent us without wings
yo para que se las ponia
Why did I put them on him?
las cosas tienen su tiempo
Things have their time
y yo lo lleve temprano
And I took him early
por querer tanto alos hijos
By loving our children so much
algunos padres fallamos
Some parents fail
en lugar de darles todo
Instead of giving them everything
por que no los preparamos
Why don't we prepare them?
solo tenia quince años
He was only fifteen years old
se le notaba en la cara
It showed on his face
cuando lo veia en su camaro
When I saw him in his Camaro
yo le miraba las alas
I looked at his wings
ni pollo no tenia plumas
He had no feathers, not even a chick
y yo queria que volara
And I wanted him to fly