Mi Héroe Lyrics in English Cepeda
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mi Héroe by Cepeda from Spanish to English.
Algo le pasa a mi héroe, algo le pasa
Something's happening to my hero, something's happening
Tan solo veo un vacío en su mirada
I only see an emptiness in his gaze
Algo le pasa a mi héroe, no dice nada
Something's happening to my hero, he says nothing
No repite las historias que me contaba
He doesn't repeat the stories he used to tell me
Algo le pasa a mi héroe, perdió sus fuerzas
Something's happening to my hero, he lost his strength
Ya no pronuncia mi nombre, no lo recuerda
He no longer pronounces my name, he doesn't remember it
Ni su cuerpo ni su mente son lo que era
Neither his body nor his mind are what they were
Pareciera andar flotando por las estrellas
He seems to be floating among the stars
Sin querer entró en un mundo
Unintentionally he entered a world
Donde no hay penas ni glorias
Where there are no sorrows nor glories
Cada paso que va dando
Every step he is taking
Va borrando una memoria
Is erasing a memory
Veo que el árbol de su vida
I see that the tree of his life
Poco a poco se deshoja
Little by little sheds its leaves
Y aquel roble que era fuerte
And that oak that was strong
Con los años se desploma
With the years collapses
Yo le hablo de nosotros
I talk to him about us
De las cosas que vivimos
About the things we lived
Que tengo su mismo nombre
That I have his same name
Y que llevo su apellido
And that I carry his surname
Que me ha dado dos hermanos
That he's given me two siblings
Que le vivo agradecido
That I live grateful to him
Porque ha sido el mejor padre
Because he's been the best father
Que pueda tener un hijo
That a son could have
Él me escucha pero no me habla
He listens to me but he doesn't speak to me
Algo le pasa a mi héroe, donde se iría
Something's happening to my hero, where would he go
Aquel que fuera mi ejemplo, que era mi guía
He who was my example, who was my guide
Se ha convertido en un niño, quién lo diría
He's turned into a child, who would've thought
Ahora nos toca cuidarlo como él lo hacia
Now it's our turn to take care of him as he used to
Sin querer entró en un mundo
Unintentionally he entered a world
Donde no hay penas ni glorias
Where there are no sorrows nor glories
Cada paso que va dando
Every step he is taking
Va borrando una memoria
Is erasing a memory
Veo que el árbol de su vida
I see that the tree of his life
Poco a poco se deshoja
Little by little sheds its leaves
Y aquel roble que era fuerte
And that oak that was strong
Con los años se desploma
With the years collapses
Y mi madre le dedica
And my mother dedicates to him
Cada hora de su día
Every hour of her day
Manteniendo la promesa
Keeping the promise
De amarlo toda la vida
Of loving him all her life
Y los nietos van creciendo
And the grandchildren are growing
Se hace grande la familia
The family grows big
Y si sus ojos hablaran
And if his eyes could speak
Seguramente diría
Surely he would say
Que nos conoce todavía
That he still knows us
Algo le pasa a mi héroe, algo le pasa
Something's happening to my hero, something's happening
(proyecto 'ellos olvidan, no lo hagas tú')
(project "they forget, don't you do it")
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deshoja — sheds its leaves
Deshoja comes from the verb deshojar, meaning "to shed leaves" or "to pluck leaves off". It's a vivid and somewhat poetic word, not commonly found in everyday conversation or every song.
In "Mi Héroe," the lyric "Veo que el árbol de su vida poco a poco se deshoja" (I see that the tree of his life slowly sheds its leaves) uses this word metaphorically. It beautifully illustrates the gradual decline and loss of memories and vitality in the hero, painting a poignant picture of aging and memory loss.
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