El reloj cucu [English translation]

The little cuckoo clock was ringing,

dad kissed my forehead;

he said "good night, little son1

and he turned the lights off.

Hey cuckoo dad is gone

so turn on the light

because I'm scared.

Hey cuckoo dad is gone,

so turn on the light

and stop the time.

This love song

is dedicated to my dad,

he ran off into thin air2

leaving us all alone.

This love song

is dedicated to my mom

who withstood it all;

it hurt her to the core.3

That's why mom

cried in silence,

cried all those nights

and held it in in the morning.

Hey cuckoo dad is gone

so turn on the light

because I'm scared.

Hey cuckoo dad is gone,

so turn on the light

and stop the time.

This love song

is dedicated to my siblings

who I grew up together with,

we miss those years.

This love cry

is for the heavens

whom I so frequently ask,

and it never, never answers.

Hey cuckoo dad is gone

so turn on the light

because I'm scared.

Hey cuckoo dad is gone,

so turn on the light

and stop the time.

Hey cuckoo dad is gone

so turn on the light

how I miss him,

Hey cuckoo dad is gone,

so turn on the light...

1. "hijito" is a diminuative of "hijo" lit. = "little son".2. lit. 'into the air/wind'.3. lit. 'to the bone'.