Lyrics of Padre Don José - Gloria Lasso

Padre Don José (original)

Padre Don José, Padre Don José
Quand tu nous as mariés
Tu m’as dit que l' amour
Devait durer toujours
Tu m’as dit aussi qu’en priant le ciel
La joie remplit votre vie
Et qu’en étant fidèle
On garde son mari
Padre, Padre
J’ai cru tout ce que tu m’as dit
Padre, Padre
Pourquoi m’as-tu menti?
La fille aux yeux d’or qui me l’a volé
N’a pour Dieu que le péché
Et sans pudeur son corps
S’offre aux désirs cachés
Ah m' at-on dit
Dans ses lourds cheveux
Des perles et des rubis
Et donne à qui le veut
Tous ses baisers maudits
Padre, Padre
Puisqu’elle garde mon mari
Padre, Padre
Garde ton paradis!

(translation)

Padre Don Jose, Padre Don Jose
When you married us
You told me that love
was meant to last forever
You also told me that by praying to heaven
Joy fills your life
And that by being faithful
One keeps one's husband
Padre, Padre
I believed everything you told me
Padre, Padre
Why did you lie to me?
The girl with the golden eyes who stole it from me
Has only sin for God
And shamelessly her body
Offers itself to hidden desires
Ah they told me
In her heavy hair
pearls and rubies
And give it to whoever wants it
All his cursed kisses
Padre, Padre
Since she keeps my husband
Padre, Padre
Keep your paradise!