Lyrics to
Padre

This version of Padre was released by Elvis Presley in 1973.

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The day that we wed
You blessed us and said
“May heaven bestow you grace”
There in that holy place
We shared our first embrace

Our cottage was small
But richer than all
The palaces of the king
All day the birds would sing
Our hearts were filled with spring

Padre, padre
What happened to our love so cruel?
Padre, oh padre
In my grief I turn to you

Then he came along
And sang her his song
And won her with honey lies
He of the fiery eyes
Now it’s not her that cries

So I will pray
The hours away
And weary my heart has grown
Wondering where love has flown
Counting my beads alone

Padre, oh padre
Please tell me how such things can be
Padre, oh padre
Pray for my love and me

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About Lyrics and Padre by Elvis Presley

The lyrics to Padre are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Elvis Presley in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to Padre are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Elvis Presley and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Padre back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Padre by Elvis Presley in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Padre" means the words set to the music of Padre, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Elvis Presley. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Padre and the lyrics to Padre are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Elvis Presley who came here looking just for the lyrics to Padre, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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