Sun comes up --- Sunday morn Sun comes up --- Sunday morn El sol sube la alborada del domingo--- On the little church where I been since I was born On the little church where I been since I was born En la pequeña iglesia donde yo sido ya que nací And there he stood --- a hearty smile And there he stood --- a hearty smile Y allí él puso---una sonrisa cordial You could hear his voice ringing out for a country mile You could hear his voice ringing out for a country mile Usted podría escuchar hasta el final su voz que suena una milla de país And he could place your mind at ease And he could place your mind at ease Y él podría colocar su mente a gusto With his tenderness and a heart With his tenderness and a heart Con su ternura y un corazón That aimed to please That aimed to please Esto pretendió complacer A pauper's hands --- a farmer's clothes A pauper's hands --- a farmer's clothes Las manos de un indigente---la ropa de un agricultor Just a preacher man we called Kentucky Rose Just a preacher man we called Kentucky Rose Sólo un hombre de predicador que llamamos Kentucky Se levantó He worked the soul like he worked the land He worked the soul like he worked the land Él trabajó el alma como él trabajó la tierra He spoke in ways that anyone could understand He spoke in ways that anyone could understand Él habló de modos que alguien podría entender Simple words of simple faith Simple words of simple faith Palabras simples de fe simple And when it came to love And when it came to love Y cuando esto vino para amar He would go out of his way He would go out of his way Él saldría de su camino A helping hand A helping hand Una mano de ayuda A soothing chat A soothing chat Una charla calmante And he practiced what he preached --- imagine that And he practiced what he preached --- imagine that Y él practicó lo que él predicó---imaginan esto And as far as kindness goes And as far as kindness goes Y por lo que la bondad va There was none compared to old Kentucky Rose There was none compared to old Kentucky Rose Había ninguno comparado con viejo Kentucky Se elevó Evening stroll 'cross Shyler's bridge Evening stroll 'cross Shyler's bridge Paseo de la tarde 'el puente de Shyler enfadado That's when he saw the boy That's when he saw the boy Esto es cuando él vio al muchacho Trapped below that rocky ridge Trapped below that rocky ridge Atrapado debajo de aquel canto rocoso He knew the danger he would face He knew the danger he would face Él sabía el peligro del cual él afrontaría But it's as if he saved the child But it's as if he saved the child Pero es como si él salvó al niño Only to take his place Only to take his place Sólo tomar su lugar For on that ridge of stone and ice For on that ridge of stone and ice Ya que en aquel canto de piedra e hielo Kentucky met his maker in a sacrifice Kentucky met his maker in a sacrifice Kentucky encontró a su fabricante en un sacrificio Why he's gone Why he's gone Por qué él ha ido God only knows God only knows Dios sólo sabe Maybe for the company of his Kentucky Rose Maybe for the company of his Kentucky Rose Tal vez para la compañía de su Kentucky Se elevó So peaceful in his Sunday best So peaceful in his Sunday best Tan pacífico en su domingo mejor He was buried on a hill and laid to rest He was buried on a hill and laid to rest Él fue sepultado en una colina y estaba para descansar When people heard they came in droves When people heard they came in droves Cuando la gente oyó que ellos vinieron en tropel To say their last good-byes to sweet Kentucky Rose To say their last good-byes to sweet Kentucky Rose Decir sus últimos adioses a Kentucky dulce Se elevó Now, on that hill Now, on that hill Ahora, en aquella colina One flower grows One flower grows Una flor crece They say it is the spirit of Kentucky Rose... They say it is the spirit of Kentucky Rose... Ellos dicen que es el espíritu de Kentucky Se elevó... They say it is the spirit of Kentucky Rose... They say it is the spirit of Kentucky Rose... Ellos dicen que es el espíritu de Kentucky Se elevó... I believe it is the spirit of Kentucky Rose I believe it is the spirit of Kentucky Rose Creo que es el espíritu de Kentucky Se elevó