The song my father chose for our dance is about a breakup

My father chose a song for our dance without reading the translated lyrics.

The melody is beautiful. The lyrics describe someone leaving a relationship and refusing to return.

It is a song from his childhood, and he associates it with car rides and family parties rather than the story being sung. Several relatives speak the language and will understand every line.

My fiancé thinks the meaning makes it a strange wedding choice. My father says replacing it because of literal lyrics erases what the song means to us.

We can use an instrumental version. My father dislikes it because the singer's voice is part of the memory. We can also choose a shorter edit that avoids the clearest breakup verse.

I want the dance to honor our relationship without making guests wonder whether my father is sending a warning through music.

Would you keep the original, use an instrumental or choose another song? When personal memory and lyrical meaning conflict, which one determines whether a song belongs at a wedding?