Rubén Blades
Canto a la madre lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1992
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 2:51
Soy la huella de tu amor
I am the trace of your love
Mezcla de esperanza y pasión
A mix of hope and passion
Fuiste el dolor que alumbró
You were the pain that lit up
El nacer de mi razón
The birth of my reason
Donde yo vaya, tú estás
Wherever I go, you are there
Donde tú estés, yo estaré
Wherever you are, I will be
Y cuando mueras, también
And when you die, too
Un poco yo moriré
A part of me will die as well
Yo siempre rezo por ti
I always pray for you
Y nunca te olvidaré
And I'll never forget you
Aunque a su lado no esté
Even if I'm not by your side
Sigo el chiquillo de usted
I remain your little one
No se hace viejo un querer
A love doesn’t grow old
Cuando lo apoya el ayer
When it's supported by yesterday
Se hace sonrisa que no termina
It becomes a smile that never ends
Y celebra un amor toda la vida
And celebrates a love for a lifetime
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Key vocabulary
- estaré
- I will beB1
- también
- alsoA1
- sonrisa
- smileB2
- alumbró
- illuminated
- amor
- loveB1
- apoya
- supports
- aunque
- althoughB1
- ayer
- yesterdayA1
- celebra
- celebrates
- chiquillo
- kidB1
About this song
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna is an award-winning singer, composer, actor, and activist known for his foundational contributions to salsa music and Latin jazz.