Amor de madre [English translation]

I am alone here in my cell, sad and remembering,

serving a sentence because I've killed a man,

Always thinking of my mother who fought all her life for me

The advice she used to give me never entered my head

I only hope that now from heaven she's listening to me and she can forgive me

I was a man who had everything but I never had a father

there was something I wanted to tell him and I wasn't motivated, I had to be quiet.

The months went passing by in my cell, one day a man arrived

He had very white hair and blue eyes like mine

As he says he already has 24 years in this damn prison

And although he carries in his heart a great sorrow and a great pain,

It was a January afternoon and my companion came close to me

He said "do you want to talk?" and sat down at my side

He said tell me about your life, things you have inside yourself

I told him I had a good mother but I didn't know my father

And by going with bad company I lost my poor mother

That man told me that a long time ago he had a woman

Who he loved with his soul and who carried his son in her womb

He went out one afternoon to look for work because he had nothing to eat

But everywhere he went he never had any luck, he didn't know what to do

He met up with an old friend and he convinced him to go and rob

And in the middle of the robbery everything got complicated and he had to kill an innocent man

Since 24 years ago he has been paying for his mistake,

Always thinking of his beloved and his little son whom he did not know

I asked him what the name of his beloved was and he responded

He told me her complete name and a cold sweat ran through me

That woman was my mother and I was standing in front of my father!

Chorus

I am alone here in my cell, sad and remembering

Always thinking of my mother who fought for me all her life

I only hope that now from heaven she's listening to me and she can forgive me

There was something I wanted to tell her and I wasn't motivated, I had to be quiet

He had very white hair and blue eyes like me

And although he carries in his heart a great sorrow and great pain

He said "do you want to talk?" and sat down by my side

I told him I had a good mother but I didn't know my father

That man told me that a long time ago he had a woman

He went out one afternoon to look for work because he didn't have anything to eat

He met up with an old friend and he convinced him to go and rob

Since 24 years ago he is paying for his mistake

I asked him what his lover's name was and he responded

That woman was my mother and I was standing in front of my father.

Chorus

It is the story that happens to anyone

A life story that happened to me

I didn't have a father but I had a mother who fought all her life for me,

The one who has a mother---take care of her always, know how to value her

because the day that you don't have her you'll miss her but it will be too late

A life story that happened to me (as above)a

The one who has a mother...take care of her always, know how to value her...

• Artist:Aventura
• Album:We Broke the Rules (2002)