Amor y Control [English translation]

Love and control

Leaving the hospital

after seeing my mother

fighting against a cancer

that doesn´t have a cure,

I saw a family go by.

In front went an older man,

a lady, two girls

and various other people.

Next to the man,

a young man walked

his head down, and saying sorrowfully

that he was the cause of

a family dispute

that we became aware of when we heard

the man yell:

Even if you might be a thief,

and even if you´re wrong

I have the obligation to help you.

And despite the drugs you use

and the way you abuse us,

the family and I have to help you.

oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Only those with kids understand

that a parent´s responsibility never ends,

that fathers and mothers

never tire of giving their love,

that we want for you that which

we never had, that despite the problems

family is family, and affection is affection

oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

I saw them leave with their weeping,

confronting their labyrinth,

walking together in the good and the bad.

And I thought a lot about my family.

At that moment I loved them so much

that I was drowned in feeling.

That young man and my poor mother:

two distinct people, but

two similar tragedies. . .

How much control and how much love

should there be in the home?

A lot of control and a lot of love

to deal with the disgrace . . .

(for as many disputes that there may be

at home, for as much as

you believe that your love is a lost cause,

be assured that they love you

and that this affection lasts a lifetime)

How much control and how much love

should there be in the home?

A lot of control and a lot of love

to deal with the disgrace . . .

(keep love and control always against

the pain, combining the hope

and the feeling, turning your back

does not resolve problems, nor does impatience

relieve suffering)

How much control and how much love

should there be in the home?

A lot of control and a lot of love

to deal with the disgrace . . .

love and control . . .

love and control . . .

love and control . . .

love and control . . .

• Artist:Rubén Blades
• Album:Amor y Control