Lágrimas de Mãe [English translation]

Vekina

We need to live in harmony (?)

We need to live in love (?)

I start this conversation calling you my daughter

Because I see it as if you come from my belly

And because maternity has various forms

It's not always blood that makes us family

I hoped that the two of us would be great friends

Those that talk, that share secrets

But as far I can see we will be rivals as mother and daughter-in-law

That share the same house, but live like animals

I received you with an open heart and arms

I looked for a friend like rain in the desert

I wanted a daughter, a friend, companion

But I was treated like a snake, witch, sorceress

We are two women that love the same man

In different ways, but the sentiment is noble

And even though he is the man that chose you

I know u son since the day he was born

Understand, I am the mother of your husband

To me he it's like he is a little boy

And you, if you were a mother, tell me really deep down

Wouldn't you want what is good and best for your son?

Vekina

Now we're no longer good friends

But one day you'll feel what I feel firsthand

Becuase my tears fall, fall, fall

On down my face, oh yeah, yeah

You will understand on the day you become a mother-in-law

When your son brings you home a daughter-inlaw

When you feel this firsthand this contempt I feel today

When you understand the love of a mother for her son

You don't imagine the heartache when you argue

You humiliate him, shout, call him useless

And I being unable to interfere, bleed inside

I stay quiet in the pain of a mother, I'm cut open (?)

Do you know the pain of seeing your son completely disheveled?

Leaving for work badly dressed, malnourished

You don't cook, you live off takeaways

Junk food every day of the month?

When I give you tips, I give you food recipes

I try to be your friend, I try to give you advice

But you think I want to compete with you

As if you could win that war

As the elder I give you a testimony

So that you don't fail in your household because of your pride

I want to alert you to the traps of a relationship

Just like you, I also preserve this marriage

Vekina

Now we're no longer good friends

But one day you'll feel what I feel firsthand

Becuase my tears fall, fall, fall

On down my face, oh yeah, yeah

Vekina

It's not that I want to curse you

The truth hurts but you just have to accept it

The solution is to change, coexist without tears

The two of us together are strong (are strong)

We can be our support

Don't look at me as your eternal rival

It's not about me that you should be worried

When I call you out, when there's smoke in the air

It's as a mother and wife that I try to warn you

My heart will always be open, my daughter

Just as my son, you will be treated like family

But I leave the outcome of this fight in your hands

I just want you to remember that there is only one mother

• Artist:Dama do Bling