Mama a Los 15

Mama at 15

Mama a Los 15

She hid in the pillarsSe ocultaba en los pilares
Of the old passagewaysDe los viejos pasadizos
To hide the childPara esconder el hijo
That was soon to comeQue pronto le iba llegar
It was difficult to hideFue dificil esconder
In a white apronEn un blaco delantal
The extra 3 monthsLos 3 mese demas

And she left schoolY salia del colegio
With a 7 in her notebookCon un 7 en la libreta
And in her belly a kiteY en el vientre una cometa
That soon would want to flyQue pronto querra volar
And she would walk awayY se iba a caminar
And she would wonderY se iba a preguntar
Through the endless streetsPor las calles sin final

And she went to see a priestY se fue a donde un cura
Who told her it was a sinQue le dijo era pecado
And very soon a lawyerY muy pronto un abogado
Spoke to her about the legalLe hablo de lo legal
And it was the science teacherY fue el profesor de ciencias
Who spoke to her about the recklessnessQuien le hablo de la inconciencia
Of the current youthDe la juventud acutual
Oh, the current youthAaay de la juventud actual
And those who judgeY los que juzgan
Have not feltNo han sentido
The love, the painEl amor, el dolor
And in the belly some beatsY en el vientre unos latidos
And they get tangled in prejudicesY se enrredan en prejuicios
And love remainedY el amor se quedo
In just a few beatsEn unos cuantos latidos

And there were plenty of adviceY sobraron los consejos
Talking about pillsQue le hablaban de pastillas
And an old ladyY una vieja mujercilla
Who does the job wellQue el trabajo lo hace bien
There was no lack of the good friendNo falto la buena amiga
That friend in quotesEsa amiga entre comillas
Who gave her an addressQue le dio una dirección

And she left from schoolY salio desde el colegio
On a cold morningEn una fria mañana
While the old bellCuando la vieja campana
Still rang its chimeAun norava su talán
While the science teacherMientras el profe de ciencias
Talked about the recklessnessHablaba de la inconciencia
Of the current youthDe la juventud actual.

When August was 21Cuando agosto era 21
They found her lying face upLa encontraron boca arriba
With life already lostCon la vida ya perdida
And her white apronY su blanco delantal
And in her school bagY en el bolso de colegio
A heart drawnDibujado un corazón
That said you and meQue decia tú y yo
Oh, that said you and meAaay que decia tú y yo
And those who judgeY los que juzgan
Have not feltNo han sentido
The love, the painEl amor, el dolor
And in the belly some beatsY en el vientre unos latidos
And they get tangled in prejudicesY se enrredan en prejuicios
And love remainedY el amor se quedo
In just a few beatsEn unos cuantos latidos

No one caresA nadie le importa
About what's happeningLo que esta pasando
She goes sad and emptyElla va triste y vacida
In the streets, in the ones of hypocrisyEn las calles, en las de hipocrecia
No one caresA nadie le importa
About what's happeningLo que esta pasando
They are women's problems in a girlSon problemas de mujer en una niña
Who is just starting lifeQue va empezando la vida
No one caresA nadie le importa
About what's happeningLo que esta pasando
The church failed herQue le falló la iglesia
The state failed herLe falló el estado
And everyone looks the other wayY todos hechan la vista pal' lado
No one caresA nadie le importa
About what's happeningLo que esta pasando
It's the poor who suffer stormsSon los pobres los que sufren vendavales
United in the slumsUnidos los arrabales
Let's go! Forward and with faith!Vamos! Pa' delante y con fé!