Mima

Mima

Mima

My beautiful old lady, this is from the heart for youMi viejita linda, esto va de corazon pa ti
to all those who have been like you.. Unique...pa todas las q un sido como tu.. Unicas...

yes, listen to me, look..si, escuchame, mira..

Today I need to thank you for the way you raised meHoy necesito agradecerte por la forma que me criaste
for the values you planted in my chest like flowerspor los valores que como flores en mi pecho sembraste
for the rectitude with which you raised that little boypor la rectitid con que formaste aquel chiquito
who did his homework to watch cartoonsque hacia las tareas pa poder ver los muñequitos
I know you're not happy because Aldo is no longer little Alditose que no estas contenta porque ya Aldo no es Aldito
now he has tattoos and doesn't cut his hair shortahora tiene tatuajes y no se pela bajito
he didn't please you by walking on the right pathsno te complacio matripulandose en los caminitos
and he has the exact prototype of a delinquenty de delincuente tiene el exacto prototipo

Mima, today I dedicate this song to youMima, hoy yo te dedico esta concion con
with the aim that you understand my situationel objetivo de que conoscas mi situacion
I had no other choice but to lock myself in a lineyo no tube otra opcion que enserrarme en un renglon
and write to the beat of my hearty escribir al compas del latir del corazon
you don't know how much it hurts me that you don't understand meno sabes cuanto me duele que no me entiendas
that you tell me to get rid of all that shitque me digas del cuerpo quitate toda esa mierda
I know you love me but, without disrespecting youse que me amas pero, sin faltarte el respeto
I know sometimes you feel embarrassed to say 'there goes my grandson'se que a veces te da pena decir hay va mi nieto

Mima, you are the greatest thing life has given meMima tu eres lo mas grande que me ha dado la vida
and I don't think I can survive your departurey no creo poder sobrevivir a tu partida
but the day that we face such a hard farewellpero el dia que nos toque tan dura despedida
take with you the most beautiful, you can leave convincedse me va lo mas lindo pueder irte convensida
I don't forget the scoldings, the punishmentsa mi no se me olvida los regaños los castigos
sometimes I recount them when we're among friendsa veces los cuento cuando estamos entre amigos
who by the way, those friends who seem indecentque por cierto esos amigos que parecen indecentes
are much more human than a bunch of presidentsson mucho mas humanos que una pila eh presidentes

If you wanted me to learn to drive and never stop studyingSi tu querias que aprendiera a manejar que nunca dejara de estudiar
ok, today I drive a pencil that writes to helpok hoy condusco un lapiz que escribe para ayudar
and I study the human mind in order to progress, my old ladyy estudio la mente humana con el fin de progresar mi viejra
you don't know how much young people like me have to go throughno sabes cuanto tenemos que pasar los jovenes que tienen
who have a different way of thinking, let's see whyotra manera de pensar a ver porque para evadir
to avoid military service we have to sign, it's crazyel servicio militar tenemos que firmar de locos
if it's a right to have an opinionsi es un derecho opinar

I don't want to march or live like so many othersNo quiero marchar ni vivir como otros tantos
who live off the history of their name and positionsque viven de la historia del nombre y de los cargos
I want to be free, not accountable to anyone and drink alcoholyo quiero ser libre a nadie rendirle cuentas y tomar alcohol
until death knocks on my doorhasta que la muerte me toque a la puerta
as for the rest, don't worry, I know how to defend myselfpor lo demas no te preocupes yo se defenderme
this misunderstood human has decided to be strongereste humano incomprendido a decidito der mas fuerte
even if they call me by a name my mother didn't give meaunque me llamen por un hombre que no me puso mi madre
I live proudly of myself and the arms that embrace mevivo horgulloso de mi y de los brazos q me abren

I became a father very earlyMe hice padre muy temprano
I would say very punctual at the exact momentyo diria q muy puntual en el momento exacto
to stop and mature, I stay awake until 6 in the morning but my child has never lacked a mealde parar y madurar que yo me quedo despierto hasta las 6 de la mañana pero a mi chama nunca le ha faltado un plato jamas
I don't want fame, Mima, I want you to love meyo no quiero fama mima yo quiero que tu me quieras
because I'll be with you until the day I dieque yo voy a estar contigo hasta el dia en que me muera
God, if you truly exist up there, tell the one with the hooddios si verdaderamente te encuentras ahi, dile a la de la capucha
to see me first, I'm very happyque me vea primero a mi estoy muy feliz
to have met you and that my dreams in your armsde haberte conocido y que mis sueños en tus brazos
have been measuredhallan sido mesidos
it's a vivid memory when I lie down in bedhoy es un recuerdo vivo cuando me acuesto en la cama
that program on the radio almost every morningaquel programa en la radio casi todas mañanas

The backpack with the embroidered mushroomLa mochila con el honguito vordado
the snack, the shoes fastened, holding hands to cross the streetla merienda, los zapatos abrochados la mano al cruzar la calle
the shirt tucked in damn my old ladyla camisa por dentro cojones mi vieja
I remember all those things, sometimes I sleeptodas esas cosas las recuerdo, a veces duermo
believing you're telling me a story and that I still fear the darkcreyendo que me haces cuento y que el miedo a la oscuridad en mi mente aun conservo,
that I wet the bed and your image at the end of the hallwayque me orino en la cama y de tu imagen en la punta del pasillo
with the frog leg, the fish, swimming, karate, the beachcon la pata e rana, los peces la natacion el carate la playa
the time I told you I wanted to enter the screenla ves qye te dije que queria entrar por la pantalla
when we got the first color TVcuando tubimos el primer televisor a color
and how much I liked turning off the enginey lo tanto que me gustaba bajar a apagar el motor
maximum respect to you, the most attitude that raised memaximo respeto pa usted la mas adtitud que me crio
without having a high status, there's your portrait tattooed in my mindsin tener un alto estatus a hay esta tu retrato tatuado en mi mente
smiling at life even though life has hit you hardsonriendole a la vida aunque la vida te ha golpeado fuerte

All that's left for me to say is that it's a shame that in this bookSolo me resta por decir que es una lastima que a este libro
I have to turn back the pages, if not,hechar hacia atras las paginas si no,
without anything left inside me, I would besin que me quede nada por dentro ahora mismo estuviera
running for 25 and 8, looking for you, going crazypor 25 y 8 corriendo mas tu, buscandome enloquecida
and me telling you just a little longer, I'm almost therey yo diciendote un ratico mas ya casi voy pa arriba
playing 'four corners' or 'tag'jugando al cuatro esquina o al corrio
stealing your marbles to buy balls and ice creamrobandote las morocotas pa comprar bolas y duro frio
I'm not confused, I know well what I wantno estoy confundido yo se bien lo que deseo
and I want there to be a mail from heaven to earthy deseo que del cielo a la tierra exista un correo
so when we part without any explanationpa cuando nos separemos sin explicacion alguna
an angel will take my letters to you until they unite us.un angel te lleve mis carta hasta que la misma nos una.

This is for you, and for all those nannies,Esta va pa ti, y pa todas esas nanas,
grandma Mesi, Eva, Margo, also for Juana..abuela mesi, eva a margo tambien pa juana..
I love you all very much..las quiero mucho..