A La Sombra de Mi Mamá

In the Shadow of My Mom

A La Sombra de Mi Mamá

Everyone has a motherTodos tienen una madre
None like mineNinguna como la mía
Burning like a little lightQue arde como lucecita
Keeping me companyHaciéndome compañía

They'd see her in the houseLa vieran dentro del rancho
Just a little bundle, that's herBultito nomás ya es ella
And her little eyes dimY sus ojitos se apagan
Like the glow of a starComo el fulgor de una estrella

But her shadow reaches mePero su sombra me alcanza
Like a divine blessingComo bendición divina
She's my guardian angelEs el ángel de la guarda
In my wandering lifeDe mi vida peregrina

I pray to God, askingYo le pido a Dios rezando
That my mom doesn't dieQue mi mamá no se muera
That she stays in the houseQue dure dentro del rancho
Like a little keepsake at leastComo estampita siquiera

Shadow of the planted treeSombra del árbol plantado
In the sunny yardEn el patio solariego
A faithful sprout that translatesRetoño fiel que traduce
The will of my pleasLa voluntad de mis ruegos

Relic of the old timesReliquia del tiempo viejo
Has become flesh in my momSe han hecho carne en mi mama
That's why my soul seeks shelterPor eso busca un abrigo
Under her branchesMi alma debajo sus ramas

Tree that has borne its fruitsÁrbol que ha dado sus frutos
I am a branch of your essenceYo soy rama de tu entraña
I wish I could be quebrachoQuebracho quisiera verme
To give shade to my momPa' hacerle sombra a mi mama

I pray to God, askingYo le pido a Dios rezando
That my mom doesn't dieQue mi mama no se muera
That she stays in the houseQue dure dentro del rancho
Like a little keepsake at leastComo estampita siquiera