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Singer: Alfredo DE ANGELISSinger 2: Carlos DanteComposer: Ángel CabralAuthor: Manuel Barros

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Lyrics
Cuando ruegas a Dios por tus penas,
por qué te olvidas de las penas mías.
Yo recuerdo a mi madre que, sufriendo,
rogaba a Dios por mí, ¡ay! mientras sufría.

Fue distinto el amor de mi padre,
inolvidable, madrecita mía.
Sin embargo, ya ves, nunca me dijo,
como dijiste tú, ¡ay! que me quería.

Es inútil, se busca y no se puede,
encontrar el amor que la compare.
Ella da sin pedir y, cuando muere,
le va a rogar a Dios, ¡ay! que nos ampare.

Pero tú, al igual que muchas otros,
en su afán de subir no ve quien cae,
y por eso te pido nunca nombres,
ni compares tu amor al de mi madre.
English translation
When you pray to God for your sorrows,
why do you forget my sorrows?
I remember my mother who, suffering,
prayed to God for me, alas! while she suffered.

My father's love was different,
unforgettable, my little mother.
However, you see, he never told me,
as you said, oh! that he loved me.

It's useless, you look for it and you can't
to find the love that compares her.
She gives without asking, and when she dies
she will beg God, oh! to protect us.

But you, like many others,
in your eagerness to rise do not see who falls,
and for that reason I ask you never to name names,
nor compare your love to that of my mother.

The Cabeceo