Todo por Ti
BXS Lyrics
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Y sólita la dejé
Sin darme cuenta siquiera
Si tenía que comer
Hasta que llegó una noche
En que muerta la soñé
Hecho un loco, fui a buscarla
Decían que mi pobre madre
Sin saber ya lo que hacer
Pedía de puerta en puerta
Que le dieran de comer
Y en el rincón de una iglesia
Muerta de frío tal vez
Sin exhalar una queja
Pasó toda su vejez
Con una de las vecinas
Me dejó escrito un papel
Que borrado por el llanto
Apenas pude leer
Hijo de mi alma decía
Sé bueno con tu mujer
Que te quito de mi pena
Que yo ya la perdoné
Y si Dios te diera un hijo
Háblale mucho de mí
Dile que no te abandone
Como tú me hiciste a mí
Si tiene los ojos negros
Y si se parece a ti
Dale un beso que tu madre
Le dejó antes de morir
The lyrics to BXS's song Todo por Ti are a hauntingly heartbreaking tale of a son's regret over leaving his mother alone and destitute. The song starts with the son wondering why he left his mother alone and abandoned her, not even taking into account if she had food to eat. The guilt becomes too much for him, and he dreams of his mother dying alone, prompting him to go search for her. Unfortunately, he is too late, and his mother has already passed away.
The song then moves on to describe how his mother had to resort to begging for food, going from door to door hoping for a meal. She spent her final days living in a cold corner of a church, enduring her suffering in silence. When she died, a neighbor left him a letter where his mother forgave him and asked him to be good to his wife. She also requested that if he ever had a son, he should tell him about her, and that he should not abandon him like he did to her. The song ends with a heart-wrenching moment where the mother's final wish is that her son gives his future child a kiss she left for him before she died.
The lyrics to this song are deeply moving and reflect a reality that many families face worldwide, where children leave their parents behind, leading to a lifetime of regret for those left behind. The song serves as a call to action for everyone to be more mindful of the people they hold dear and encourages empathy towards those who are suffering.
Line by Line Meaning
Por qué abandoné a mi madre?
Why did I leave my mother?
Y sólita la dejé
And left her all alone
Sin darme cuenta siquiera
Without even realizing
Si tenía que comer
If she had anything to eat
Hasta que llegó una noche
Until one night arrived
En que muerta la soñé
When I dreamt that she had died
Hecho un loco, fui a buscarla
Like a madman, I went to look for her
Pero ya no la encontré
But I couldn't find her
Decían que mi pobre madre
They said that my poor mother
Sin saber ya lo que hacer
Not knowing what to do anymore
Pedía de puerta en puerta
Went door to door asking
Que le dieran de comer
For food to eat
Y en el rincón de una iglesia
And in a corner of a church
Muerta de frío tal vez
Maybe dead or freezing
Sin exhalar una queja
Without uttering a word of complaint
Pasó toda su vejez
She spent all her old age
Con una de las vecinas
With one of the neighbors
Me dejó escrito un papel
She left me a paper with a message
Que borrado por el llanto
Which was blurred by tears
Apenas pude leer
I could barely read it
Hijo de mi alma decía
It said 'My dear son'
Sé bueno con tu mujer
Be good to your wife
Que te quito de mi pena
I forgive you for the pain you caused me
Que yo ya la perdoné
I have already forgiven her
Y si Dios te diera un hijo
And if God gave you a child
Háblale mucho de mí
Talk to him/her a lot about me
Dile que no te abandone
Tell him/her not to abandon you
Como tú me hiciste a mí
Like you did to me
Si tiene los ojos negros
If he/she has black eyes
Y si se parece a ti
And if he/she looks like you
Dale un beso que tu madre
Give him/her a kiss that your mother
Le dejó antes de morir
Left before she died
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: MARIA GREVER
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