In honor of mothers everywhere…
If you’ve lost your mother, I send you the biggest hug,
If your mother is still with us, may you cherish every moment with her.
Soleá por Bulerías/Fandangos
Que nunca te llegue a ti a faltar
esa madrecita que tú tienes
porque el día que a ti te falte
una desgracia
tú no vas a tener a donde arrimarte
May you never lose
your dear mother
because the day that you do
what tragedy
you’ll have no place to go
You can listen to José Valencia sing this here at 1:25 while Pastora Galván dances.
You can listen to El Peluso sing it here about 1:30.
I assume this is a traditional verse, but I don’t know for sure. If you know, please let me know in the comments below.