Manuela

Ea
That my child falls asleep
Ea la ea
With those green eyes
From the countryside
On the warm pillow
Of my chest

My child is better off with that woman than with his mother
Son, come with Manuela and I would hold you in my arms
And I would take him so he could see me when he came to my room
Asking to be put to sleep
Darling, I can't now, I'll hold you later, go to the living room and play
I have important things
Go and let Manuela hold you

And he doesn't call me mom, he has his mother for that
There's nothing more painful than, every time he calls me
He just says Manuela

My son has everything that his mother brings him
I moved his rattle, changed his diapers
Just like a son, I love him
A mother's love can't be bought with money
His silk sheets and a lace blanket
So he can sleep by my side
Son, come with your mother, give Manuela two kisses

And he doesn't call me mom, he has his mother for that
There's nothing more painful than, every time he calls me
He just says Manuela

He made a mistake and called me mom, instead of Manuela
I saw that the earth and the sky suddenly came together
Manuela later told me
How right people are that good things don't last long
Manuela, the child is grown now
Your job is done, my child comes and goes now
Thank you for loving him as if you were his mother

Manuela, don't cry anymore, come see him whenever you want
You're the cuckoo that lays the egg in another nest
I, the foolish one without reasons, thought he was mine and lived in illusions
Come see him whenever you want
For God's sake, I don't want to add fuel to the fire
I will always be his mother and you will be his Manuela

And he doesn't call me mom, he has his mother for that
There's nothing more painful than, every time he calls me
He just says Manuela