Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ni Por Mil Puñados De Oro by Cornelio Reyna from Spanish to English.
Se me destrosa el corazón en mil pedazos
My heart breaks into a thousand pieces
Me siento solo como la pluma en el aire
I feel lonely like a feather in the air
De que me sirve ya la vida en este Mundo
What good is life in this world to me
Si ya no tengo las caricias de mi madre
If I no longer have my mother's caresses
Cuando yo andaba disfrutando de placeres
When I was enjoying pleasures
Jamas pensaba que una madre es lo primero
I never thought a mother comes first
Hoy que diosito me quito a mi pobre madre
Now that God took my poor mother from me
Se que una madre no se compra con Dinero
I know a mother cannot be bought with money
Yo no cambiara ni por mil puñados de oro
I wouldn't trade for a thousand handfuls of gold
Las bendiciones y el cariño de mi madre
The blessings and love of my mother
De sangre viva son las lagrimas que lloro pero es inutil porque ya le lloro tarde
The tears I cry are of living blood but it's useless because I cry too late
No hay un tesoro mas valioso en este Mundo
There's no treasure more valuable in this world
Como es la madre que nos dio el ser y la vida
Than the mother who gave us life
Que su cariño no se aprecia hasta que muere
Her love is not appreciated until she dies
Le lloras siempre cuando ya se ve perdida
You always cry for her when she's already lost
Yo no cambiara ni por mil puñados de oro
I wouldn't trade for a thousand handfuls of gold
Las bendiciones y el cariño de mi madre
The blessings and love of my mother
De sangre viva son las lagrimas que lloro pero es inutil porque ya le lloro tarde
The tears I cry are of living blood but it's useless because I cry too late
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