Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Amor y Control by Ruben Blades from Spanish to English.
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Saliendo del hospital
Leaving the hospital
Después de ver a mi mamá
After seeing my mom
Luchando contra un cáncer
Fighting cancer
Que no se puede curar
That it cannot be cured
Vi pasar a una familia
I saw a family pass by
Al frente iba un señor de edad
At the head was an old gentleman
Una doña, dos muchachas
One lady, two girls
Y varias personas mas
And several more people
De la mano del señor
From the hand of the Lord
Un hombre joven caminaba
A young man was walking
Cabizbajo y luciendo arrepentido
Downcast and looking regretful
Que el era la causa de
That he was the cause of
Una situación familiar
A family situation
De la que nos enteramos al oír
What we learn about when we hear
Al señor gritar
To the lord shout
Aunque tu seas un ladrón
Even if you are a thief
Y aunque no tienes razón
And although you are not right
Yo tengo la obligación de socorrerte
I have an obligation to help you
Y por mas drogas que uses
And no matter how many drugs you use
Y por mas que nos abuses
And no matter how much you abuse us
La familia y yo tenemos que atenderte
The family and I have to take care of you
Solo quien tiene hijos entiende
Only those who have children understand
Que el deber de un padre no acaba jamas
That a father's duty never ends
Que el amor de padre y madre
That the love of father and mother
No se cansa de entregar
He never tires of delivering
Que deseamos para ustedes lo que nunca
That we wish for you what never
Hemos tenido, que a pesar de los problemas
We have had, that despite the problems
Familia es familia y cariño es cariño
Family is family and affection is affection
Los vi marcharse con su llanto
I saw them leave with their tears
Su laberinto enfrentando
His labyrinth facing
En la buena y en la mala juntos caminando
Through thick and thin together walking
Y pensé mucho en mi familia
And I thought a lot about my family.
Los quise tanto aquel momento
I loved them so much that moment
Que sentí que me ahogaba en sentimiento
That I felt like I was drowning in feeling
Aquel muchacho y mi pobre madre
That boy and my poor mother
Dos personas distintas,pero
Two different people, but
Dos tragedias iguales
Two identical tragedies
Cuanto control y cuanto amor
How much control and how much love
Tiene que haber en una casa
It has to be in a house
Mucho control y mucho amor
A lot of control and a lot of love
Para enfrentar a la desgracia
To face misfortune
Por mas problemas que existan
No matter how many problems there are
Dentro en tu casa, por mas que
Inside your home, even if you
Creas que tu amor es causa perdida
Believe that your love is a lost cause
Ten la seguridad de que ellos te quieren
Rest assured that they love you
Y que ese cariño dura toda la vida
And that this affection lasts a lifetime
Cuanto control y cuanto amor
How much control and how much love
Tiene que haber en una casa
It has to be in a house
Mucho control y mucho amor
A lot of control and a lot of love
Para enfrentar a la desgracia
To face misfortune
Mantén amor y control siempre ante
Always maintain love and control in the face of
La pena combinando la esperanza
Grief combining hope
Y el sentimiento dando la espalda
And the feeling turning its back
No se van los problemas
The problems are not going away
Ni la impaciencia resuelve los sufrimientos
Nor does impatience solve suffering.
Cuanto control y cuanto amor
How much control and how much love
Tiene que haber en una casa
It has to be in a house
Mucho control y mucho amor
A lot of control and a lot of love
Para enfrentar a la desgracia
To face misfortune
Amor y control
Love and control
Amor y control
Love and control
Amor y control
Love and control
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