That love which motivates me
That helps me and protects me
That takes me by the arm
If he notices I have a misstep
That listens to my silence
When he wishes to speak
And trusts me so much
That he knows not how to doubt
That struggles each day
In this hard world
To give peace to my present
And make the future clear
That knows my body
As if it was his
And carries me with him
As a second skin.
That love is my man
Is my sincere lover
Is my very dear friend ( del alma means from the soul)
My best companion
That love is my man
And I am his woman
Two halves of a whole
As it must be.
He moves with my things
As if they were his
And does not let anything
Or anyone destroy them
And celebrates my triumphs
Without crying (lamenting) my failures
And he vanquishes my fears
If he wraps me in his arms.
That love which works
While I cultivate myself
And which says "ours"
Not "yours and mine"
And takes no notice that time
Takes its toll on my skin
And loves me with the strength of the first time.
That love is my man
Is my sincere lover
Is my very dear friend
My best companion
That love is my man
And I am his woman
Two halves of a whole
As it must be.
That love that accepts me
Without wanting to change me
And is always looking
To make me sing
That love that does not invade
My secret gardens
And gives me my place
With tenderness and respect.
That love is my man...(repeat
8 lines until).....
As it must be.