Vekina
We need to live in harmony (?)
We need to live in love (?)
I start this conversation calling you my daughter
Because I see it as if you come from my belly
And because maternity has various forms
It's not always blood that makes us family
I hoped that the two of us would be great friends
Those that talk, that share secrets
But as far I can see we will be rivals as mother and daughter-in-law
That share the same house, but live like animals
I received you with an open heart and arms
I looked for a friend like rain in the desert
I wanted a daughter, a friend, companion
But I was treated like a snake, witch, sorceress
We are two women that love the same man
In different ways, but the sentiment is noble
And even though he is the man that chose you
I know u son since the day he was born
Understand, I am the mother of your husband
To me he it's like he is a little boy
And you, if you were a mother, tell me really deep down
Wouldn't you want what is good and best for your son?
Vekina
Now we're no longer good friends
But one day you'll feel what I feel firsthand
Becuase my tears fall, fall, fall
On down my face, oh yeah, yeah
You will understand on the day you become a mother-in-law
When your son brings you home a daughter-inlaw
When you feel this firsthand this contempt I feel today
When you understand the love of a mother for her son
You don't imagine the heartache when you argue
You humiliate him, shout, call him useless
And I being unable to interfere, bleed inside
I stay quiet in the pain of a mother, I'm cut open (?)
Do you know the pain of seeing your son completely disheveled?
Leaving for work badly dressed, malnourished
You don't cook, you live off takeaways
Junk food every day of the month?
When I give you tips, I give you food recipes
I try to be your friend, I try to give you advice
But you think I want to compete with you
As if you could win that war
As the elder I give you a testimony
So that you don't fail in your household because of your pride
I want to alert you to the traps of a relationship
Just like you, I also preserve this marriage
Vekina
Now we're no longer good friends
But one day you'll feel what I feel firsthand
Becuase my tears fall, fall, fall
On down my face, oh yeah, yeah
Vekina
It's not that I want to curse you
The truth hurts but you just have to accept it
The solution is to change, coexist without tears
The two of us together are strong (are strong)
We can be our support
Don't look at me as your eternal rival
It's not about me that you should be worried
When I call you out, when there's smoke in the air
It's as a mother and wife that I try to warn you
My heart will always be open, my daughter
Just as my son, you will be treated like family
But I leave the outcome of this fight in your hands
I just want you to remember that there is only one mother