Alexander, Mi Niño Amado lyrics

Hay amores que se esperan toda una vida,

There are loves that are waited for a lifetime,

aunque el tiempo no les permita quedarse.

even if time doesn't allow them to stay.

Y hay nombres que se quedan para siempre

And there are names that remain forever

en el corazón de una madre...

in a mother's heart...

Antes de conocerte, ya te amaba,

Before I met you, I already loved you,

antes de mirarte, ya te soñaba.

before I saw you, I already dreamed of you.

Contaba los días para tenerte,

I counted the days to have you,

imaginaba mis brazos rodeándote.

I imagined my arms around you.

Treinta y ocho semanas te cuidé,

Thirty-eight weeks I cared for you,

en cada latido te imaginé.

in every heartbeat I imagined you.

Fuiste mi ilusión, mi esperanza,

You were my illusion, my hope,

mi pequeño milagro, mi añoranza.

my little miracle, my longing.

Llegaste el veinte de junio,

You arrived on the twentieth of June,

cuando apenas comenzaba el día,

when the day was just beginning,

a las cuatro treinta y nueve de la mañana,

at four thirty-nine in the morning,

Alexander, mi alegría.

Alexander, my joy.

Tan pequeño, tan esperado,

So small, so awaited,

tan amado desde antes de nacer.

so loved since before birth.

No imaginaba que el destino

I didn't imagine that destiny

otra historia nos iba a escribir.

would write us another story.

Yo tenía tantos sueños contigo,

I had so many dreams with you,

tantas cosas que quería enseñarte,

so many things I wanted to teach you,

tantos besos guardados para darte,

so many kisses saved to give you,

tantos años para acompañarte.

so many years to accompany you.

Alexander, mi niño amado,

Alexander, my beloved child,

nunca fuiste un sueño olvidado.

you were never a forgotten dream.

Fuiste esperado, fuiste cuidado,

You were awaited, you were cared for,

con todo el amor que había en mis manos.

with all the love I had in my hands.

Y aunque mis brazos no pudieron abrazarte

And although my arms couldn't hold you

como tantas veces llegué a imaginar,

as many times as I imagined,

mi corazón entero fue tu hogar,

my whole heart was your home,

y ni la muerte te podrá borrar.

and not even death can erase you.

El veintiuno de junio, al caer la tarde,

On the twenty-first of June, as evening fell,

a las seis catorce, el mundo se detuvo.

at six fourteen, the world stopped.

Tu papá pudo sostenerte en sus brazos,

Your dad could hold you in his arms,

y yo guardé en mi alma todo lo que no pudo.

and I kept in my soul all that he couldn't.

No hubo tiempo para despedidas,

There was no time for goodbyes,

ni oportunidad de vivir nuestros días.

nor opportunity to live our days.

Pero nadie podrá cambiar nuestra historia,

But no one can change our story,

ni quitarte tu lugar en mi memoria.

nor take away your place in my memory.

Y me pregunto por qué tuvo que ser así,

And I wonder why it had to be this way,

por qué Dios escribió este final para ti.

why God wrote this ending for you.

Pero quiero creer que en algún lugar

But I want to believe that somewhere

hay una historia que podremos continuar.

there is a story that we can continue.

Alexander, mi niño amado,

Alexander, my beloved child,

nunca fuiste un sueño olvidado.

you were never a forgotten dream.

Fuiste esperado, fuiste cuidado,

You were awaited, you were cared for,

fuiste un pedacito de cielo en mis brazos soñados.

you were a little piece of heaven in my dreamed arms.

Y aunque no pude verte crecer,

And although I couldn't see you grow,

ni escuchar tu voz llamándome mamá,

nor hear your voice calling me mom,

hay un amor que no conoce el final,

there is a love that knows no end,

y ese amor por siempre te acompa

and that love will always accompany you.