For Mama (La Mamma / English Version 2)

She said, "My son, I beg of you

I have a wish that must come true

The last thing you can do for Mama

Please promise me that you will stay

And take my place while I'm away

And give the children love each day"

I had to cry, what could I say?

How hard I tried to find the words

I prayed she would not see me cry

So much to say that should be heard

But only time to say goodbye

For Mama, for Mama

They say in time you will forget

Yet still today my eyes are wet

I tell myself to smile for Mama

Now soon there'll be another spring

And I will start remembering

The way she loved to hear her sing

Her favorite song, Ave Maria

Ave Maria

The children have all grown up now

I kept my promise to Mama

I cannot guide them anymore

I've done my best all for Mama

The family's left, I felt so numb

I should have known this day will come

But still I try to smile for Mama

It hurts so much to see them go

They have their lives to live, I know

How I will watch their children grow

And hear again Ave Maria

Ave Maria

Then I will feel the deepest joy

I'll kiss them all, all for Mama

And I will feel so proud that I

Made a wish come true for Mama

Still this seems so small for all she did for me