Sylvia and Salvador: Music

• MP3 short clip, hi-fi play (broadband)

My son was 9 when I dedicated this song to him.  Amparo Garrido immediately captured my idea, and blended it into this song, which took second place in the international song festival "OTI" in Las Vegas, Nevada.

6)  SI TUVIERA TU EDAD    (IF I WERE YOUR AGE)

IF I WERE YOUR AGE,
IF I WERE ONLY AS YOUNG AS YOU ARE,
I WOULD CLIMB ALL THE MOUNTAINS,
I WOULD SAIL ALL THE SEAS,
AND I WOULD NEVER BE AFRAID OF DEFEAT.

IF I WERE YOUR AGE,
IF I WERE ONLY AS YOUNG AS YOU ARE,
I WOULD AVOID ALL LIES,
AND I WOULD BUILD A BRIDGE TO FIND TRUTH.
        
IF I WERE YOUR AGE,
NOTHING IN THE WORLD, NO FEAR OR DOUBT,
WOULD KEEP ME FROM TRIUMPHING.
NO PAIN, NOR WEARINESS
COULD SHATTER MY RESOLVE TO REACH MY GOAL.

FROM THE SIMPLEST OF THINGS,
I WOULD CREATE A THOUSAND POEMS.
I WOULD LOVE WITHOUT MEASURE.
I WOULD TRUST IN FRIENDSHIP.
I WOULD DESTROY THE PREJUDICE
THAT CRUSHED MY WINGS SO THAT
I COULD NOT FLY.

IF I WERE YOUR AGE
IF I WERE ONLY AS YOUNG AS YOU ARE!