Dreams
Mother, you have dreamed a thousand dreams,
Centered all around my life.
When will I grow up and replace
The simple rice and lentils on your plate
With a piece of meat, served by my own hand?
Mother, you have dreamed a thousand dreams:
When will I take the weight of this family?
Father's cough worsens with every passing day,
When will I find a job and take him
To the finest doctor for his care?
Mother, you have dreamed a thousand dreams,
Centered all around my life.
When will I take my little brother's
Education as a duty on my own shoulders?
Mother, you have dreamed a thousand dreams,
Centered all around my life.
When will I leave this broken hut
And build a house of bricks and stone?
Mother, you pay for my education
By working hard in other people's homes.
How many insults from the masters
Do you endure silently within your heart?
Mother, you have dreamed a thousand dreams,
Centered all around my life.
My teacher tells me,
Education is the only tool to fulfill dreams;
To be enlightened by this light of knowledge,
I strive with all my might.
Mother, you have dreamed a thousand dreams,
Centered all around my life.
Even if it costs me my life, Mother,
I will make your dreams come true;
I will give you a new mansion of your dreams.
Mother, you have dreamed a thousand dreams,
Centered all around my life.
To fulfill your dreams, Mother,
I would seek what is needed from this entire world.
(The End)