My Child

One day my child said sweetly, I love you more than you love me I turned to her in disbelief; she looked at me expectantly No, no, my little earth, my love's too vast to measure No, no, my universe, my love goes on forever When you were born, the world began, love filled me When you were born, the world began, fear found me My child, you took my happiness, to lock within your little frame It wanders under heedless stars, untethered, unsafe, and untamed But the day you came to me, when you took that first journey When they placed you on my breast, I felt that home had come to me Home's where the heart is, but home's wherever you are My heart just widens, to hold you even from afar Siempre te amaré. Nunca te dejaré And so I hope to never be, without the love you give to me But one day I will be the one, to leave you here without me But I hope to guide you first across that second border Into your own motherhood, where love's the highest order I'll guide you safely, until you feel you're on your land I'll take you to the place where love's the soil on which you stand Home's where the heart is, but home's wherever you are My heart just widens, to hold you even from afar Anaïs Tekerian: music, lyrics, arrangement, piano, voice Kamilo Kratc: arrangement, guitar, bass, recording Cirène Mourad: vocals Arénie Mourad: vocals Kevork Mourad: artwork