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A special gift for Alejandro
First morning home from the hospital
La primera mañana
The First Morning
Classical-style
Strings and piano behind a clear, unhurried voice - closer to an art song than a pop song.
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OriginalTranslation
La primera mañana en casaThe first morning at homeLa luz entró por la cortinaThe light came through the curtainAlejandro dormías tantoAlejandro you slept so deeplyQue la casa no hacía ruidoThat the house made no noiseY todos aprendimos juntosAnd all of us learned togetherA caminar de puntillasTo walk on tiptoeTu cuarto olía a ropa nuevaYour room smelled of new clothesLa cuna era demasiado grandeThe cot was far too bigTu mano cabía en un dedoYour hand fit around one fingerY el mundo se quedó pequeñoAnd the world became smallNo hubo música ese díaThere was no music that daySólo la casa respirandoOnly the house breathingAlejandro llegaste a casaAlejandro you came homeY la casa cambió de formaAnd the house changed its shapeAlejandro llegaste a casaAlejandro you came homeY ya nunca volvió a ser otraAnd it never went back to how it wasUn día vas a ser más altoOne day you will be tallerQue la puerta que cruzamosThan the door we carried you throughVas a irte y a volverYou will leave and you will returnCon historias que no sabemosWith stories we do not knowPero esta primera mañanaBut this first morningSe queda aquí esperándoteStays right here waiting for youAlejandro llegaste a casaAlejandro you came homeY la casa cambió de formaAnd the house changed its shapeAlejandro llegaste a casaAlejandro you came homeY ya nunca volvió a ser otraAnd it never went back to how it was
Classical-style
Spanish
The story behind this song
The first morning home, wrapped tight in a hospital blanket while the whole house moves quietly around him.
Why this moment matters
That first morning home is the real beginning of the story, long before anyone remembers the details of the hospital itself.