Eva Rivas Apricot Stone

Many, many years ago, When I was a little child, Mama told me you should know, Our world is cruel and wild, But to make your way through cold and heat Love is all that you need I believed her every word, More than anything I heard But I was too scared to lose my fun I began to cry a lot And she gave me apricots Kisses of the earth, fruits of the sun Apricot stone, Hidden in my hand Given back to me From the motherland Apricot stone, I will drop it down In the frozen ground Ill just let it make its round