Suffering she bears, yet tender remains   Soul of woman, with wisdom and grace   Willow tree that weeps, sad but not unloved   Cruelest winds of age,   working their worst where she stands   So much baggage, so much guilt   and the past seems so distant   I forgot how selfless you brought me life   And into your world   And of all the things I could sing of,   cannot express what's inside of me   The heart of your son is not so cold   It's never forgotten your love      Hold on mother earth   Now it's my turn to tend to your needs   Now I comprehend   All the things I hold dear, you gave to me   Hold on mother earth   To see your beautiful face smiling at me   Hold on mother earth   I want to give back your love,   but I don't know how   Hold on mother earth      Patiently she waits, just watching the sea   A message in a bottle sailing on the tide   Her weather-beaten face,   hides her waning faith   Everything to lose, everything to gain   Take my hand and feel my love   I will heal your wounds   and make dry your tears   And of all the things I could sing of,   cannot express what's inside of me...   The heart of your son is not so cold,   it has not forgotten your love      Hold on mother earth   Now it's my turn to tend to your needs   Now I comprehend   All the things I hold dear, you gave to me   Hold on mother earth   To see your beautiful face smiling at me   Hold on mother earth   I want to give back your love,   but I don't know how   Hold on mother earth      Hold on mother earth   Now it's my turn to tend to your needs   Now I comprehend   All the things I hold dear, you gave to me   Hold on mother earth   To see your beautiful face smiling at me   Hold on mother earth   I want to give back your love,   Please tell me how   Hold on mother earth      [ in Arabic, sung by Jbara: ]   Mother Earth, I give you my soul, my love, my respect, my whole life.   You are life, you are our mother, you are respect.      [ in Portuguese, sung by Andre Matos: ]   Mother Earth that sings and sings, life brings and gives, Mother Earth   that sings and sings, immortal life and time.