The morning arrived so quickly Yesterday is already behind me I run so fast and I'm losing the hurry To live everything you give me Plans, lists And a thousand promises It's the silence that makes me Ask deep in my soul How much more time do I have? Teach me to count the days So that my heart may gain wisdom And not be lost in vain Teach me to count the days That each hour is Your sign To love now and without measure To live the simple, the essential Teach me to count the days So that my heart may gain wisdom And not be lost in vain Teach me to count the days That each hour is Your sign To love now and without measure To live the simple, the essential I see the faces of my children The smiles of my parents Photographs on the wall People I no longer see Everything passes and everything changes And I ask myself How many minutes have I already wasted? On what passes and never returns? I speak of love another day And that day, when it arrives, always brings me peace Teach me to count the days So that my heart may attain wisdom And not be lost in vain Teach me to count the days That each hour is Your sign To love now and without measure To live the simple, the essential To live the simple, the essential If today I hear Your voice I want to respond now Not leave it for later Nor save it for another time If today I hear Your voice I want to surrender my path Because counting each day Is walking very close together If today I hear Your voice I want to respond now Not leave it for later Nor save it for another time If today I hear Your voice I want to surrender my path Because counting each day Is walking very close together Teach me to count the days So that my Heart, attain wisdom And don't get lost in vain Teach me to count the day That each hour is Your sign To love now and without measure To live the simple, the essential Teach me to count the day So that my heart may attain wisdom And not get lost in vain Teach me to count the day That each hour is Your sign To love now and without measure To live the simple, the essential