We sailed up a river wide as a sea

And slept on the banks

On the leaves of a banyan tree

And all of these spirit voices rule the night



Some stories are magical, meant to be sung

Song from the mouth of the river

When the world was young

And all of these spirit voices rule the night



By moon

We walk

To the brujo's door

Along a path of river stone

Women with their nursing children

Seated on the floor

We join the fevers

And the broken bones



The candlelight flickers

The falcon calls

A lime-green lizard scuttles down the cabin wall

And all of these spirit voices

Sing rainwater, sea water

River water, holy water

Wrap this child in mercy - heal her

Heaven's only daughter

All of these spirit voices rule the night

My hands were numb

My feet were lead

I drank a cup of herbal brew

Then the sweetness in the air

Combined with the lightness in my head

And I heard the jungle breathing in the bamboo



Saudac~oes			Greetings!

D'a lic'enca um momento		Excuse me, one moment

Te lembr'o			I remind you

Que amanh~a			That tomorrow

Ser'a tudo ou ser'a naoa	It will be all or it will

				be nothing

Depende, cora,c~ao		It depends, heart

Ser'a breve ou ser'a grande	It will be brief or it will

				be great

Depende da paix~ao		It depends on the passion

Ser'a sujo, ser'a sonho		It will be dirty, it will

				be a dream

Cuidado, cora,c~ao		Be careful, heart

Ser'a 'util, ser'a tarde	It will be useful, it will be

				late

Se esmera, cora,c~ao		Do your best, heart

E confia			And have trust

Na for,ca do amanh~a		In the power of tomorrow



Lord of the earthquake

My trembling bed

The spider resumes the rhythm

Of his golden thread

And all of these spirit voices rule the night