(Music by Chuck Jonkey; Lyrics by Alan Paul)
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[English translation of Aymara narration]
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In ancient times great fear arose
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Among the inhabitants of
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Tiahuanacu, the Spaniards were
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Coming into their lands. The Indians
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Retreated to their houses in great fear
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And closed themselves in total
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Isolation without food or water.
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They sat down in great sorrow with
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Knees bent and heads bowed (they
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Are called Chullpas) and died.
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They were buried in this position.
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Others froze to death in a standing
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Position like stone monoliths
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(monolitos). The Indians who live
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There today are very poor - no
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Clothes or food. They seek a better
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Life and move to the cities where they
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Learn to read, write and do any kind
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Of work. They earn money and don't
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Want to return to their homelands.
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Night calls through the air
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Reaching for its solitude
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Dusk lures like a lyre beckoning
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The quietude
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In state of constant commotion
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Full of rage and heartless devotion
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There's a need that burns within to
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Fly away, just fly away
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Soft winds kiss the land
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Silent and in gratitude
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Children hand in hand
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Comprehend the quietude
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Through a maze of fear
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And compulsion
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There's a race for the power
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And fortune
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Still a need within cries out to
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Fly away, just fly away
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People rush, people flee, they
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Move so fast that they cannot see
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Work all day, up all night, they
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Push and hide all the joy inside
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Like a wave that breathes in
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The ocean and the mountains
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Peak with emotion
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There's a need that calls within
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To find a way, just find a way
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Time to leave and fly away,
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To take a leave and castaway
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To leave the worries and the dismay,
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It's time to go,
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It's time to play it's...
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Time now to fly away,
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Take leave and castaway
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To fly...
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The moon it guides my way,
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Winds blow to show the way
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To fly...
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Dawn breaks, day descends
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With a calming attitude
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Shadows fall and bend
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Welcome in The Quietude
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The Quietude (Encuentro De Animales)
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The Manhattan Transfer |