We sailed up a river wide as a sea
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And slept on the banks
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On the leaves of a banyan tree
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And all of these spirit voices rule the night
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Some stories are magical, meant to be sung
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Song from the mouth of the river
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When the world was young
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And all of these spirit voices rule the night
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By moon
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We walk
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To the brujo's door
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Along a path of river stone
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Women with their nursing children
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Seated on the floor
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We join the fevers
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And the broken bones
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The candlelight flickers
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The falcon calls
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A lime-green lizard scuttles down the cabin wall
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And all of these spirit voices
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Sing rainwater, sea water
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River water, holy water
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Wrap this child in mercy - heal her
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Heaven's only daughter
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All of these spirit voices rule the night
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My hands were numb
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My feet were lead
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I drank a cup of herbal brew
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Then the sweetness in the air
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Combined with the lightness in my head
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And I heard the jungle breathing in the bamboo
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Saudac~oesGreetings!
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D'a lic'enca um momentoExcuse me, one moment
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Te lembr'oI remind you
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Que amanh~aThat tomorrow
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Ser'a tudo ou ser'a naoaIt will be all or it will
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be nothing
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Depende, cora,c~aoIt depends, heart
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Ser'a breve ou ser'a grandeIt will be brief or it will
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be great
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Depende da paix~aoIt depends on the passion
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Ser'a sujo, ser'a sonhoIt will be dirty, it will
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be a dream
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Cuidado, cora,c~aoBe careful, heart
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Ser'a 'util, ser'a tardeIt will be useful, it will be
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late
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Se esmera, cora,c~aoDo your best, heart
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E confiaAnd have trust
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Na for,ca do amanh~aIn the power of tomorrow
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Lord of the earthquake
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My trembling bed
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The spider resumes the rhythm
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Of his golden thread
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And all of these spirit voices rule the night
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Spirit voices
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| Simon and Garfunkel |
