(Paul Simon, Portugues lyrics by Milton Nascimento)
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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~oes (Greetings!)
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D'a lic'enca um momento (Excuse me, one moment)
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Te lembr'o (I remind you)
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Que amanh~a (That tomorrow)
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Ser'a tudo ou ser'a naoa (It will be all or it will)
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(be nothing)
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Depende, cora,c~ao (It depends, heart)
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Ser'a breve ou ser'a grande (It will be brief or it will)
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(be great)
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Depende da paix~ao (It depends on the passion)
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Ser'a sujo, ser'a sonho (It will be dirty, it will)
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(be a dream)
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Cuidado, cora,c~ao (Be careful, heart)
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Ser'a 'util, ser'a tarde (It will be useful, it will be)
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(late)
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Se esmera, cora,c~ao (Do your best, heart)
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E confia (And have trust)
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Na for,ca do amanh~a (In 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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Paul Simon |