Spirit Voices Lyrics - Paul Simon

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 

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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 

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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