Spirit Voices Lyrics by Paul Simon

Spirit Voices Lyrics

    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




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