Spirit Voices

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 Songs 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 â?? heal her Heaven's only daughter All of these spirit voices rule the night My hands are numb My feet were lead I drank a cup of herbal brew The sweetness in the air Combined with the lightness in my head And I heard the jungle breathing in the bamboo Saudocoes -- Greetings! Da licenca um momento -- Excuse me, one moment Te lembro -- I remind you Que amanha -- That tomorrow Sera tudo ou sera naoa -- It will be all or it will be nothing Depende coracao -- It depends, heart Sera breve ou sera grande -- It will be brief or it will be great Depende da paixao -- It depends on the passion Sera sujo, sera sonho -- It will be dirty, it will be a dream Cuidado, coracao -- Be careful, heart Sera util, sera tarde -- It will be useful, it will be late Se esmera, coracao -- Do your best, heart E confia -- And have trust Na forca do amanha -- In the power of tomorrow Lord of the earthquake My trembling bed The spider resumes the rhythm Of his golden tread And all of these spirit voices rule the night --- Spirit Voices - Paul Simon