Ritual

Ritual

Ritual

I raise the obsidian to the wind, breaking the bonesAlzo la obsidiana al viento, quebrando los huesos
Bloodstained temple, fire and thunder!Templo ensangrentado, ¡fuego y trueno!
This is our offering, deaf and dark birdEsta es nuestra ofrenda, ave surda y oscura
Take this beating heart, fire and thunder!Toma este corazón latiente, ¡fuego y trueno!

Feed it, chac mool, take it to the cosmosAliméntalo, chac mool, llévalo al cosmos
Let your black Sun shine, and blind the fieldsQue alumbre tu Sol negro, y se cieguen los campos
Return us abundance, over misfortuneRegrésanos la abundancia, sobre la desgracia

This is the ritual, take it from the deadEste es el ritual, tómalo de los muertos
Enrich the warriors, fierce captives in battleEngrandece a los guerreros, apresados feroces en batalla
Who protected their peopleQue protegieron a su pueblo

This is the ritual, take it from the deadEste es el ritual, tómalo de los muertos

Otinemi cempohualli xiuhtinOtinemi cempohualli xiuhtin
Ipan xallixtlahuac, burn this heartIpan xallixtlahuac, quemen ce yolcatl
Burn this flesh, warriorsQuemen ce melahuac yaotecatl
Otimanahui moaltepeu, momasehuaOtimanahui moaltepeu, momasehua
Now is the time of war, now is the time of battleAxcan mali in yaotl niman axcan talmanaqui
Prepare yourself, arm yourselfTitlamanaliz mochi titeotiliz
Rise, be brave, great lord sunTiyez, tiyolo pampa huey tecuhtli tonatiuh

Chac mool, chac mool, chac mool take it to the cosmosChac mool, chac mool, chac mool llévalo al cosmos
Now you will ascend to the sky, through the road, to the place of clouds and starsAxcan tichanti ilhuicac nepa ohtli, mixtitlan cozamalotl, ihuan cicitlaltin
Chac mool, chac mool, chac mool take it to the cosmosChac mool, chac mool, chac mool llévalo al cosmos
Now you will ascend to the sky, through the road, to the place of clouds and starsAxcan tichanti ilhuicac nepa ohtli, mixtitlan cozamalotl, ihuan cicitlaltin

Feed it, chac mool, take it to the cosmosAliméntalo, chac mool, llévalo al cosmos
This is the ritual, take it from the deadEste es el ritual, tómalo de los muertos