Ana Ariki

Ana Ariki

Ana Ariki

The legend goes that on a starless nightCuenta la leyenda que una noche sin estrellas
Ana Ariki from the island leftAna Ariki de la isla se marchó
and she told Tongaroki, wait, I’ll be backy le dijo a Tongaroki espera volveré
someday I’ll returnalgún día volveré

Tongaroki, like a madman, runs along the beachTongaroki, como un loco, corre por la playa
of Anakena, chasing the tracede Anakena tras la huella
that she left when she departedque ella le dejó al partir
Tongaroki knows she’ll never returnTongaroki sabe que ella nunca volverá
that she went to seek another worldque otro mundo fue a buscar

Ana Ariki will come back, Ana Ariki by the seaAna Ariki volverá, Ana Ariki por el mar
Make Make will bring her back to the islandMake Make la traerá a la isla llegará
Ana Ariki, come back,Ana Ariki hokiro mai,
Ana Ariki, deep in the waterAna Ariki aroto i te vai
Make Make, bring her back,Make Make e mauro mai,
from Rapa Nui, come back to mequi Rapa Nui tu uro mai

With his rough hands and volcanic stoneCon sus manos rudas y con materia del volcán
he built a figure for heruna figura de piedra le construyó
because all the timeporque todo el tiempo
stones can waitlas piedras pueden esperar
but not a heart...pero no un corazón...

And one winter afternoon, she was only seenY una tarde de invierno sólo se le vio
fading away among the waves,alejarse entre las olas,
like chasing the suncomo persiguiendo al sol
and on the island remains a silhouette without a word,y en la isla queda una silueta sin hablar,
a body of stone, eyes of salt...cuerpo de piedra ojos de sal...

Ana Ariki will come back, Ana Ariki by the seaAna Ariki volverá, Ana Ariki por el mar
Make Make will bring herMake Make la traerá
to the island, she’ll arrivea la islallegará
Ana Ariki, come back,Ana Ariki hokiro mai,
Ana Ariki, deep in the water,Ana Ariki aroto i te vai,
Make Make, bring her back,Make Make e mauro mai,
from Rapa Nui, come back to me.qui Rapa Nui tu uro mai.