Deja Que El Agua Corra

Let the Water Flow

Deja Que El Agua Corra

Soa soa bai kiSoa soa bai ki
Choro choro to the bathroomChoro choro yon bano
(Cleansing chant Shipibo)(Canto de limpieza Shipibo)

Let the water flowDeja que el agua corra
Don't stop it anymoreNo la detengas más
Interwoven with stoneEntretejido de piedra
I hear your voice singOigo tu voz cantar

When the river soundsCuando el río suena
It will carry waterAgua llevará

First there was the seaPrimero estaba el mar
There was no sun, no moon, no peopleNo había sol, ni luna, ni gente
No animals, no plantsNi animales, ni plantas
The sea was everywhereEl mar estaba en todas partes
The sea was the motherEl mar era la madre
The mother was not people or anythingLa madre no era gente ni nada
She was the spiritElla era el espíritu
Of what was to comeDe lo que habría de venir
And she was thought and memoryY ella era pensamiento y memoria
(Myth of the Kogi people, Colombia)(Mito del pueblo Kogi, Colombia)