Nueva Tierra

New Earth

Nueva Tierra

Kuali tonalliKuali tonalli
ListenEscucha
From the belly of the hillDesde el ombligo del cerro
The voice beatsLate la voz

I am here, Earth of my heartNikan nika, Tlalli tlen noyōllo
Stepping strong, mud in my eyePisando fuerte, tlachinolli en el ojo
I am the drum, a deep soundNikan huehuetl, cenka wueyi sonido
Every beat, my ancestors with youCada golpe, mis abuelos contigo
Slow step, troops in the fogPaso lento, tropa en la neblina
Cemanahuatl sounds, the hill vibratesCemanahuatl suena, vibra la colina
I am root, I am a volcano that breathesSoy raíz, soy volcán que respira
I am the shout that sharpens on the stoneSoy el grito que en la piedra se afila

I say, check out what I gotMa xikita digo, mira lo que traigo
Old tongue with a bite, I won’t fallLengua vieja con colmillo, no me caigo
Among concrete, I keep talking to the cornEntre concreto sigo hablando con el maíz
Thank you, I stand firm, I’m still hereTlazohkamati, sigo firme, sigo aquí

New EarthTlali Yancuik
Boom, Boom, BoomBōm, Bōm, Bōm
What’s up, I speak to youKampa tonehua, Nimitstlatlauh
New EarthTlalli Yancuik
Boom, Boom, BoomBōm, Bōm, Bōm
From Anáhuac to the current neighborhoodDesde Anáhuac hasta el barrio actual

New EarthTlalli Yancuik
Boom, Boom, BoomBōm, Bōm, Bōm
The ancestral word risesSe levanta la palabra ancestral
New EarthTlalli Yancuik
Boom, Boom, BoomBōm, Bōm, Bōm
We are war, we are total peaceSomos guerra, somos paz total

I’m a commoner, but I’ve got a jaguar’s mindNi macehualli, pero mente de jaguar
In the shadows, my words will shineEntre sombras mi palabra va a brillar
In Spanish, I sharpen so you understandEn español tiro filo pa que entiendas
In Nahuatl, it sounds like fire among the stonesEn náhuatl suena fuego entre las piedras
I see you when you lieNimitzittaz, te veo cuando mientes
Your speech is cardboard in front of the old snakesTu discurso es cartón frente a los viejos serpientes
I walk with the rain on my skinYo camino con la lluvia en la piel
Every drop says: Watch out, watch what isCada gota dice: Cuida, cuida lo que es

On the ground beneath my feet, feel the weightTlaalticpak bajo mis pies, siente el peso
Every step, slow march, prayer and excessCada paso, lenta marcha, rezo y exceso
I speak light into the grayNikan nimitztlatla, tiro luz en lo gris
From the mountains to the city, I keep talking for the cornDe la sierra hasta la urbe, sigo hablando por el maíz

New EarthTlali Yancuik
Boom, Boom, BoomBōm, Bōm, Bōm
What’s up, I speak to youKampa tonehua, Nimitstlatlauh
New EarthTlalli Yancuik
Boom, Boom, BoomBōm, Bōm, Bōm
From Anáhuac to the current neighborhoodDesde Anáhuac hasta el barrio actual

New EarthTlalli Yancuik
Boom, Boom, BoomBōm, Bōm, Bōm
The ancestral word risesSe levanta la palabra ancestral
New EarthTlalli Yancuik
Boom, Boom, BoomBōm, Bōm, Bōm
We are war, we are total peaceSomos guerra, somos paz total

What’s up?¿Tlen ticah?
Who are you if you tear out your roots?¿Quién eres si arrancas tu raíz?
I say, I sayMa xikochi, ma xichoka
I say, I sayMa xikochi, ma xichoka
I say, I sayMa xikochi, ma xichoka

Sleep the fear, cry for what was, butDuerme el miedo, llora lo que fue, pero
I am here, your paper doesn’t erase meNikan nika, no me borra tu papel
I am the voice tattooed in the skin of the tezontleSoy la voz que se tatuó en el tezontle de la piel
When the city shakes, listen wellCuando tiemble la ciudad, escucha bien
That thunder is my language being reborn againEse trueno es mi idioma renaciendo otra vez

New EarthTlali Yancuik
Boom, Boom, BoomBōm, Bōm, Bōm
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-naNa-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na
New EarthTlali Yancuik
Boom, Boom, BoomBōm, Bōm, Bōm
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-naNa-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na

New EarthTlali Yancuik
Boom, Boom, BoomBōm, Bōm, Bōm
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-naNa-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na
New EarthTlali Yancuik
Boom, Boom, BoomBōm, Bōm, Bōm

New EarthTlali Yancuik