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   Song 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 - heal her   Heaven's only daughter   All of these spirit voices rule the night   My hands were numb   My feet were lead   I drank a cup of herbal brew   Then the sweetness in the air   Combined with the lightness in my head   And I heard the jungle breathing in the bamboo      Saudac~oes greetings!   D'a lic'enca um momento excuse me, one moment   Te lembr'o I remind you   Que amanh~a that tomorrow   Ser'a tudo ou ser'a naoa it will be all or it will   Be nothing   Depende, cora,c~ao it depends, heart   Ser'a breve ou ser'a grande it will be brief or it will   Be great   Depende da paix~ao it depends on the passion   Ser'a sujo, ser'a sonho it will be dirty, it will   Be a dream   Cuidado, cora,c~ao be careful, heart   Ser'a 'util, ser'a tarde it will be useful, it will be   Late   Se esmera, cora,c~ao do your best, heart   E confia and have trust   Na for,ca do amanh~a in the power of tomorrow      Lord of the earthquake   My trembling bed   The spider resumes the rhythm   Of his golden thread   And all of these spirit voices rule the night