Spirit Voices

[Verse] 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 Verse 2   Some stories are magical   meant to he   sung Songs from the mouth of the river When the world was young And all of these spirit voices    rule  the night [Chorus]   By moon We walk To the brujo’s door     Along a path of   river stones Women with their nursing children Seated on the floor     We join the fevers And the   broken bones [Verse 3]                  The candlelight flickers   the falcon calls    A lime-green lizard scuttles down the cabin wall    And all of these spirit voices    rule  the night   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 [Chorus]            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 [Interlude]            Sauda   Da licenca um momento Te lembro Que a--man -- ha Sera tudo ou sera naoa Depende co-ra  -  cao Sera breve ou sera grande Depende da pai -- xao Sera sujo sera sonho Cuidado co-ra  -  cao Sera util sera tarde Se esmera co-ra  -  cao E confia GC        D  G7                                Na  forca do amanha [Verse 4]                              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 Repeat and fade:   And all of these spirit voices    rule  the night