El Canto de Las Lapas

I must be
A stranger in my own land and I must believe in him
And pray to another sky that I don’t understand
These are my commandments
Not to question God’s plan

Yes, Yahweh
Is your plan really usury?
And if it is
Your word is ambition, I’d rather take your hell

Cursed be the moment
When your inquisition arrived in my lands!

I will be
The spark that ignites the revolution
I will be
The one who convinces the tribes to fight for the people

The moment is near
In the eternal fire, your temples will burn!

Uh, uh, uh, Pa-bru! (X8)

Do you renounce your false God, Sibö?
Yes
Do you accept Christ as your true God?
Yes
What will be your Christian name?
Paul
In the name of God, you are baptized

I am the chief. I am the conqueror
I give you my God, my religion
You give me your kingdom, your gold, your nation
There’s no room for two here

How dare you challenge God?
Blasphemer, pagan, instigator
Do you not know that betrayal is a sin?
Condemned to execution

But that’s not my God
Mine is Sibö
Yes, I’ve been baptized
But in my soul, he still remains

Sin is to be silent
To accept slavery
Finally, your temples will shine

Rebellion against your God!
Let the temples burn!
Defend your people with honor!

For Yahweh, I will fight
In the name of Christ, and the king
I will conquer you!

Fourteen temples burned already by you
You will feel God’s wrath
The time has come to end this mutiny
We’re coming for you!

Let them come for me
I’ll be right here
They come to collect
And, rather, they owe me

For all this uprooting
So much hate and disdain
If I must die, let it be standing

Rebellion against your God!
Let the temples burn!
Defend your people with honor!

For Yahweh, I will fight
In the name of Christ, and the king
I will conquer you!

You’re now at my mercy
Betray your people and confess

That you have sinned, I confess, and that I’ll see you in your hell
And with honor, I will die
Knowing that I fought for the good

They’ll cut off your head and place it high
And, so they will see
That I won in the end!

Sulá Kaska!

Oh, Lord of the Lapas
You return home after fighting
Welcome to Sulá Kaska
Place of sacred immortality

To Talamanca
You managed to free from the Spanish
And it’s time to celebrate

Today, with one voice
All in your honor
We will celebrate you
And, for your glory, we will toast!

And, in freedom
The lapas will sing
For you, our ancestral legacy
Will not die!

Sulá Kaska!

Also the sikuas
Will acclaim you for all eternity
And they will join the song

Today, with one voice
All in your honor
We will celebrate you
And, for your glory, we will toast!

And, in freedom
The lapas will sing
For you, our ancestral legacy
Will not die!

Will not die!