Anariki

The legend tells that one starless night
Ana Ariki from the island left
and told Tongaroki wait for me
someday I'll return

Tongaroki, like a madman, runs along the beach
of Anakena following the trace
she left when she departed
Tongaroki knows she will never return
that she went to seek another world

Ana Ariki will return, Ana Ariki by the sea
Make Make will bring her to the island
Ana Ariki come back
Ana Ariki inside the sea
Make Make come back
to Rapa Nui

With his rough hands and volcanic material
he built a stone figure
because all the time
stones can wait
but not a heart...

And one winter afternoon he was only seen
walking away among the waves
as if chasing the sun
and on the island remains a silent silhouette
stone body, eyes of salt...

Ana Ariki will return, Ana Ariki by the sea
Make Make will bring her to the island
Ana Ariki come back
Ana Ariki inside the sea
Make Make come back
to Rapa Nui