Ana Ariki

The legend goes that on a starless night
Ana Ariki from the island left
and she told Tongaroki, wait, I’ll be back
someday I’ll return

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

Ana Ariki will come back, Ana Ariki by the sea
Make Make will bring her back to the island
Ana Ariki, come back,
Ana Ariki, deep in the water
Make Make, bring her back,
from Rapa Nui, come back to me

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

And one winter afternoon, she was only seen
fading away among the waves,
like chasing the sun
and on the island remains a silhouette without a word,
a body of stone, eyes of salt...

Ana Ariki will come back, Ana Ariki by the sea
Make Make will bring her
to the island, she’ll arrive
Ana Ariki, come back,
Ana Ariki, deep in the water,
Make Make, bring her back,
from Rapa Nui, come back to me.