Paul Simon - Spirit Voices (work-in-progress version) lyrics

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 pa**ion) 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