Bailando Con Mis Ancestros

Visual by: Haven Jovel Morales

Con mis pies en la tierra

Descalzo, moviendo al ritmo espiritual

Mis ancestros me invitan a bailar con ellos 

Y con ellos, estoy lleno 

Todo lo que sentí y conoci

Refleja la realidad que ustedes querían 

Porque mi existencia es evidencia de su resistencia 

 

So we carry on your traditions and hope that each generation does the same

I can feel you dance beside me whenever I take the stage

And whenever I let out a grito I can feel your emotions pass through me

Your love, happiness, sadness and rage

Dances being replicated for hundred of years

Carrying on your beautiful arts with elegance that could bring you to tears

 

I can feel your arms around me when I move

Your breath in the wind that passes by

Nameless ancestors whose names were forgotten through the sands of time

But your name does not need to be known for you to be loved

For you to be cherished and appreciated

For all that you have done to get me and my family to where we are now

For each and everyone of you has a spirit deserving of a crown

 

Cuando me doy vueltas tengo visiones de tu historia

La historia de mi sangre 

La historia de mi piel de oro

Una historia de la belleza indigena 

Cuando veo a mi mama y mis abuelos es como mirar a un espejo

Y cuando veo a mis bisabuelos es como un portal

La magia de ser mortal

 

We are only free to dance because you fought

You fought day and night making sure our culture would stay alive

Making sure that we wouldn’t spill tears to the point we had no more left to cry

Fighting for autonomy 

Fighting for land 

Fighting those who sought to bring our way of life to an end

 

Desde hace tiempo 

Por más de quinientos años 

Quinientos años y muchos han caído

Gracias a ellos puedo respirar y puedo zapatear

Mis ancestros bailan conmigo 

Y cuando bailan conmigo llenan mi alma con su orgullo y su amor

No hay dolor, no hay en mis pies, ni en mi corazón 

 

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