Spirit Voices Lyrics

The song Spirit Voices is performed by Paul Simon in the album named Paul Simon 1964-1993 in the year 1993 .



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*sion
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



Paul Simon - Paul Simon 1964-1993

Sep 1993

  1. Leaves That Are Green (LP Version)
  2. The Sound Of Silence (LP Version)
  3. Kathy's Song (LP Version)
  4. America (Album Version)
  5. Cecilla (LP Version)
  6. El Condor Pasa (LP Version)
  7. The Boxer (LP Version)
  8. Mrs. Robinson (LP Version)
  9. Bridge Over Troubled Water [Demo]
  10. Bridge Over Troubled Water (LP Version)
  11. The Breakup (LP Version)
  12. Hey, Schoolgirl (Album Version)
  13. My Little Town (LP Version)
  14. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard (Album Version)
  15. Peace Like A River (Album Version)
  16. Mother And Child Reunion (Album Version)
  17. Congratulations (LP Version)
  18. Duncan (Album Version)
  19. American Tune (Album Version)
  20. Loves Me Like A Rock (Album Version)
  21. Tenderness (LP Version)
  22. Kodachrome (Album Version)
  23. Gone At Last (Album Version)
  24. Take Me To The Mardi Gras (Album Version)
  25. St. Judy's Comet (Album Version)
  26. Something So Right (LP Version)
  27. Still Crazy After All These Years (Live Album Version)
  28. Have A Good Time (Album Version)
  29. Jonah (Album Version)
  30. How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns (Album Version)
  31. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (Album Version)
  32. Slip Slidin' Away (Album Version)
  33. Late In The Evening (Album Version)
  34. Hearts And Bones (Album Version)
  35. Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War (Album Version)
  36. The Late Great Johnny Ace (Album Version)
  37. The Boy In The Bubble (Album Version)
  38. Graceland (Album Version)
  39. Under African Skies (Album Version)
  40. That Was Your Mother (Album Version)
  41. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (Album Version)
  42. You Can Call Me Al (Album Version)
  43. Homeless (Album Version)
  44. Spirit Voices (Album Version)
  45. The Obvious Child (Album Version)
  46. Can't Run But (Album Version)
  47. Thelma (Album Version)
  48. Further To Fly (Album Version)
  49. She Moves On (Album Version)
  50. Born At The Right Time [Live]
  51. The Cool, Cool River [Live]
  52. The Sound Of Silence [Live]

Spirit Voices