Q’antatäita / Kantatayita (English translation)
Q’antatäita / Kantatayita (English translation) Lyrics
[Intro]
Kantatallita
Sun Father
Kantatallita
Sun Father
[Verse 1]
Kantatallita
Sun Father
Make me wake
Father Sun
Kantatallita
Sun Father
Make me wake
Father Sun
[Verse 2]
Just as you dawn
In the sky
So dawn
In my heart
Just as you dawn
In the sky
So dawn
In my heart
Kantatallita
Sun Father
Kantatallita
Sun Father
[Verse 1]
Kantatallita
Sun Father
Make me wake
Father Sun
Kantatallita
Sun Father
Make me wake
Father Sun
[Verse 2]
Just as you dawn
In the sky
So dawn
In my heart
Just as you dawn
In the sky
So dawn
In my heart
[Chorus]
Kantatallita
Sun Father
Kantatallita
Sun Father
[Verse 3]
Just as your light shines
In the fire
Shine your fire
Inside of me
Just as your light shines
In the fire
Shine your fire
Inside of me
[Verse 4]
Like a condor
On the wing
Fly way up high
[Carrying] our love
Like a condor
On the wing
Fly way up high
[Carrying] our love
Kantatallita
Sun Father
Kantatallita
Sun Father
[Verse 3]
Just as your light shines
In the fire
Shine your fire
Inside of me
Just as your light shines
In the fire
Shine your fire
Inside of me
[Verse 4]
Like a condor
On the wing
Fly way up high
[Carrying] our love
Like a condor
On the wing
Fly way up high
[Carrying] our love
[Verse 5]
O hummingbird from on high
Fill our hearts
With honey
O hummingbird from on high
Fill our hearts
With honey
[Chorus]
Kantatallita
Sun Fathеr
Kantatallita
Sun Father
[Verse 6]
Kiss the skin
Of Pachamama
[With] your divine light
And your hеat
Kiss the skin
Of Pachamama
[With] your divine light
And your heat
O hummingbird from on high
Fill our hearts
With honey
O hummingbird from on high
Fill our hearts
With honey
[Chorus]
Kantatallita
Sun Fathеr
Kantatallita
Sun Father
[Verse 6]
Kiss the skin
Of Pachamama
[With] your divine light
And your hеat
Kiss the skin
Of Pachamama
[With] your divine light
And your heat
[Verse 7]
O waterfalls
Full of strength
Fill our chests
With passion
O waterfalls
Full of strength
Fill our chests
With passion
[Chorus]
Kantatallita
Sun Father
Kantatallita
Sun Father
[Verse 8]
Make me dawn
In conscience
Make me dawn
In love
Make me dawn
In conscience
Make me dawn
In love
[Verse 9]
Infinite light
Of our souls
This heart
Is for you all
Infinite light
Of our souls
This heart
Is for you all
[Chorus]
Kantatallita
Sun Father
Kantatallita
Sun Father
[Verse 10]
Just as your light shines
In the fire
Shine your fire
Inside of me
Just as your light shines
In the fire
Shine your fire
Inside of me
[Verse 11]
Like a condor
On the wing
Fly way up high
[Carrying] our love
Like a condor
On the wing
Fly way up high
[Carrying] our love
[Verse 12]
O hummingbird from on high
Fill our hearts
With honey
O hummingbird from on high
Fill our hearts
With honey
[Bridge]
[Coda]
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
O waterfalls
Full of strength
Fill our chests
With passion
O waterfalls
Full of strength
Fill our chests
With passion
[Chorus]
Kantatallita
Sun Father
Kantatallita
Sun Father
[Verse 8]
Make me dawn
In conscience
Make me dawn
In love
Make me dawn
In conscience
Make me dawn
In love
[Verse 9]
Infinite light
Of our souls
This heart
Is for you all
Infinite light
Of our souls
This heart
Is for you all
[Chorus]
Kantatallita
Sun Father
Kantatallita
Sun Father
[Verse 10]
Just as your light shines
In the fire
Shine your fire
Inside of me
Just as your light shines
In the fire
Shine your fire
Inside of me
[Verse 11]
Like a condor
On the wing
Fly way up high
[Carrying] our love
Like a condor
On the wing
Fly way up high
[Carrying] our love
[Verse 12]
O hummingbird from on high
Fill our hearts
With honey
O hummingbird from on high
Fill our hearts
With honey
[Bridge]
[Coda]
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
Kantatallita
([?])
Sun Father
About
Genius Annotation
This is an English translation of “Q’antataïta”, as performed by Puentes on their 2021 album Amerikua. The original song’s lyrics are written in Spanish along with a few words of Aymara. This translation is incomplete pending the full transcription of the chant at the end of the song.
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