Machu Picchu

Deep in the jungle in the mountains of Peru
They dedicated their last sanctuary to their god
In a place where there was always peace
Where no Spaniard ever came
They carried everything that remained
Of their gold (Inca gold)
And built a city there
Into the Andes, Pizarro went hunting for gold
Leaving only tears and blood behind
But the city deep in the jungle remained untouched by him
For he never uncovered its secret

Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu
Where silence is at home
Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu
For no one knows your secret
And those who seek your treasures (Blind greed for gold)
Are lost for eternity
For the gold belongs to the gods of Peru

And the Incas, who were tortured, remained silent until death
But even the Spaniards never returned home
(They died on the way to Machu Picchu)
They paid the highest price for their greed
And blindly walked into their ruin

Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu
Where silence is at home
Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu
For no one knows your secret
And those who seek your treasures (Blind greed for gold)
Are lost for eternity
For the gold belongs to the gods of Peru

It is said that only beautiful and pure girls could enter the city of gold
They had to be all virgins to give themselves to the gods
And they lived there
And they died for their land

And only the guards and the priests remained
But no one knows what happened there one day
For Machu Picchu became a city of the dead
Houses and temples stood empty
And what drove the people away from there
Remains unknown
Even the gold disappeared without a trace

And the city of the Incas was only found recently
But by then it was long abandoned and empty
(Who will solve your mystery, Machu Picchu?)
Only the walls still stand today, just as they were built
And it is believed that flutes can be heard, sad and heavy

Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu
Where silence is at home
Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu
For no one knows your secret
And those who seek your treasures (Blind greed for gold)
Are lost for eternity
For the gold belongs to the gods of Peru

Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu
Where silence is at home
Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu
For no one knows your secret
Yes, those who seek your treasures (Blind greed for gold)
Are lost for eternity
For the gold belongs to the gods of the city of Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu...