Hasta La Raíz
Susana Baca
To the Root
I keep crossing rivers
Walking through jungles, loving the Sun
Every day I keep pulling out thorns
From deep within the heart
At night I keep lighting up dreams
To cleanse with the sacred smoke every memory
When I write your name
On the white sand with a blue background
When I look at the sky in the cruel form
Of a gray cloud, you appear
And one afternoon I climb a high hill
Look at the past, you'll know that
I haven't forgotten you
I carry you inside, to the root
And no matter how much I grow, you'll be here
Even if I hide behind the mountain
And find a field full of sugarcane
There won't be a way, not even a moonbeam
For you to leave
Uoh-uh-oh-oh
Uoh-uh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Uoh-uh-oh-oh
Oh-uh-oh-oh, oh-oh
I think that every moment survived while walking
And every second of uncertainty
Every moment of not knowing
Are the exact key to this fabric
That I carry under my skin
So I protect you, you're still here
I carry you inside, to the root
And no matter how much I grow, you'll be here
Even if I hide behind the mountain
And find a field full of sugarcane
There won't be a way, not even a moonbeam
For you to leave, for you to leave
I carry you inside, to the root
And no matter how much I grow, you'll be here
Even if I hide behind the mountain
And find a field full of sugarcane
There won't be a way, not even a moonbeam
For you to leave, for you to leave
Oh-uh-oh, uh-oh-oh, oh
Oh-uh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-uh-oh, uh-oh-oh, oh
Oh-uh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-uh-oh, uh-oh-oh, oh (oh-uh-oh)
Oh-uh-oh-oh, oh-oh (oh-uh-oh)
Oh-uh-oh, uh-oh-oh, oh (oh-uh-oh)
Oh-uh-oh-oh, oh-oh (oh-uh-oh)
I carry you inside, to the root
And no matter how much I grow, you'll be here
Even if I hide behind the mountain
Find a field full of sugarcane
There won't be a way, not even a moonbeam
For you to leave