Ode to Gavilan (Cerro De Mi Corazón)
Moisés Chipana Huarcaya y Lori Berenson
2003
Hill of my heart, please listen
I already gave my vow to you
That this dream that grows inside of me
Will finally flourish one day,
Going forward, across your ravines, walking
Going onward, uphill, walking
I will care for you as if you were a newly sown crop
I will shelter you like a newborn child
In order to be able to learn from you
And always be by your side
Going forward, across your ravines, walking
Going onward, uphill, walking
Many moons will pass
Before this river reaches the ocean
With man's mission confronting adversity
We will have to cultivate this seed,
Going forward, moon after moon, walking
Going onward, against the wind, walking
Hill, mute witness, help me
Give me your strength, teach me
When the storm attacks
To have the strength to go on,
To have the strength to struggle
Going forward, moon after moon, walking
Going onward, against the wind, walking
I could see you at the break of dawn,
The sun's new rays allowed me to distinguish
Your silhouette of centuries that called me
And going through my veins it formed me
Going ahead, filled with dreams, walking
Going ahead, everyone united, walking
All of your contagious strength
Gives me the hope that illuminates me today
To join to join the rest of humanity
In a united hand for freedom,
In a united hand for dignity
Going ahead, filled with dreams, walking
Going ahead, everyone united, walking
With my people, walking