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IYARINA
Napo-Pastaza, Ecuador
CENTER FOR LEARNING ALLIANCE: Fundación Cotococha | Andes and Amazon Field School | Shayarina Amazonian Resilience
Song to Pasu Runa
1. The Pasu Man is the Pasu Tree
2. The same one who stands bathing in the [smell/taste] of the Pasu [flower/fruit]
3. Seeing him I take him by the arm. Splitting open his fruit I stand bathing in his oil.
4. Taking the Pasu man in his oil, I am the woman who stands bathing herself in the fragrance of the Pasu flower.
5. Remembering and reflecting everything Clara Santi bathes herself with his Pasu oil.
6. If he loves me I will bathe myself with the the heavy fragrance of pure pasu.
7. When I had not bathed [my body with his fruit] then Pasu Spirit Man gathering [his fruits] gave them to his woman, the beloved orphan (waccha), saying “Go and take these [fruits] with you.”
8. I am the woman who stands blowing the pasu fruit on every path running to stand on the Pasu hill.
9. If the Pasu Men love me I will take them from there to my house.
10. If he does not love me then I am the woman who stands full of sadness just seeing his face.
11. Pasu Flower Woman, Pasu Flower Woman
I am the woman who stands smelling the Pasu flower.
12. [I am a] strong Santi woman
13. Who can defeat me?
14. I am the woman who stands hitting harder than anyone
15. When I take Pasu man, take him to the big town
16 When I carry Pasu, carry him in my ashanga (basket),
17 Then, from behind he moves my head
18. I am the woman who stands throwing (swinging) my hair back and forth.
19. That is all I am going to sing.
20. I am the woman who stands falling in love with the Pasu Sprit Man.
21. I will eat that. Splitting the Pasu open I will eat it.
22. Now I will bathe don Tomas in Pasu oil.
23. I am the woman who stands quieting/taming him by bathing him in its oil
1. Pasu runawa, pasumi gan.
2. Pasullata armarishaga shayak runata
3. Rikushalla paiga rigrai apisha
4.Pasu muyuwa partisha paibaj wirawan armachisha shayauni
Paibaj irai apisha pasu runata Pasu sisawan asnaklla armachisha shayak warmima ani
5. Clara Santiga tukuita yuyarisha paiwaj pasu
wirawan armachisha
6. Pasulla asnaklla armachisha pay ñukata munakpiga.
7. Mana armachinada
Munak wajchada pasu supay runada pai pallasha ñukataga
apasha ri nisha kushka warmi
8. Mai ñawi [ñambi?]Pasu muyuta pukuchisha Pasu lumai shayarisha kalpasha shayak warmimaani
9. Chaimandami pasukuna munasha ñukatalla
Apasha ñuka wasi
10. Mana munasha paibaj,
paibaj ñawita rikushalla llakirisha shayak warmima ani
11. Pasu Sisa Warmiga, Pasu Sisa Warmiga
Pasu sisaita asnarisha shayak warmima ani
12. Santi warmi supaiga,
13. Pitak ñukata vinciwan vay
14. Pasakta waktasha shayak warmita
15. Pasu runa apasha jatun llakta apasha
16. Pasuta apachisha, ashangay apachisha
17. Washamanda pasu, uma muyuwan
18. Shitashalla shayaushka warmima ani
19. Chaillatami cantani
20. Pasu supai runata
Enamorasha shayak warmima gani
21. Chaita mikusha pasuta pakisha mikusha
22. Don Tomasta kunanga pasu wiran armachisha
23. Paibak wirallawan armachishami upayachisha shayak warmima ani
Pasu supai warmiga
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