2. K’AS TUN, PAT KOT (Ancient Mayan)

[Intro — stone strikes lock to the riff] K’as tun! Pat kot! K’as tun! Pat kot! Tz’ak tun! Tz’ak tun! Ma’ hil! Ma’ hil! [Verse 1] K’as lakam tun ta tan Ch’am tun ta k’uhul nah Kuch tun ta kot Uxul ajaw ta tun Yuwal k’as ta ka-k’ab [Pre-Chorus — clipped gang chant] Jatz’ tun! K’as sas! Kuch tun! Tz’ak tun! Pakal ta tan! Jul ta tan! K’as yax kot! Ma’ hil! [Chorus] K’as tun! Pat kot! K’as tun! Pat kot! Chikin tun ta k’uhul nah Chikin tun ta ajaw nah K’as yax kot—pat cha’ kot! Tal jul—ma’ hil! U tun ajaw—ka pakal! K’as tun! Pat kot! [Verse 2] K’as pakab, ch’am tun K’as kun, kuch tun Tz’ak tun ta chikin tun Kot ta kot, tun ta tun Tal jul ichil ak’ab [Pre-Chorus 2 — stone blows double beneath the guitars] Yax kot k’as! Cha’ kot wa’! K’ak’ ta nah! Butz’ ta chan! Pakal! Jul! Ma’ hil! [Chorus 2] K’as tun! Pat kot! K’as tun! Pat kot! Chikin tun ta k’uhul nah Chikin tun ta ajaw nah K’as yax kot—pat cha’ kot! K’uhul tun yuwal kot! U tun ajaw—ka pakal! K’as tun! Pat kot! [Bridge — shouted over uninterrupted double-kick] U k’aba’ ajaw ta tun U wojol ta lakam tun Yuwal k’as ta ka-k’ab Yuwal pat ta kot Ma’ tz’utz ka nah Ma’ tz’utz ka winik K’as tun! Pat kot! [Guitar Solo — stone-strike rhythm beneath jagged dissonant runs] [Final Chorus — full war chorus] K’as tun! Pat kot! K’as lakam tun! Pat kot! K’as k’uhul nah! Pat kot! K’as ajaw nah! Pat kot! Yax kot k’as—cha’ kot wa’! Cha’ kot k’as—ux kot wa’! Tal jul—ma’ hil! U tun ajaw—ka pakal! K’as tun! Pat kot! K’as tun! Pat kot! (K’as! Pat! K’as! Pat!) [Outro — stone blows and guitars stop together] Tun ta tun Kot ta kot Ka pakal Ka nah ———————— English Translation ———————— [Intro — stone strikes lock to the riff] Break the stone! Build the wall! Break the stone! Build the wall! Stack the stone! Stack the stone! Do not rest! Do not rest! [Verse 1] Break the great stela at the center Take stone from the sacred house Carry stone to the wall The king’s carving is on the stone Now it breaks in our hands [Pre-Chorus — clipped gang chant] Strike the stone! Break the plaster! Carry the stone! Stack the stone! Shields to the front! Spears to the front! The first wall is broken! Do not rest! [Chorus] Break the stone! Build the wall! Break the stone! Build the wall! A ring of stone from the sacred house A ring of stone from the king’s house The first wall is broken—build the second! The spears are coming—do not rest! The king’s stone—our shield! Break the stone! Build the wall! [Verse 2] Break the lintel, take the stone Break the platform, carry the stone Stack the stone into the ring Wall upon wall, stone upon stone Spears come through the night [Pre-Chorus 2 — stone blows double beneath the guitars] The first wall is broken! The second wall stands! Fire in the houses! Smoke in the sky! Shields! Spears! Do not rest! [Chorus 2] Break the stone! Build the wall! Break the stone! Build the wall! A ring of stone from the sacred house A ring of stone from the king’s house The first wall is broken—build the second! Sacred stone is wall now! The king’s stone—our shield! Break the stone! Build the wall! [Bridge — shouted over uninterrupted double-kick] The king’s name is on the stone His glyph is on the great stela Now it breaks in our hands Now it is built into the wall Our house will not end Our people will not end Break the stone! Build the wall! [Guitar Solo — stone-strike rhythm beneath jagged dissonant runs] [Final Chorus — full war chorus] Break the stone! Build the wall! Break the great stela! Build the wall! Break the sacred house! Build the wall! Break the king’s house! Build the wall! The first wall breaks—the second stands! The second wall breaks—the third stands! The spears are coming—do not rest! The king’s stone—our shield! Break the stone! Build the wall! Break the stone! Build the wall! (Break! Build! Break! Build!) [Outro — stone blows and guitars stop together] Stone upon stone Wall upon wall Our shield Our home