[Intro — whispered invocation becomes a barked chant] Mih ha’… K’in tun… K’in k’ak’… Chahk… Ah Puch… Mih ha’! Mih ha’! [Verse 1] K’as te’ ta k’ax K’in tun ta kab Mih ha’ ta ha’nal Butz’ ta chan Cham ixim ta lum K’ak’ yich kab [Pre-Chorus — warriors answer the priests] Chahk! Ak’ ha’! Chahk! Ak’ ha’al! Ta kab! Ta ixim! Ma’ cham ka winik! Chahk! Chahk! Hul way! [Chorus] Mih ha’! Mih ha’! K’in k’ak’ ta ka jol! Mih ha’! Mih ha’! (Ha! Ha! Ha!) Pakal! Jul! Tok’! K’ik’ ta ka chi’! Chahk ta chan! Ah Puch ta kab! Mih ha’! Ma’ hil! [Verse 2] Ek’ ha’ ta ha’nal K’ak’ ta ixim Butz’ ta ka nah Cham te’ ta k’ax K’in k’ak’ ti chan K’in tun yo’hl kab Winik ch’am pakal Winik ch’am jul [Pre-Chorus 2 — the chanting becomes delirious] Uk’ ha’! (Mih ha’!) Uk’ ha’! (Mih ha’!) Uk’ k’ik’! Ch’am pakal! Ch’am jul! Chahk! Ah Puch! (Ha! Ha! Ha!) [Chorus 2 — full war chorus] Mih ha’! Mih ha’! K’in k’ak’ ta ka jol! Mih ha’! Mih ha’! Pakal! Jul! Tok’! K’ik’ ta ka chi’! Chahk ta chan! Ah Puch ta kab! Ma’ ha’! Ma’ we’! Ma’ hil! [Bridge — half-time ritual pulse; voices increasingly unhinged] Chahk! Chahk! Ak’ ha’! Ah Puch! Ch’am winik! Chahk! Chahk! Ak’ ha’! Ah Puch! Ch’am winik! K’in k’ak’! Kab k’ak’! Butz’ ta chan! K’ik’ ta kab! Pakal ta k’ab! Jul ta k’ab! Tok’ ta k’ab! Ma’ hil! Ma’ hil! [Guitar Solo — feverish dissonant runs over accelerating hand drums] [Final Chorus — warriors march toward battle] Mih ha’! Mih ha’! K’in k’ak’ ta ka jol! Mih ha’! Mih ha’! (Ha! Ha! Ha!) Chahk ma’ hul! Ah Puch hul! Chahk ma’ hul! Ah Puch hul! Pakal! Jul! Tok’! Tal jul! Tal tok’! Ma’ hil! Mih ha’! Mih ha’! Mih ha’! Mih ha’! (Ha! Ha! Ha!) Mih ha’! Mih ha’! [Outro — four dry strikes; no resolution] Chahk… Ma’ hul. Ah Puch… Hul~! ———————— English Translation ———————— [Intro — whispered invocation becomes a barked chant] No water… Drought… Sun-fire… Chahk… Ah Puch… No water! No water! [Verse 1] The trees are broken through the forest Drought lies upon the earth There is no water in the river Smoke fills the sky The maize dies in the soil Fire covers the face of the land [Pre-Chorus — warriors answer the priests] Chahk! Give us water! Chahk! Give us rain! For the earth! For the maize! Do not let our people die! Chahk! Chahk! Come here! [Chorus] No water! No water! The sun is fire above our heads! No water! No water! (Ha! Ha! Ha!) Shield! Spear! Flint! Blood upon our mouths! Chahk in the sky! Ah Puch upon the earth! No water! Do not rest! [Verse 2] Black water runs in the river Fire burns through the maize Smoke surrounds our houses The trees die in the forest The sun burns like fire in the sky Drought grips the heart of the earth The people take up shields The people take up spears [Pre-Chorus 2 — the chanting becomes delirious] Drink water! (No water!) Drink water! (No water!) Drink blood! Take up the shield! Take up the spear! Chahk! Ah Puch! (Ha! Ha! Ha!) [Chorus 2 — full war chorus] No water! No water! The sun is fire above our heads! No water! No water! Shield! Spear! Flint! Blood upon our mouths! Chahk in the sky! Ah Puch upon the earth! No water! No food! Do not rest! [Bridge — half-time ritual pulse; voices increasingly unhinged] Chahk! Chahk! Give us water! Ah Puch! Take the people! Chahk! Chahk! Give us water! Ah Puch! Take the people! Sun of fire! Earth of fire! Smoke in the sky! Blood upon the earth! Shield in the hand! Spear in the hand! Flint in the hand! Do not rest! Do not rest! [Guitar Solo — feverish dissonant runs over accelerating hand drums] [Final Chorus — warriors march toward battle] No water! No water! The sun is fire above our heads! No water! No water! (Ha! Ha! Ha!) Chahk does not come! Ah Puch comes! Chahk does not come! Ah Puch comes! Shield! Spear! Flint! The spears are coming! The flint is coming! Do not rest! No water! No water! (Ha! Ha! Ha!) No water! No water! [Outro — four dry strikes; no resolution] Chahk… Does not come. Ah Puch… Comes.
