Welcome to our Icaros Page! We’ve brought a number of songs back with us over the years from our travels to Perú to learn and study from our teachers in the Amazon. For those of you interested in learning the icaros (sacred ceremony songs) and perhaps working with us more closely in ceremony, here are the lyrics to twelve songs and translations from the Quechua. If you’re interested in lyrics or chord progressions for other songs posted from our ceremonies on SoundCloud, please email your requests to ceremony@aya.guide.
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QUECHUA LYRICS
& ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
FOR OUR ICAROS
PACHA MAMA MUCHANAPI
YUYARINCHIS MAMA TAITA
HUASIN CHISTA JAYLLUN CHISTA
MUNAS CANSHIS CAUSAY NINCHISTA
Mother Earth, with your gentle kiss,
We remember our parents,
Our home, our family
Our beautiful existence
AYAHUASCA MAMAN CUNA
SHAMU Ri-Di-Di-Di-Di-Di-Di-Di }//
CURA CURA CUER PECITO
LIMPIA LIMPIA ESPIRITITU }//
Mother ayahuasca
Come …
Heal the tender body
Clean, clean the spirit
SUMAS SOCOY CUTAS CHASQUI HUAYCO
HUAMAMAN QUINA AYAHUASCAY CUTA //
HURPICUNACTA QUINPINGU YARICO
MISHQUI SHIMI CHASQUI HUASCAY QUICUTA //
DARAY, DARAY, DIRINDI, DINDI _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ // // //
daray, daray, dirindi, dindi
Receive our hearts and spirits
With the ayahuasca we are like falcons
We attain the language of birds
We will value your protection, your sanctuary
DARAY, DARAY, DIRINDI, DINDI _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ // // //
daray, daray, dirindi, dindi
QUICHARISCAN JATUN PUNCU //
INTI WACHIHUA CANCHAY CUSCA //
LLAPARUNA JAYCUY CUSPA //
INTI LLACTA RECCINAMPA //
You opened for us the big door
The sun then surrounded us with its brightness
All of the people entered
To know the kingdom of the sun
Chasqui Chispa Inti Tayta } //
Coñisumac Mama Pacha } //
Suti Quita Muchay Cuna Rumicuya } //
Taysitipi…i…i…i…i } //
Canchanampac Llapacruna } //
Casca Cunan Cunan Nitapi } //
Yupay Chanapa } //
Cusi Cusicunapa } //
Churasca Huiñaycusi…i…i…i } //
Receiving the Father Sun
Our warm and fertile Mother Earth
Her stones kiss your very name
You illuminate the people
To bring them here
We give thanks
We are happy
Our joy grows
Inti Jampara Texipi Sunicunca } //
Yacha Payan Waira Llahua Tincuchisca } //
Caromara Cocrachaya Sunicunca //
The light of the sun
Expands throughout the universe
The wind follows the sun
Ayahuasca Taki Mooki } //
Chacrunita Moika } //
Chooya Chooya Hapne Kooni } //
Mishi Koonu Repochita } //
Ayahuasca, I sing to you
I praise your mixture
Cure me, purify me
Relieve my burdens
Ayahuasca Murayasha Muycumu
Pasita Caya
Sisay Puntay Mariri
Cayay Puntay Mariri
Ayahuasca, imbued with color
Its magical halo blooms from the mountain peak
In lightning’s afterglow
Harvest the light of this summit
Paquistan Con Llaracarcanu
Tucay Tapacs Siarahuispay
Oncontapacs Naray Nimpi
Paqùitaqi Wantu Nucharcancu
Daray Dirin Dirin Dindin …. } //
Daray Dirin Dirin Don } //
With songs they cure
With the music they play
To the sick in their beds
They healed them, they moved them
Daray Dirin Dirin Dindin ….
Daray Dirin Dirin Don
Apucai Anti Runa } //
Yaya Nihuan Churacamu } //
Ancha Munay Pica Huarmi } //
Son Conllay Mas Cayaycamu } //
Warrior men of the land
The Supreme one calls you here together
Loving woman
My heart calls you here together
Anti Cuna Yachay Nihuan } //
Uma Tocota Yupapurcancu } // (//)
Paqui Challu Tulluconata } //
Corallahua Yupapurcancu } // (//)
With the knowledge of the land
They valued learning and the mind
Even the brittle bones
They hardened them with herbs alone
Inti Wasi Manco Pica }//
Jamparactan Muchay Cunchis }//
Cuchurumi Cayllanpica }// Cumuy Cuspan Yupay Chanchis }//
In the sun mansion
We kiss its brilliance
The light steps within
Bow down, follow the footprints