Hoch am eisigen Himmel
Über dem schroffen Gestein
Gleitet der Kondor
Dort wo die Vicuñas grasen
Treffen sich Feuer und Eis
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High in the frigid sky
Above the craggy rocks
Glides the condor
There where Vicuñas graze
Impinges fire on icy ground
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Alto en el cielo helado
Sobre las rocas escarpadas
Planea el condor
Dónde pastan las vicuñas
Se unen fuego y hielo
Vapor of fire and ice
Between altiplano and mountains
Where some vicuñas graze
Lonely geysirs of El Tatio
Nature's wonder in the desert
Dampf aus Feuer und Eis
Zwischen Altiplano und Bergen
Wo Vicuñas grasen
Einsame Geysire des El Tatio
Naturwunder in der Wüste
Water of the Andes,
clear and pure as the forests of the South,
as the crisp and cool air,
embedded between mountains and snowy peaks.
Crystals of hope,
lights of a lost history,
between desert and ocean,
buried and preserved for the future.
The geysers
sing their melodies,
with songs from the sky.
The wind caresses the soil,
calming rocks and ice.
The sand shows its fragility
with feathers of flamingos,
delicate and fine
as the shadows of Vicuñas,
ghostly creatures
of the altiplano.
The soil favours you,
the air sends you its greetings,
and between day and night,
the music of the winds
plays you their tunes
from far,
out of history.
Water of the Andes
Water of the Andes,
clear and pure as the forests of the South,
as the crisp and cool air,
embedded between mountains and snowy peaks.
Crystals of hope,
lights of a lost history,
between desert and ocean,
buried and preserved for the future.
between the lights of a past history.
The geysers
sing their melodies,
with songs from the sky.
The wind caresses the soil,
calming rocks and ice.
The sand shows its fragility
with feathers of flamingos,
delicate and fine
as the shadows of Vicuñas,
ghostly creatures
of the altiplano.
The soil favours you,
the air sends you its greetings,
and between day and night,
the music of the winds
plays you their tunes
from far,
out of history.
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