Juch’uylla
Kausayninchaj allin juch’uy,
wayraj phukuynin jinalla;
chayman jina kausananchaj
yan purej runa jinalla.
Kausasqaspa, ukhunchajta
uywanapaj, mikhunanchaj;
wañojtinchaj, qhepallanta
khuruspa mikunan kanchaj.
Ñawinchay, mayqin simipi:
I search for my shadow, in the brilliant light
seeing myself, I shudder
and in the silence, I hear
your heart.
In the Sun’s beard
my dreams ignite
in the upper-world colorful ashes
envelop me until night falls.
The mountains’ power
abandons me, callously
with salt-heavy tears
I wash away the trace
of my ephemeral path
Yet my delight is unbounded
dancing, lingering…
So now do you know
who I am?