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I
Santuyuqmi nisuptinku
Tankar kichkachallay
Tayta Arguedasllay
Aswan qan yuyariwayku
II
papapas riqcharimunqaña
papapas tukuramunqaña
Illimani, Canto a Illimani, Puma (Quechua), Puma (Spanish), P’uncayniykipi…
To listen to the audio recording of Kilku Warak’a reading his poetry at the Institute of Peruvian-North American Culture in Cusco, 1958 (archived at the US Library of Congress), click here.
Illimani (00:35)
Canto a Illimani (04:49)
Puma (Quechua) (8:55)
Puma (Spanish) (09:51)
P’uncayniykipi (10:45)
En tu día (11:36)
Hatun Qusqu (12:28)
Cuzco grandioso (13:44)
Qusqu runa (15:00)
Hombre del Cuzco (15:45)
Harawikuq napaykuyki (16:38)
Poeta, yo te saludo (17:36)
Tupaq Amaru (Quechua) (18:35)
Tupaq Amaru (Spanish) (20:54)
Macupikcu (23:51)
Machupijchu (29:58)
K’intu Tapuy
Ma
ma
llay,
Kukallay,
Qhun qurisqa Ch’ill
misqapu wan; Iskay Makiy
wan Qan manta Hap’i payukus
paymi; Ta wantinsuyuq Apunkuna
man Phuku rispa, Ch’uya Sunquywan
Waqharishay ki, Tapurishayki. Kikillanta
Willarikuway, Mamallay, Willka Lap’i. May
qin T’ikatataq Kunanri Aqllarisaq? Nuqaqa
Munani, Chiripipas Wayrapipas, Llantuypa
Puka Lastrunta Qatispa Purillaqtam. Apu
Wamankunaq Rimayñinmi Kanki. Machuyku
naq Akunan, Kawsay Lap’i, Hanpi Lap’i.
Sut’intapuni Willariway, Kukallay,
Mamallay. Rimayñiykimantan Llapa
Kawsayñiy Hap’ipakun. Q’apay
ñiykiwan, Q’umir Uyaykiwan
puni, Ñiway: Pay T’ikatan
Apukuna Qanpaq
Aqllaran Ñispa.
Mamallay,
Kuka
llay!
Ma
ma
llay,
Kukallay,
Qhun qurisqa Ch’ill
misqapu wan; Iskay Makiy
wan Qan manta Hap’i payukus
paymi; Ta wantinsuyuq Apunkuna
man Phuku rispa, Ch’uya Sunquywan
Waqharishay ki, Tapurishayki. Kikillanta
Willarikuway, Mamallay, Willka Lap’i. May
qin T’ikatataq Kunanri Aqllarisaq? Nuqaqa
Munani, Chiripipas Wayrapipas, Llantuypa
Puka Lastrunta Qatispa Purillaqtam. Apu
Wamankunaq Rimayñinmi Kanki. Machuyku
naq Akunan, Kawsay Lap’i, Hanpi Lap’i.
Sut’intapuni Willariway, Kukallay,
Mamallay. Rimayñiykimantan Llapa
Kawsayñiy Hap’ipakun. Q’apay
ñiykiwan, Q’umir Uyaykiwan
puni, Ñiway: Pay T’ikatan
Apukuna Qanpaq
Aqllaran Ñispa.
Mamallay,
Kuka
llay!
Kallanpa
Maymi mamayki
Maymi taytayki
Kallampa
Qatun unquypi
Ñoqayku hina
Sayay sayaychu
Sipascha
Ayrin ayrinchu
Sunqucha
Sipaspa Munaynin
Munasqay chayamuchkan
k’achata p’achallikusaq
yuraq mankhanchaywan
puka pulliraywan
q’umir mantachaywan,
iskay yana sap’anaywan.
¡Qhawariway má!
Phuchkajina muyuchkani
t’ikajina phanchachkani
qampaq munasqay t’ikanchakuchkani.
¡Paqtataq lluqalla llullarikuwankiman!
¡Paqtataq lluqalla waqarichiwankiman!
Amalla sunquyta phutirichinkichu
Amalla simiyta jayayachinkichu
¡Qhawariy má! Kusisqa kachkani
Munayniyta wiñaypaq jaywasqayki.
Beautiful Maiden (Sumac ñusta)
Beautiful maiden
Thy brother
Thine urn
Is now breaking.
And for this cause
It thunders and lightens
Thunderbolts also fall.
But thou, royal maiden
With thy clear waters
Dropping rain
And sometimes also
Will give us hail
Will give us snow
The creator of the world
Pachacamac
Viracocha
For this duty
Has appointed you
Has created you.
Mamaquca
Titiqaqa mama quca1
hanaq pacaq waqayni qispi umiña
kusi sunqun qhawaykuyki ñawiri hunt’ata
kawsayniytaqmi wayt’arin sumaq sani unuykipi
Sapa p’uncay illariqtinmi
Inti tayta muc’arisunki
quri siminpa yawrayninpitaq
muyuykuqniyki urqukunantin
pukaq’umirraq saniq’illuraq
imasumaqta t’ikaykacanki
Cawpi p’uncay cayamuqtintaq
lirpuman tukun unuyki
rit’i c’ulluyuq apukunaq
uyanku qhawakunanpaq
C’anpiq tutaq p’anpaykusqantaq
yana lliklla hina mast’arikunki
khutu wayrawan aytiykukuspa;
t’uqyaq qhaqyataq lliplliyninwan
q’inqupallayta awarin
k’upacasqa unuykipi
1Kilku Warak’a’s idiosyncratic use of the consonant “c” in place of the customary “ch” in his Quechua orthography is noteworthy here. In this case, “qucha” becomes “quca” with this substitution.
Ritamitay
Ritamitay ritamitay
mayu patapi wiñaq ritamitay,
qaqa patapi t’ikaq ritamitay,
k’aspi chakicha kakuspaqa qasamanta ayqiriwaq,
t’ikachaykita pakakuwaq,
puka uyacha purikuwaq.
Ritamitay-ritamitay,
mayu patapi wiñaq ritamitay,
qaqa patapi t’ikaq ritamitay,
yana ñawicha kakuspaqa,
pirlay pirlayta waqakuwaq,
«chilinnn-chilinnn» sut’uykunman,
urpi-yananchis yachaykunman,
urpi-yananchis sabiykunman,
warmiq llakikusqachanta,
warmiq waqakusqachanta.
Ritamitay-ritamitay,
mayu patapi t’ikaq ritamitay,
qaqa patapi t’ikaq ritamitay,
qhantu simicha kakuspaqa,
imataraq rimakuswan,
vidachanchismanta parlakuswan,
pillan t’ipin t’ikanchista,
mayllan ñaqin rurunchista,
chaykunata rimakuswan,
chaykunata parlakuswan.
Kacharpariychay
Yaw yaw ritamita
waqankichus ima,
ama waqaspalla,
chhurchunayukusun,
hampinayukusun.
Yaw yaw ritamita,
ñaqinkichus ima,
ama ñaq’ispalla
suqunanaykusun,
hampinayukusun.
Yaw yaw ritamita
ñaqinkichus ima,
ama ñaq’inpalla,
t’ikariykusunchis,
sunqu nanaytaraq
q’apariykusunchis,
ratama ritamitay.
Kawsaq
Imprison my flesh, if you want,
Harm my heart, if you want,
Tear away my hair, if you want,
Tie my hands and feet, if you want.
Perhaps,
Maybe you do not stop
Until you see my body rot.
If it is going to be like that,
Only my worms will take me to my mother Pachamama.
I will be there too!
I will feed the trees
with my rotting skin.
Yes,
I will grow fruit in any plant
So that my brothers
So that my sisters
Will be fed.
And, then my brothers,
And then my sisters
They will be strengthened
With my rebirth.
And, likewise,
I will scream
In the voices of my brother and sister:
“Yes! I’m Quechua!”
Do what you want!
Do what you want!
But, Never ever
Will you take away
who I am.
