Ancestral Voices [Portuguese translation]

Weju, Nuno, Siriko, Arukuma

Kapu, Nono, Itu, Wypy

Amano, àka, `Mi, àkàpo

Awei, Okaru, Kurita, Koko

Let us all listen to the voices of our ancestors

Because their wisdom surpasses our border.

Let us honor their history, past and sacrifice,

Because they plowed these lands for us.

Ope, Maina, Woto, Aro

Arepa, Wòmy, Sapato, Auto

Japepeito, Nono, Tuna, Wàto

Epo, Ijary, Kapu unty1, Kapu retyry2

Let us respect their souls and their thoughts

Because they observe us from the constellations

And they see our actions, behavior and emotions;

And from Heaven they tell us:

Sara’me aitoko Tamusi ety ta!

1. Or ‘Weju unty’2. Or ‘Weju [a]retyry’