Ollantaytambo, Peru
Elmicha Translation

Translation carried out with the assistance of Georgina Maldonado Gómez:

(Men:)

Elmicha, Elmicha, come out of your house already!
Elmicha, Elmicha, come out of your house already!
The cold and the wind are consuming me already.
The cold and the wind are consuming me already.


(Women:)

Wait for me a little bit longer.
Wait for me a tiny bit longer.
I'm going to tie my little skirt into a sack.
I'm going to tie my wound-up/overlapping skirt into a sack.


(Men:)

You'll come out (of your house) to me slowly (and carefully).
You'll run out to me without making a racket.
Bringing your little drum
Carrying your little drum


(Women:)

Wait for me a little bit longer.
Wait for me a tiny bit longer.
They say that my dad and mom are starting (wanting) to wake up.
They say that my mom and dad are starting (wanting) to wake up.


(Everyone:)

Let's hurry now through the hills and mountain passes.
Let's hurry now through the hills and mountain passes.
Let's make love, as if we're playing.
Let's make love, as if we're playing.


(Men:)

When your dad and mom come out (of the house),
When your mom and dad come out (of the house),
Call me dear brother, (and I'll call you dear sister)
(I'll call you dear sister), you call me dear brother.


(Women:)

Get far away from me, heart-stealing punk.
Get far away from me, heart-stealing punk.
My dad and mom have already met you.
My mom and dad have already met you.

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