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Long ago There were cities full of gold
Long long ago When the summer winds were sweet
There was a time Fully in bloom
Fully in leaf I was there too
And now, I’ll tell it to you.
Cities of gold Pyramid temples
A ruler, a priesthood, a god Pantheon of hundreds of gods
All of that wealth All of that culture
Gone to the white invaders When the ships came
They brought disease They brought our conquerors
Came and they saw Came and destroyed us
Looking for gold Glory and converts
Beautiful land Beautiful people
All turned to ash Is it still there now
Changed by the times Changed by the people
The land of my birth is not the same.
My name is Ixapactotl I am the goddess of the old religion of that
land The goddess of the future
Past present and our ancient history When our land trembled and others were gone
I still survived to tell of what came I remain
Out of my time Out of time
I stayed alive To tell a sad story to you
To keep an old memory alive.
I remain A relic of time
Artifact Of old memory.
Memory’s all I have.
I remain Though the others are long since gone
Tell the others tell the others tell the others I’m gone.