"Valé" / "River"

(Music)

(Singing) Naomi Diaz:
You were born under a star.

In the sky, she lives now.

Protecting you,

night after night.

(Singing) Lisa-Kaindé Díaz:
Listen to the lullaby

every time life seems to hurt.

So close your eyes,

just close your eyes.

Our voices will hug you,

music be our arms.

The star will shine
and enlighten your night.

You are loved,

little girl, you are.

I bet you'll be stronger
when the day is back.

(Singing) Ibeyi: Waye waye lo mio,

waye kalamefa.

Waye waye lo mio,

way kalamefa.

Waya kalamefa,

aremu,

waya kalamefao.

(Singing) ND: If one day you want to cry,

look at the star,

I know she's proud

of who you've been

and who you are.

(Singing) LKD: Then run

into laughing arms

and shine

as bright as you can.

You've been loved --

(Singing) ND: You still are.

(Singing) LKD: Our voices will hug you,

music be our arms.

The star will shine
and enlighten your night.

You are loved,

little girl, you are.

I bet you'll be stronger

when the day is back.

(Singing) Ibeyi: Waye waye lo mio,

waye kalamefa.

Waye waye lo mio,

waye kalamefa.

Waye kalamefa,

aremu,

waye kalamefao.

Waye waye lo mio,

waye kalamefa.

(A cappella) Waye waye lo mio,

waye kalamefa.

Waye kalamefa,

aremu,

waye kalamefao.

(Applause)

LKD: OK, so for the next song,

we need you.

Do you want to sing?

(Audience cheers)

LKD: Oh, come on. Do you want to sing?

(Audience cheers)

(Drumbeat)

LKD: It's really simple.

It's just --

if we say, "Come to your river,"

you say, "wash my soul."

(Singing) Ibeyi: Come to your river,

wash my soul.

Come to your river. Sing: "wash my soul."

Come to your river --

(Audience) Wash my soul.

Ibeyi: When we say,
"come to your river," you say?

(Audience) Wash my --
Ibeyi: No, louder.

Come to your river --
(Audience) Wash my soul.

Ibeyi: Come to your river --

(Audience) Wash my soul.

Ibeyi: Sing it! Come to your river --

(Audience) Wash my soul.

(Music)

Ibeyi: Go, go, go, go --

Come to your river --

(Audience) Wash my soul.

Ibeyi: I will come to your river --

(Audience) Wash my soul.

Ibeyi: I will come to your river,
wash my soul again.

Come to your river --

(Audience) Wash my soul.

Ibeyi: I will come to your river --

(Audience) Wash my soul.

Ibeyi: I will come to your river,
wash my soul again.

Carry away my dead leaves.

Let me baptize my soul
with the help of your waters.

Sink my pains and complains,

let the river take them,

river drown them.

My ego and my blame --

let me baptize my soul
with the help of your waters.

Those old me's, so ashamed,

let the river take them,

river drown them.

Hey --

(Music)

Ibeyi: Go, go, go, go --

Come to your river --

(Audience) Wash my soul.

Ibeyi: I will come to your river --

(Audience) Wash my soul.

Ibeyi: I will come to your river,
wash my soul again.

Come to your river --

(Audience) Wash my soul.

Ibeyi: I will come to your river --

(Audience) Wash my soul.

Ibeyi: I will come to your river,
wash my soul again.

Go, go, go, go --

Carry away my dead leaves.

Let me baptize my soul
with the help of your waters.

Sink my pains and complains,

let the river take them, river drown them.

My ego and my blame,

let me baptize my soul
with the help of your waters.

Those old me's,

so ashamed,

let the river take them,

river drown them.

Come to your river --

ND: Eh, louder.

Ibeyi: Come to your river --

LKD: Sing out.
(Audience) Wash my soul.

Ibeyi: I will come to your river,
wash my soul again.

Go, go, go, go --

Ibeyi: Come to your river --

(Audience) Wash my soul.

Ibeyi: I will come to your river --

(Audience) Wash my soul.

Ibeyi: I will come to your river,
wash my soul again.

Go, go, go, go --

(A cappella) Wemile Oshun,

Oshun dede alawede.

Wemile Oshun,

moolowo beleru yalode moyewede.

Wemile Oshun,

Oshun dede alawede.

Wemile Oshun,

moolowo beleru yalode moyewede.

(Applause)