Pachamama Turns

cycle of life song with roots in the ancient Peruvian language of Quechua
“Pachamama” means Mother Earth, “Intititum” means Father Sun

Pachamama Turns
© 2012 David Roth
David ~ guitars, vocals
Bruce Abbott ~ Indian flute
Mark Dann ~ bass
My second trip to Peru coincided with the Baptism of the first grandchild of our
friends Paulino and Vilma in the village of Chinchero. I wrote a song for Pedro
Allonzo that I was honored to sing for the whole family right after the ceremony,
and when we found ourselves continuing to sing it, I rewrote it to make it more
universal. It uses two terms from the ancient Peruvian language of Quechua -
Pachamama, meaning Mother Earth and Intititum, meaning Father Sun.