He came dancing across the water
Dia datang menari melintasi air
With his galleons and guns
Dengan kapal besar dan senjatanya
Looking for the new world
Mencari dunia baru
In that palace in the sun.
Di istana yang bersinar di bawah matahari.

On the shore lay Montezuma
Di tepi pantai terbaring Montezuma
With his coca leaves and pearls
Dengan daun coca dan mutiara
In his halls he often wondered
Di balai-balainya ia sering bertanya-tanya
With the secrets of the worlds.
Tentang rahasia dunia.

And his subjects gathered ’round him
Dan para pengikutnya berkumpul di sekelilingnya
Like the leaves around a tree
Seperti daun-daun di sekitar pohon
In their clothes of many colors
Dengan pakaian berwarna-warni
For the angry gods to see.
Agar dewa-dewa yang marah bisa melihat.

And the women all were beautiful
Dan semua wanita sangat cantik
And the men stood straight and strong
Dan para pria berdiri tegak dan kuat
They offered life in sacrifice
Mereka menawarkan hidup sebagai pengorbanan
So that others could go on.
Agar yang lain bisa melanjutkan hidup.

Hate was just a legend
Kebencian hanyalah sebuah legenda
And war was never known
Dan perang tak pernah dikenal
The people worked together
Orang-orang bekerja sama
And they lifted many stones.
Dan mereka mengangkat banyak batu.

They carried them to the flatlands
Mereka membawanya ke dataran rendah
And they died along the way
Dan mereka mati di sepanjang jalan
But they built up with their bare hands
Tapi mereka membangunnya dengan tangan kosong
What we still can’t do today.
Apa yang masih tidak bisa kita lakukan hingga kini.

And I know she’s living there
Dan aku tahu dia tinggal di sana
And she loves me to this day
Dan dia mencintai aku hingga kini
I still can’t remember when
Aku masih tidak ingat kapan
Or how I lost my way.
Atau bagaimana aku tersesat.

He came dancing across the water
Dia datang menari melintasi air
Cortez, cortez
Cortez, cortez
What a killer.
Betapa pembunuhnya.