Performed by Roxana Olivares Bautista and Yajaira Salinas Olivares.
Recorded October 4, 2026 in San Pedro de Casta, Huarochirí,
Department of Lima, Peru (acquisition date: October 24, 2026).
Recorded by Rowan Glass on behalf of Derek Piotr.
Yajaira sings supporting vocals.
Desde Kuwaypampa
Canto esta walina1
Llegué a Chanicocha
Solo por quererte
Canto esta walina
A la Madre Cunya2
Me castigaba el viento
También las lluvias
Los rayos y truenos
Todo lo soporté
Todo por quererte
Linda Chanicacha
Te di mi cariño
Como agua3 de un niño
Cuatro días estuve
Junto a tu ladito
Así será mi destino
Morir a tu lado
Boté mis arenitas
Con mi lampita
A los cuatro días
Dejé mi nombre escrito
En grandes piedras
Para tu recuerdo
From Kuwaypampa
I sing this walina1
I arrived at Chanicocha
Only because I love you
I sing this walina
To Mother Cunya2
The wind lashed at me
As did the rains
The lightning and the thunder
I endured it all
Everything for the sake of loving you
Beautiful Chanicocha
I gave you my affection
Pure as a child's water3
For four days I stayed
Right by your side
Such shall be my destiny
To die by your side
I cleared away the sand
With my little spade
And after four days
I left my name inscribed
Upon great stones
So that you might remember me
1. A genre of ritual water song from San Pedro de Casta. Sometimes spelled hualina, the term derives from warina, a reference to the ancient Wari civilization that built Casta's irrigation system.
2. Cunya (sometimes spelled Cuñaq or Kunyaq) is the name of a mountain spring that feeds Carhuayumac, the most important canal in San Pedro de Casta's irrigation system. While the name's etymology is somewhat unclear, it may allude onomatopoetically to the sound of the water as it bubbles forth from the spring.
3. If the transcription is accurate, "child's water" could mean tears, baptism, drinking water, or Cunya.
