Other Stuey Valentoni
A Contract with the Earth

Track: A Contract with the Earth
Album: The Island of Valentoni

Tenor: Gustav Hasfjord
Bass clarinet: Gustavo Clayton Marucci

Text from 14th -16th century Aztec Codices

It is not true
That we came to live on the earth
We came here only to dream
We came here only to sleep
Our real home lies in the land of the fleshless
Giving life for life
A contract with the earth

My heart rises
I fix my eyes upon you
O giver of life!
My life shall revive
My heart will be refreshed!
Giving life for life
A contract with the earth