After a week of hiking in Torres del Paine (the first of our two trips, a week-long 87-mile circuit in Chile), the combined effects of the scenery and wind inspired a song. See the embedded video below, which I put together to a slideshow of thematically-picked pictures from the trip:
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Let's face it, though: Just one song isn't enough to describe how beautiful Patagonia was! To try to remedy that, here is its musical cousin, with the same melody but with the lyrics in Russian (which is actually how I had originally conceived the song – the translation to English came second, during the second week of hiking, and was quite a fun challenge!)
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We took many more pictures than could fit into a single song, and we also had a whole second trip that we went on, near Fitz Roy in Argentina. We'll be posting a compilation of those photos in the next couple weeks.
Lyrics: Patagonia (English)
Wind is howling, wind is raging –
Shrieking past each rock and tree
Like a wild mountain spirit
That was chained, and now broke free.
If to see Torres del Paine
You had traveled far and wide
Soon you'll be on first-name basis
With this beast, that's at your side...
Patagonia, Patagonia.
Over peaks and ice fields, Patagonia.
Patagonia, Patagonia.
Pata-pata-pata Patagonia!
But how beautiful the mountains!
And how splendid to behold
All these ridges, all these textures,
Every line so crisp and bold!
And when at each rocky cliff face
Glaciers with blue ice abound
Its no wonder that to hike here
Folks come from the world around.
Patagonia, Patagonia.
Over peaks and ice fields, Patagonia.
Patagonia, Patagonia.
Pata-pata-pata Patagonia!
From the glaciers water trickles –
Thus a river gets its birth
Down the cliff sides it rebounds,
Gurgling with frigid mirth.
Through the valley it meanders,
Polishing the ancient stone
While spring flowers at the foothills,
Add some beauty of their own...
Patagonia, Patagonia.
Over peaks and ice fields, Patagonia.
Patagonia, Patagonia.
Pata-pata-pata Patagonia!
Over peaks and ice fields, Patagonia.
Patagonia, Patagonia.
Pata-pata-pata Patagonia!
From one valley to another,
On we walk through rain or shine.
On the face of the Gray Glacier
See a rainbow quite divine.
Walk through forests, where the tree trunks
From the wind stand halfway bent
We're just guests in wind's dominion –
Blow, wind, to your heart's content!
Patagonia, Patagonia.
Over peaks and ice fields, Patagonia.
Patagonia, Patagonia.
Pata-pata-pata Patagonia!
Over peaks and ice fields, Patagonia.
Patagonia, Patagonia.
Pata-pata-pata Patagonia!
Lyrics: Патагония (Russian)
Ветер дует, и бушует
И ревет со всех сторон.
Будто бес в горах родился,
И с цепи сорвался он.
Коли ты к Торрес-дель-Пайне
Снарядился в дальний путь
Ты тут с ветром породнишься,
От него не увернуть...
Патагония, Патагония.
За горами, ледниками, Патагония.
Патагония, Патагония.
Со снегами и ветрами, Патагония!
Но какие здесь вершины,
И какая красота!
Впечатляет что рельеф их,
Что наклон и высота.
А когда на каждом склоне
Разместились ледники
Не спроста со всего мира
Сюда едут знатоки…
Патагония, Патагония.
За горами, ледниками, Патагония.
Патагония, Патагония.
С озёрцами и ручьями, Патагония!
С ледников стекают капли –
Так рождается река.
Не спеша она в долине
Обмывает гор бока.
Ну а склоны – вот красотки! –
Нарядились все в цветы,
Добавляя свой оттенок –
Нежной, пестрой, красоты!
Патагония, Патагония.
За горами, ледниками, Патагония.
Патагония, Патагония.
С многоцветными лугами, Патагония!
Перевал за перевалом,
Так неделю мы идём:
То под тучей, то под солнцем,
То под солнечным дождем.
То под радугой проходим,
То в густой ныряем лес –
Ну а кроны так и ходят,
Дуй же дуй, бесплотный бес!
Патагония, Патагония.
За горами, ледниками, Патагония.
Патагония, Патагония.
Со снегами и ветрами, Патагония!
PS: Finally, if you can't get enough of travel-inspired songs by Yours Truly: see last year's Geothermal-themed "I Will Survive" parody, from our travels to Rotorua, New Zealand.
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