| Originale | Traduzione inglese di Laura Engler Perez dal libretto che accompagna il disco. |
| EL EJEMPLO DE VIETNAM | THE EXAMPLE OF VIETNAM |
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| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico |
| Se dispone a liberarse, | is getting ready to liberate itself |
| a tener su Patria libre | to have a free country |
| Sin miedo al yankee gigante. | without fear of the Yankee giant. |
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| Con el triunfo vietnamita | With the Vietnamese victory |
| acaba de demostrarse | it has been shown once and for all |
| que aunque parezcan enormes, | that even though they seem so big, |
| los grandes no son tan grandes. | the giants are not so great. |
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| Ya estás viendo, Puerto Rico, | And now you see, Puerto Rico, |
| de una manera palpable, | in a very concrete way, |
| que los pueblos mas pequeños | how the peoples of smaller lands |
| tambien suelen empinarse. | are rising up. |
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| Y recuerda la leyenda | Remember the legend |
| de Goliat, aquel gigante | of Goliath, that giant, |
| a quien David, el pequeño, | and little David who |
| lo hizo rendier y humillarse. | forced him to surrender and to humble himself. |
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| El yankee tiene cañones | The Yankee has cannons, |
| y mañas para explotarte, | and knows how to exploit you, |
| pero Puerto Rico tiene | but Puerto Rico |
| otra Cosa en que apoyarse. | relies on something else. |
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| Puerto Rico tiene un pueblo | Puerto Rico has its people. |
| heredero de Betances (*) | the heirs of Betances. |
| que en el momento presente | who at this historic moment |
| Se decide a liberarse. | have made up their minds to be free. |
