| When Roosevelt came to the land of the hummingbird
| Cuando Roosevelt llegó a la tierra del colibrí
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| Shouts of welcome were heard
| Se escucharon gritos de bienvenida
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| Roosevelt came to the land of the hummingbird
| Roosevelt vino a la tierra del colibrí
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| Shouts of welcome were heard
| Se escucharon gritos de bienvenida
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| His visit to their island is bound to be
| Su visita a su isla seguramente será
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| An epoch in local history
| Una época en la historia local
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| Definitely marking the new era
| Definitivamente marcando la nueva era
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| Keeping Trinidad in America
| Mantener a Trinidad en América
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| For this great man jubilation
| Para este gran hombre júbilo
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| Was evinced by the entire population
| Fue evidenciado por toda la población
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| Friendship for the U.S.A. was shown
| Se demostró amistad por los EE.UU.
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| And from his house the stars and the stripes were flown
| Y de su casa volaron las estrellas y las rayas
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| For the state to open the gate
| Para que el estado abra la puerta
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| To the president of these United States
| Al presidente de estos Estados Unidos
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| In fact everybody was glad
| De hecho, todo el mundo estaba contento
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| To welcome Roosevelt to Trinidad
| Para dar la bienvenida a Roosevelt a Trinidad
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| We are privileged to see the democratic
| Tenemos el privilegio de ver la democracia
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| President of the great republic
| presidente de la gran republica
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| With his charming and genial personality
| Con su personalidad encantadora y genial.
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| And his wonderful urbanity
| Y su maravillosa urbanidad
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| We were struck by his modest style
| Nos llamó la atención su estilo modesto
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| And was intrigued by the famous Roosevelt smile
| Y estaba intrigado por la famosa sonrisa de Roosevelt
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| No wonder everybody was glad
| No es de extrañar que todos estuvieran contentos
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| To welcome Roosevelt to Trinidad
| Para dar la bienvenida a Roosevelt a Trinidad
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| Now we understand that the president has just been
| Ahora entendemos que el presidente acaba de ser
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| On a visit to Brazil and the Argentine
| De visita a Brasil y Argentina
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| Mr. Cordell Hull in attendance
| Sr. Cordell Hull presente
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| They took part in a peace conference
| Participaron en una conferencia de paz
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| To stop war and atrocity
| Para detener la guerra y la atrocidad
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| And make the world safe for democracy
| Y hacer del mundo un lugar seguro para la democracia
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| The greatest event in the century
| El mayor evento del siglo
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| In the interest of suffering humanity | En interés de la humanidad que sufre |