| 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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| «Hummingbird, Hummingbird, Hummingbird»
| «Colibrí, colibrí, colibrí»
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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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| Between Trinidad and America
| Entre Trinidad y América
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| We understand that the president had just been
| Entendemos que el presidente acababa de ser
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| On a visit to Brazil and the Argentine
| De visita a Brasil y Argentina
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| With Mr. Cordell Hull in attendance
| Con la presencia del Sr. Cordell Hull
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| There they took part in a peace conference
| Allí tomaron parte en una conferencia de paz
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| Struck by his modest style
| Impresionado por su estilo modesto
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| We were intrigued by the famous Roosevelt smile
| Nos intrigaba la famosa sonrisa de Roosevelt
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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 were privileged to see the democratic
| Tuvimos 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 charm and his genial personality
| Con su encanto y su personalidad genial.
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| And his wonderful urbanity
| Y su maravillosa urbanidad
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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 of the century
| El mayor evento del siglo
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| In the interest of suffering humanity
| En interés de la humanidad que sufre
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| Port of Spain threw open her gates
| Puerto España abrió sus puertas
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| To the President of the United States
| Al presidente de los 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 |