| Por los caminos de Aragua
| Along the roads of Aragua
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| y a las cuatro de la mañana
| and at four in the morning
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| se oye una punta 'e ganao
| you hear a tip 'and win
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| que viene desde la sabana.
| that comes from the savannah.
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| El puntero encapotao
| The hooded pointer
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| cantando la va llevando,
| singing it goes carrying,
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| porque hasta el buey
| because even the ox
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| se lo entiende
| it is understood
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| si se lo dice cantando.
| if he says it while singing.
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| Se oye cantar un gallito
| You hear a rooster sing
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| en el corral de la vecina
| in the neighbor's corral
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| y ya saben los que duermen
| and those who sleep already know
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| que la aurora se aproxima.
| that the dawn is approaching.
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| El chorrito de la pila
| The trickle of the stack
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| goteando está joropeando,
| dripping is jojopeando,
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| ¡Qué bonito que en mi tierra,
| How nice that in my land,
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| se amanece ya cantando!
| it dawns already singing!
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| La lavandera en el río
| The washerwoman in the river
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| y el jardinero regando,
| and the gardener watering,
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| el albañil en su andamio,
| the bricklayer on his scaffolding,
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| todos cantan trabajando.
| everyone sings working.
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| Los muchachos de mi pueblo
| The boys of my town
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| todo el día andan silbando,
| all day they go whistling,
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| ya por el mundo se dice:
| already around the world it is said:
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| Venezuela habla cantando.
| Venezuela speaks singing.
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| El que nace en Venezuela
| He who is born in Venezuela
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| ya lo vamos preparando
| we are already preparing it
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| al decir venezolano
| when saying Venezuelan
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| ya lo dice uno cantando.
| one already says it singing.
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| El secreto, compañero,
| The secret, mate,
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| es algo muy personal:
| it is something very personal:
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| que arrullamos a los niños
| that we lull the children
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| con el Himno Nacional. | with the National Anthem. |