Yo Vengo de Donde Usted No Ha Ido

I come from where you haven't gone

Yo Vengo de Donde Usted No Ha Ido

I come from where you have not goneYo vengo de donde usted no ha ido
I have seen things you have not seenYo he visto las cosas que no ha visto

In my country to the touristEn mi patria al turista
You like the sightSe le agrada la vista
with the pretty thingsCon las cosas bonitas
The rich VenezuelaLa venezuela rica

But to the hillsPero a los cerros
Where misery ruminatesDonde se rumia la miseria
And hope fades awayY se aleja la esperanza
Nobody wears themNadie los lleva

They hide them with shameLes esconden con vergüenza
To the other VenezuelaA la otra venezuela
The poor man's VenezuelaLa venezuela del pobre
Venezuela without reasonLa venezuela sin razón
No reason for it to existSin razón para que exista
But what exists, sir?Pero que existe señor

The truth of VenezuelaLa verdad de venezuela
Not seen at the country clubNo se ve en el country club
The truth is seen in the hillsLa verdad se ve en los cerros
With its people and its concernCon su gente y su inquietud

Come on, I'll take you by the handVenga, lo llevare de la mano
There you will see the childrenAllí vera a los niños
To those earthy childrenA esos niños terrosos
What are Venezuelan children?Que son niños venezolanos

Come on, before you goVenga, antes de que usted se vaya
We will climb the hillsSubiremos a los cerros
Then we will say with rageLuego diremos con rabia
What is my people suffering?Que esta sufriendo mi pueblo

(recitation)(recitado)
"Venezuela was yours, get it back""venezuela fue tuya, recupérala"

I come from where you have not goneYo vengo de donde usté no ha ido
I have seen things you have not seenYo he visto las cosas que no ha vista

I have seen the menYo he visto a los hombres
Of those that are saidDe los que se dicen
"and that" they have freedom"y que" tienen libertad
But when I searchMas cuando busco
The truth of what was saidLa verdad de lo dicho
I conclude by sayingConcluyo diciendo
What do they have, what do they have freedom?Que tienen, que tienen libertad
Freedom to sufferLibertad para sufrir