La Historia de Bolivar

The Story of Bolivar

La Historia de Bolivar

In my little school the teacher taught meEn mi escuelita la profe me enseño
The story of Bolivar our liberatorLa Historia de Bolívar nuestro libertador
Riding his horse and with great courageMontado en su caballo y con mucho valor
With hundreds of soldiers he formed his battalionCon cientos de soldados formó su batallón

Let's go little soldiers!, let's march!¡Vamos soldaditos!, ¡vamos a marchar!
In the name of Bolivar our generalEn nombre de Bolívar nuestro general
Let's go little soldiers, let's march with love!¡Vamos soldaditos, marchemos con amor!
In the name of Bolivar the liberatorEn nombre de Bolívar el libertador
One, one, one, two, threeUn, un, un, dos, tres

On July 24th the child Simon was born24 de Julio nació el niño Simón
And when he was little his mommy diedY estando pequeñito su mami se murió
The black woman Hipolita with dedicationLa negrita Hipólita con dedicación
Fed him from her breast with tenderness and loveLe dio de su pecho con ternura y amor

Like every good child he had to studyComo todo buen niño tenía que estudiar
And Simon Rodriguez came to teach himY Simón Rodriguez lo vino a enseñar
He formed his soul and his heartÉl formó su alma y su corazón
He gave him wisdom and educationLe dio sabiduría y educación

Next to other heroes Bolivar foughtAl lado de otros héroes Bolívar batalló
Against the tyrant and the Spanish kingdomEn contra del tirano y del reino español
An admirable campaign he left us free and that's why they call him the liberator!Campaña admirable libre nos dejo y por eso le llaman ¡el libertador!

Let's go, my soldiers, let's march with loveVamos, mis soldados marchemos con amor
Remembering the story of the liberatorRecordando la historia de él libertador