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No se sorprenda nadie porque quiero
entregar a los hombres
los dones de la tierra,
porque aprendi luchando
que es mi deber terrestre
propagar la alegria.
Y cumplo mi destino con mi canto.

Let no one question why I should want
to give the world's wonders
to all mankind:
I learned the hard way
it's my earthly duty
to spread joy-
and I do this through my song.

-From "Ode to My Joy" by Pablo Neruda