Letras
Trinidad, an island in the sun
Where my birthright belongs
The land my ancestors sailed to
And it's there that I was born
They came sailing
Across the rough oceans
To work in the cane fields
And the plantations
Bringing their curry
And their East Indian recipes
Playing their drums
And singing the songs of their ancestry
Cooking hot roti on a tawa
And Dhal, Rice, and Kuchela
Curry baigan, channa, and aloo
Curry goat with Congo pepper
Working to build a new foundation
Bring forth a new generation
And in this beautiful island, they now belong
Today, Trinidad has come so far
Together we aspire, together we achieve."
Filled with wealth and natural resources, and oil up its sleeve
Free health care and education
For every boy and girl
A mixture of different races
And culture from around the world
With great entertainers like Lord Kitchener
And Calypso King, the Mighty Sparrow
And our beauty queens, Penny, Giselle, and Wendy
The best cricketer in the world, Brian Lara, and chutney, Sundar Popo
Going up to the river
Drinking Stag and Carib beers
Cooking a curry duck on the fireside
Going to the beach
Walking on the sands
Singing chutney and soca calypsos
Playing steel pans and soca parang
La Brea Pitch Lake in Siparia
Natural gas and petroleum
Sugar cane and molasses
Old oak, black label, and puncheon rum
Fry tomato with smoked herring, Plantain
Bel Air barbecue in San Fernando
Bake and shark up in maracas
Cooking manicou in Mayaro
The historic Caroni sugar factory
Down in Usine ste Madeleine
Ram Mohess Tailoring in San Fernando
And Naz Cuisine in cocoyea
From Princess Town to San Fernando
Barrackpore up to Cumuto