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The capital function of culture, its true reasonLa función capital de la cultura, su verdadera razón
Of being, it is to defend ourselves against nature, that natureDe ser, es defendernos contra la naturaleza, esa naturaleza
That oppresses and destroys the cultural value in societyQue oprime y destruye el valor cultural en la sociedad
That monarchical nature that says that the ancestral culture isEsa naturaleza monárquica que dice que la cultura ancestral es
For ignorantPara ignorantes
Culture forms the human being to defend what for yearsLa cultura forma al ser humano para defender lo que durante años
Our ancestors built, and that some for convenienceNuestros ancestros construyeron, y que algunos por conveniencia
They want to destroy, culture defends us tooth and nail from theQuieren destruir, la cultura nos defiende a capa y espada del
Cultural aggressor, and it gives us the courage to confront them as Guaicaipuro didAgresor cultural, y nos da el coraje para enfrentarlos como lo hizo Guaicaipuro
The capital function of culture, its true reasonLa función capital de la cultura, su verdadera razón
Of being, it is to defend ourselves against nature, that natureDe ser, es defendernos contra la naturaleza, esa naturaleza
That oppresses and destroys the cultural value in societyQue oprime y destruye el valor cultural en la sociedad
That monarchical nature that says that the ancestral culture isEsa naturaleza monárquica que dice que la cultura ancestral es
For ignorantPara ignorantes
Culture teaches us that we should have cultural pride, and it isLa cultura nos enseña que debemos tener orgullo cultural, y es
That pride that makes us fight to defend our cultureEse orgullo el que nos hace luchar para defender nuestra cultura
Let's be proud of our indigenous tribes, let's be proud¡Orgullemos de nuestras tribus indígenas, orgullémonos
Of the peasants, mauiritares, kariñas, yupas, yanomamis among othersDe los campesinos, mauiritares, kariñas, yupas, yanomamis entre otros!
The capital function of culture, its true reasonLa función capital de la cultura, su verdadera razón
Of being, it is to defend ourselves against nature, that natureDe ser, es defendernos contra la naturaleza, esa naturaleza
That oppresses and destroys the cultural value in societyQue oprime y destruye el valor cultural en la sociedad
That monarchical nature that says that the ancestral culture isEsa naturaleza monárquica que dice que la cultura ancestral es
For ignorantPara ignorantes