| Yo nací en Puerto Rico
| I was born in Puerto Rico
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| Y en Nueva York me críe
| And in New York I grew up
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| pero nunca me olvidaré
| but i will never forget
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| De mi tierra borinquena
| From my Puerto Rican land
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| Nunca podré olvidar
| I can never forget
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| Oye! | Hey! |
| Su hermosa Riviera
| Its beautiful Riviera
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| Ni tampoco como se baila y tu ves
| Not even how you dance and you see
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| Su famosa bomba y su plena
| His famous pump and his full
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| Algun día volvere y a tu veras
| Someday I'll come back and you'll see
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| A la tierra del gran Clemente
| To the land of the great Clemente
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| Oye! | Hey! |
| Puertorro del alma
| Puertorro of the soul
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Yo quiero volver a verte
| I want to see you again
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| Oye! | Hey! |
| Puertorro del alma
| Puertorro of the soul
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Yo nunca dejare Ay! | I will never leave Oh! |
| de amarte
| of loving you
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| Coro:
| Chorus:
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| Puerto Rico yo nunca dejare de amarte
| Puerto Rico I will never stop loving you
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Que yo me voy para tierra y donde está el Seńor
| That I'm going to land and where the Lord is
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Porque una noche yo salí
| Because one night I went out
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| Y asi … y naci en pueblo … tu ves
| And so… and I was born in a town… you see
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| Oye! | Hey! |
| Pero mi corazon se quedo
| But my heart stayed
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| se quedo frente del mar
| I stayed in front of the sea
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| Alla en mi viejo San Juan
| Back in my old San Juan
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Pero que yo me he montao en el halcon
| But that I have mounted on the falcon
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| Grande y llego a lo Isaldea
| Big and got to Isaldea
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Puertorro yo nunca dejare de amarte
| Puertorro I will never stop loving you
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| Oye! | Hey! |
| Para mi pana Fernandez Liberta Santiago Montańez
| For my corduroy Fernandez Liberta Santiago Montańez
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| Oye! | Hey! |
| Que prontico lo vere
| I will see it soon
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Puertorro!
| Puertorro!
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Pero que yo quiero bailar la bomba y la plena
| But I want to dance the bomba and the plena
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| Oye! | Hey! |
| Te juro que yo quiero gozar en Villa de Palmeras
| I swear that I want to enjoy Villa de Palmeras
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Pero Puertorro te llevo en mi corazon
| But Puertorro I carry you in my heart
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Yo quiero llevar a …
| I want to take…
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| Oye! | Hey! |
| Yo quiero gozar y gozar de lo bueno
| I want to enjoy and enjoy the good
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Yo quiero volver a verte
| I want to see you again
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| Yo no me quedo aqui
| I don't stay here
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| Coro:
| Chorus:
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| Yo no me quedo, me voy para Borinquen
| I'm not staying, I'm going to Borinquen
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Lo que decimos cuchi frito
| What we say fried cuchi
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Que si que si que somos de Puerto Rico
| Yes, yes, we are from Puerto Rico
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Que chevere!
| Cool!
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Dios Nueva York querido, yo me voy pa' Puerto Rico
| God New York dear, I'm going to Puerto Rico
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Yo quiero volver a la tierra del Raulito | I want to return to the land of Raulito |