| Cuando la luna cae sobre tus palmeras
| When the moon falls on your palm trees
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| Y en tus playas el mar agita sus olas
| And on your beaches the sea shakes its waves
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| El firmamento brinda su mejor estrella
| The firmament offers its best star
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| Para darle la luz a tu preciosa arena
| To give light to your precious sand
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| Por la mañana siempre sale el sol primero
| In the morning the sun always rises first
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| Y se llena de luz el paraíso mío
| And my paradise is filled with light
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| Y en la verde montaña el jibarito canta
| And in the green mountain the jibarito sings
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| Un «lelolay» que es signo en el mundo entero
| A "lelolay" that is a sign in the whole world
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| Eres el bello sueño del mejor poeta
| You are the beautiful dream of the best poet
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| Que inspirado en ti se murió soñando
| Inspired by you, he died dreaming
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| Por tu cielo azul y tus verdes campos
| For your blue sky and your green fields
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| Tierra del Edén, Isla del Encanto
| Land of Eden, Island of Enchantment
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| Eres un encanto y por eso te quiero yo tanto!
| You are a charm and that is why I love you so much!
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| Isla del Encanto
| Island of the charm
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| Mi Puerto Rico, a ti yo te estoy cantando
| My Puerto Rico, I'm singing to you
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| Porque eres linda mi tierra
| Because you are beautiful my land
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| A lo largo y a lo ancho
| across and across
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| Desde San Juan hasta Ponce
| From San Juan to Ponce
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| De Mayagüez a Fajardo
| From Mayagüez to Fajardo
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| Esos cien por treinta y cinco
| Those one hundred thirty-five
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| Tienen magia, tienen algo
| They have magic, they have something
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| Como me gustan tus playas
| How I like your beaches
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| Y me fascinan tus campos
| And your fields fascinate me
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| Preciosa te llaman las olas del mar
| Precious the waves of the sea call you
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| Dijo Rafael en su canto
| Raphael said in his song
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| El morro que te protege
| The nose that protects you
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| Y el yunque te sigue adornando
| And the anvil continues to adorn you
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| En tu suelo vi la luz del cielo y en ti me sigo inspirando
| In your soil I saw the light of heaven and in you I continue to be inspired
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| Yo soy boricua de pura cepa por eso mismo te canto
| I am a purebred Puerto Rican that is why I sing to you
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| Míralo!
| Look at it!
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| De ahí vengo yo
| that's where I come from
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| Yo soy de ahí
| I'm from there
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| Yo vengo de Puerto Rico
| I come from Puerto Rico
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| Oigan! | Hey! |
| De la isla del coki
| From the island of coki
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| Un sitio que es muy bonito
| A place that is very beautiful
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| Sabroso para vivir
| tasty to live
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| Los que dicen «ay bendito», esos son de mi país | Those who say "oh blessed", those are from my country |