Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico.

Cuando mis labios pronuncian tu nombre,

When my lips pronounce your name,

mi corazon se acelera,

my heart races,

y siempre espera seguirte a ti.

and always hopes to follow you.

Cuando de nino yo jugaba en tus calles,

When as a child I played on your streets,

que con carino viven en mi.

that affectionately live within me.

Tus lindos montes tan bellos tus valles,

Your beautiful mountains, your lovely valleys,

en esa isla deseo morir.

on that island, I wish to die.

Puerto Rico,

Puerto Rico,

nuestra isla de encanto,

our island of charm,

Frankie Ruiz con su canto,

Frankie Ruiz with his song,

quiere hacerte feliz.

wants to make you happy.

Puerto Rico,

Puerto Rico,

mi ambicion es tenerte,

my ambition is to have you,

como todo un boricua,

like a true Boricua,

en mi pecho tenerte.

to have you in my heart.

Puerto Rico,

Puerto Rico,

yo me siento latente,

I feel alive,

pues boricua me hiciste,

because you made me Boricua,

hasta la muerte.

until death.

Boricua soy,

I am Boricua,

y siempre sere.

and I always will be.

Es la isla del encanto,

It's the enchanting island,

la tierra donde naci,

the land where I was born,

es mi borinquen.

it's my Borinquen.

Boricua soy,

I am Boricua,

y siempre sere.

and I always will be.

Preciosa te llaman las olas,

They call you Preciosa by the waves,

de ese azul y verde mar.

of that blue and green sea.

Boricua soy,

I am Boricua,

y siempre sere.

and I always will be.

Porque boricua me hiciste,

Because you made me Boricua,

y te querre hasta la muerte.

and I will love you until death.

Y siempre sere.

And I always will be.

Puerto Rico yo soy tuyo,

Puerto Rico, I am yours,

y siempre sere.

and I always will be.

Boricua y de Mayaguez,

Boricua and from Mayaguez,

y siempre sere.

and I always will be.

Puertorriqueno hasta la muerte,

Puerto Rican until death,

y siempre sere.

and I always will be.

Yo soy de aqui,como el coqui,

I am from here, like the coqui,

como el coqui.

like the coqui.

De Puerto Rico,(Yo soy de aqui),

From Puerto Rico, (I am from here),

yo soy Frankie Ruiz,(como el coqui).

I am Frankie Ruiz, (like the coqui).

Y soy de aqui,(yo soy de aqui),

And I am from here, (I am from here),

Ya tu veras siempre es asi,(como el coqui).

You'll see, it's always like this, (like the coqui).