Borinquen

Borinquen

Borinquen

It was God's ideaFue idea de Dios
He plucked a starArracó un lucero
From his sky to createDesde su cielo para crear
From a beautiful dreamDe un hermoso sueño
A childlike landUna tierra niña
That he caressedQue la acariciaba
As the river descendedAl bajar el río
From the mountainDe la montaña

Borinquen was bornNació Borinquen
Flower of wondersFlor de maravillas
Like a little boatComo un barquita
Floating in the blue seaFlotando en el mar azul
And as the light was bornY al nacer la luz
In the middle of the seaEn medio del mar
The radiant green could be seenSe pudo observar
Throughout the placeEl radiante verde en todo el lugar

Oh faith in the countrysideAy fe en la campiña
The farmers harvest the pineappleLos labradores cosechan la piña
And it seems like a violinY parece un violín
The trill of the thrush in its songEl trinar de él zorzal en su cantar
A hope is bornNace una esperanza
In a song of my landEn una canción de mi tierra
And from my songY de mi canción
A rich guarachaUna guaracha riqueña

It was God's ideaFue idea de Dios
Borinquen was born in the middle of the seaNació Borinquen en medio del mar
Borinquen was born, in the middle of the seaNació Borinquen, en medio del mar

It was God's idea, he plucked a starFue idea de Dios, arrancó un lucero
To create Puerto Rico as a wholePara así crear Puerto Rico entero
It was God's ideaFue idea de Dios
Borinquen was born in the middle of the seaNació Borinquen en medio del mar

Everyone visits herTodo el mundo la visita
To be able to seePara poder observar
The beauty of her little islandLa belleza de su islita
Oh, how truly beautiful she isAy que es tan bella de verdad

It was God's ideaFue idea de Dios
Borinquen was born in the middle of the seaNació Borinquen en medio del mar
It was God's ideaFue idea de Dios
Borinquen was born in the middle of the seaNació Borinquen en medio del mar

Today I feel proudHoy yo me siento orgullosa
To be able to dedicateDe poderle dedicar
To the land of enchantmentA la tierra del encanto
Feeling in my songSentimiento en mi cantar

It was God's ideaFue idea de Dios
Borinquen was born in the middle of the seaNació Borinquen en medio del mar

It's my beautiful BorinquenEs mi linda Borinquen
The number one landLa tierra número uno
That's why I want to offer herPor eso quiero brindarle
This dance with montunoEsta danza con montuno

It was God's ideaFue idea de Dios
Borinquen was born in the middle of the seaNació Borinquen en medio del mar