Amanecer Boricano

Boricano Dawn

Amanecer Boricano

I am the light of the morningSoy la luz de la mañana
That lights up new pathsQue alumbra nuevos caminos
That floods the mountains, the country pathsQue va inundando los montes, los senderos campesinos
I am the fruit of the futureSoy el fruto del futuro
The seed of tomorrowLa semilla del mañana
Sown in manureSembrada en estiércol
Pure from my Borincan landPuro de mi tierra borincana
I am a fisherman of dreamsSoy un pescador de sueños
I'm looking for a sea of foamVoy buscando un mar de espumas
Of shells and sandDe caracolas y arenas
Of sirens and mistDe sirenas y de bruma
Of stars and horizonsDe estrellas y de horizontes
My fortune is being madeSe compone mi fortuna
I am a navigating seagull and astronaut of the MoonSoy gaviota navegante y astronauta de la Luna

I am the yeast of breadSoy del pan la levadura
That feeds hopeQue alimenta la esperanza
From the Puerto Rican manDel hombre puertorriqueño
From the awakening of my homelandDel despertar de mi patria
I have Puerto Rican bloodTraigo sangre borinqueña
I am the son of the palm treesSoy hijo de las palmeras
From the fields and the riversDe los campos y los ríos
And the song of the coquiY del cantar del coqui
Of valleys and coffee plantations, of sugarcane, sugar and pineappleDe valles y cafetales, de caña, azúcar y piña
Of guava and masonryDe guayaba y mampostiales
Of trembling and of maviDe tembleque y de mavi

If I had not been born in the land where I was bornSi yo no hubiera nacido en la tierra en que nací
I would regret not having been born thereEstuviera arrepentido de no haber nacido allí