Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Puerto Rico by Frankie Ruíz from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Cuando mis labios pronuncian tu nombre
When my lips pronounce your name
Mi corazón se acelera y siempre espera
My heart races and always hopes
Seguirte a ti
To follow you
Cuando de niño, yo jugaba en tus calles
When as a child, I played in your streets
Que con cariño viven en mi
That lovingly live in me
Tus lindos montes, tan bellos tus valles
Your beautiful mountains, your valleys so lovely
Que en esa isla, deseo morir
That on that island, I wish to die
Nuestra isla de encanto
Our island of enchantment
Frankie ruiz, con su canto
Frankie Ruiz, with his song
Quiere hacerte feliz
Wants to make you happy
Puerto rico, mi ambición es tenerte
Puerto Rico, my ambition is to have you
Como todo un boricua, en mi pecho tenerte
Like a true Boricua, to have you in my chest
Puerto rico, yo me siento latente
Puerto Rico, I feel latent
Pues boricua me hiciste hasta la muerte
Because you made me Boricua until death
Boricua soy, y siempre seré
Boricua I'm, and always will be
Puerto rico, la isla del encanto
Puerto Rico, the island of enchantment
La tierra donde nací es mi borinquen
The land where I was born is my Borinquen
Preciosa te llaman las olas
The waves call you precious
De ese azul y verde mar
Of that blue and green sea
Porque boricua me hiciste
Because you made me Boricua
Y te querre hasta la muerte
And I'll love you until death
Y siempre seré
And always will be
Puerto rico yo soy tuyo
Puerto Rico I am yours
Boricua, y de mayaguez
Boricua, and from Mayagüez
Puertorriqueño hasta la muerte
Puerto Rican until death
Yo soy de aquí
I am from here
Como el coquí
Like the coquí
Yo soy frankie ruiz
I am Frankie Ruiz
Ya tu verás siempre es así
You'll see, it's always like this
Soy el papá de la salsa
I'm the father of salsa
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