Lamento Borincano Lyrics in English Marc Anthony
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Lamento Borincano by Marc Anthony from Spanish to English.
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Sale loco de contento con
He comes out crazy happy with
Au cargamento para la ciudad
Au cargo for the city
Ay, para la ciudad, lleva en su pensamiento
Oh, for the city, he carries in his thoughts
Todo un mundo lleno de felicidad, ay, de felicidad
A whole world full of happiness, oh, happiness
Piensa remediar la situación
Think about remedying the situation
Del hogar que es toda su ilusión
Of the home that is all your illusion
Sí! Y alegre el jibarito va
Yes! And the jibarito goes happily
Pensando así, diciendo así
Thinking like this, saying like this
Cantando así por el camino
Singing like this along the way
Si yo vendo la carga mi Dios querido
If I sell the load my dear God
Un traje a mi viejita voy a comprar
I'm going to buy a suit for my old lady
Y alegre también su yegua va
And his mare also goes happy
Al presentir que aquel cantar es
Sensing that that song is
Todo un himno de alegría
A hymn of joy
En esto les sorprende la luz del día
In this the light of day surprises them
Y llegan al mercado de la ciudad
And they arrive at the city market
Pasa la mañana entera sin
Spend the entire morning without
Que nadie quiera su carga comprar
Let no one want to buy their load
Ay, su carga comprar, todo, todo está desierto
Oh, your load buy, everything, everything is deserted
Y el pueblo está lleno de necesidad, ay, de necesidad
And the town is full of need, oh, need
Se oye este lamento por doquier
You hear this lament everywhere
En mi desdichada Borinquen, Sí!
In my unfortunate Borinquen, Yes!
Y triste el jibarito va
And the jibarito goes sad
Pensando así, diciendo así
Thinking like this, saying like this
Llorando así por el camino
Crying like this on the way
Qué será de Borinquen mi Dios querido
What will become of Borinquen my dear God
Qué será de mis hijos y de mi hogar?
What will become of my children and my home?
Borinquen la tierra del Edén
Borinquen the land of Eden
La que al cantar el gran Gauthier
The one that when the great Gauthier sang
Llamó la perla de los mares
Called the pearl of the seas
Ahora que tú te mueres con tus pesares
Now that you die with your regrets
Déjame que te cante yo también
Let me sing to you too
Borinquen de mi amor
Borinquen of my love
Yo soy hijo de borinquen y eso nadie va a cambiar
I am the son of Borinquen and no one is going to change that
Yo soy hijo de borinquen y eso nadie va a cambiar
I am the son of Borinquen and no one is going to change that
Y el día en que yo me muera, en ti quiero descansar
And the day I die, I want to rest in you
Yo te adoro Puerto Rico, y eso nadie lo va a quitar
I adore you Puerto Rico, and no one is going to take that away
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