National Anthem of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico's Anthem:

La Boriqueña Lyrics

La tierra de Borinquén donde he nacido yo, es un jardín florido de mágico fulgor.
Un cielo siempre nítido le sirve de dosel y dan arrullos plácidos las olas a sus pies.
Cuando a sus playas llegó

Exclamó lleno de admiración; "Oh!, oh!, oh!, esta es la linda tierra que busco yo".
Es Borinquén la hija, la hija del mar y el sol, del mar y el sol, del mar y el sol, del mar y el sol, del mar y el sol.

English translation:

 

The land of Borinquen
where I have been born
is a flowery garden
of magical beauty.
A constantly clear sky
serves as its canopy
and placid lullabies are sung
by the waves at its feet.
When at her beaches Columbus arrived
full of awe he exclaimed,
"Oh!, oh!, oh!, this is the lovely land
that I seek"
Borinquen is the daughter,
the daughter of the sea and the sun.
Of the sea and the sun,
of the sea and the sun,
of the sea and the sun,
of the sea and the sun.

 

 

 

These lyrics were approved by the governor Carlos Romero Barcelo after Puerto Rico became "The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico." Even before that...they were known as Taino, which also happens to be the Indians where many of their cultural aspects derived from.