| Original | Traduzione inglese dal libretto che accompagna il disco. |
| CANTO A PUERTO RICO | SONG FOR PUERTO RICO |
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| Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, | Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, |
| que mal se ve, Puerto Rico | it looks so bad |
| tu rico puerto apresado | your rich port, imprisoned |
| por ganas, plumas y picos | by claws, feathers and beaks |
| y acorazados… Y acorazados… | and battleships, and battleships. |
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| Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, | Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, |
| antillano y extranjero | Antillean and foreigner, |
| dolor común y local | Suffering, public and local, |
| entre un cinturón de acero | between a belt of steel |
| y un mayoral… Y un mayoral… | and a boss, and a boss. |
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| Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, | Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, |
| rico para el extranjero | so rich for the foreigner |
| que sobre tu piel camina | who strides across your skin |
| con su látigo de acero | with his whip of steel |
| y te asesina… Y te asesina… | And destroys you, and destroys you. |
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| Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, | Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, |
| digna de mejor destino | worthy of a better fate, |
| sueño de Hostos y Martí (*) | dream of Hostos and Martí |
| ya encontrarás el camino | you will find the road |
| digno de ti… Dígno de ti… | worthy of you, worthy of you. |
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| Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, | Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, |
| grite de San Juan a Ponce, | the cry from San Juan to Ponce, |
| el pueblo lucha y escucha | the people struggle and listen, |
| la voluntad es de bronce | their will is of bronze. |
| y es mucha… Y es mucha… | and is great, and is great. |
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| Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, | Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, |
| que vibre tu voz, que vibre | how your voice vibrates, |
| tu voz que lucha y espera | your voice full of hope and struggle, |
| por tener su Patria libre | to free your homeland, |
| y su bandera… Y su bandera… | and your flag, and your flag. |
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José Julián Martí y Pérez, detto "L'Apostolo" (1853-1895), rivoluzionario cubano morto nel corso dell'ultima guerra d'indipendenza di Cuba dal dominio spagnolo.