I know about her dark-skinned women
I know about the smell of her roses
That's why to my rich country
I'll always call her Precious

Island of the Caribbean Island of the Caribbean Borinquen

The waves of the ocean that bathes you,
calls you Precious
Precious for being enchanting,
for being an Eden
And you have the nobility
of the mother, Spain
And the fiery song of the ferocious Indian
You have this too

Chorus:
The bards that sing your history
call you Precious
It doesn't matter that the tyrant treats you with black hatred
You would still be Precious without a flag,
laurels or glory
Precious, precious -
You're called by liberty's children

Precious, I carry you inside
Very deep in my heart
And the more the time goes by
My love for you grows and grows

Because it's now that I understand
Because it's now that I understand
That regardless of what happens
I will always be Puerto Rican
I will always be Puerto Rican
Because wherever I walk, oooohhhh
Because I carry it in my blood
Because of my parent's heritage
And with pride I repeat
I love you Puerto Rico
I love you Puerto Rico

And that's why it's born in me today
To dedicate this song
To that noble jibarito* Rafael
And to my island of enchantments
I love you Puerto Rico
I love you Puerto Rico, oooohhhh

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* jibarito is the name for a Puerto Rican country farmer or pheasant

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