Marc Anthony
Preciosa lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1998
- Length
- 4:00
Yo sé lo que son los encantos
I know what the charms are
De mi Borinquen hermosa
Of my beautiful Borinquen
Por eso la quiero yo tanto
That’s why I love it so much
Por siempre la llamaré preciosa
Forever I'll call it precious
Yo sé de sus hembras trigueñas
I know of its golden women
Sé del olor de sus rosas
I know the scent of its roses
Por eso a mi tierra riqueña
That’s why to my rich land
Por siempre la llamaré preciosa
Forever I'll call it precious
Isla del caribe
Island of the Caribbean
Isla del caribe
Island of the Caribbean
Borinquen
Borinquen
Preciosa te llaman las olas
The waves call you precious
Del mar que te baña
Of the sea that bathes you
Preciosa por ser un encanto
Precious for being a charm
Por ser un edén
For being an Eden
Y tienes la noble hidalguia
And you have the noble nobility
De la madre España
Of Mother Spain
Y el fiero cantío del indio bravío
And the fierce song of the brave Indian
Lo tienes también
You have that too
Preciosa te llaman los bardos
Precious, the bards call you
Que cantan tu historia
That sings your story
No importa el tirano te trate
It doesn't matter how the tyrant treats you
Con negra maldad
With wicked malice
Preciosa serás sin bandera
You'll be precious without a flag
Sin lauros, ni gloria
Without honors, or glory
Preciosa, preciosa
Precious, precious
Te llaman los hijos de la libertad
They call you the children of freedom
Preciosa te llaman los bardos
Precious, the bards call you
Que cantan tu historia
That sings your story
No importa el tirano te trate
It doesn't matter how the tyrant treats you
Con negra maldad
With wicked blackness
Preciosa serás sin bandera
You will be precious without a flag
Sin lauros, ni gloria
Without laurels, nor glory
Oh preciosa, preciosa
Oh precious, precious
Te llaman los hijos
The children call you
De la libertad
Of freedom
Preciosa te llevo dentro
Precious, I carry you inside
Muy dentro di mi corazón
Deep within my heart
Y mientras más pasa el tiempo
And as time goes by
En ti se vuelca mi amor
My love pours into you
Porque ahora es que comprendo
Because now I truly understand
Porque ahora es que comprendo
Because now I truly understand
Que aunque pase lo que pase
That no matter what happens
Yo seré puertoriqueño
I will be Puerto Rican
Yo seré puertoriqueño
I will be Puerto Rican
Por donde quiera que ande, ooohhh
Wherever I may go, ooohhh
Porque lo llevo en la sangre
Because I carry it in my blood
Por herencia de mis padres
By the heritage of my parents
Y con orgullo repito
And with pride I repeat
Yo te quiero, Puerto Rico
I love you, Puerto Rico
Yo te quiero, Puerto Rico
I love you, Puerto Rico
Y por eso es que me nace hoy
And that's why today it comes to me
Dedicarle éste canto
To dedicate this song
A ese noble jibarito Rafaél
To that noble countryman Rafaél
Y a mi isla del encanto
And to my enchanted island
Yo te quiero, Puerto Rico
I love you, Puerto Rico
Yo te quiero, Puerto Rico
I love you, Puerto Rico
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Key vocabulary
- vuelca
- overturns
- amor
- loveB1
- aunque
- althoughB1
- donde
- whereB1
- pase
- I passedB1
- comprendo
- understandB2
- seré
- will be
- puertoriqueño
- Puerto Rican
- quiera
- wantC2
- ande
- goB2
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About this song
Marc Anthony is a Puerto Rican-American singer known for salsa as well as Latin pop and R&B, with a career spanning English-language mainstream pop and Spanish-language tropical styles. Born Marco Antonio Muñiz in New York’s Spanish Harlem, he became prominent for his crossover success while remaining closely associated with modern salsa, including albums produced with Sergio George.