It’s the southern winds that bring me surprises
Seas of smiles that take away the sorrows
A mixture of cultures, may time never stop it
A beautiful journey on the way back home
Back home…
I let myself be enchanted by that colorful land
A clear, magical morning and of a thousand flavors
Natural beauty that their people radiate
Boricua1charm that I keep in my mind
Old San Juan
Old San Juan
Full of rhythm
Old San Juan
Old San Juan
Old San Juan
Full of rhythm
Old San Juan
Old San Juan…
Old San Juan…
A strange force guides me on these paths
And in my luggage, a guitar and a tambourine
With the cuatro2, the güiro3, and the Caribbean requinto4
Joyous harmonies traveling around the whole world
Old San Juan
Old San Juan
Full of rhythm
Old San Juan
Old San Juan
Old San Juan
Full of rhythm
Old San Juan
1. A word used to refer to the people of Puerto Rico or people of Puerto Rican heritage2. A Puerto Rican musical instrument similar to the guitar 3. A percussion instrument played by rubbing a stick along the notches of a hollowed gourd to produce sound 4. A small guitar