The Puerto Rican national anthem is La Boriqueña. The original anthem was written by Lola Rodríguez de Tió in 1868 as a poem in support of Puerto Rican revolution, which was set to the Ramirez/Astol Artés music.
With the original lyrics deemed too subversive for official adoption, a non-confrontational set of lyrics was written in 1903 by Asturias-born Manuel Fernández Juncos. The tune was officially adopted as the Commonwealth's anthem in 1952, and continued to be sung with the Manuel Fernández Juncos words (which, however, were not officially adopted until 1977).
This is the original version from 1868
Versión revolucionaria original
¡Despierta, borinqueño
que han dado la señal!
¡Despierta de ese sueño
que es hora de luchar!
A ese llamar patriótico
¿no arde tu corazón?
¡Ven! Nos será simpático
el ruido del cañón.
Mira, ya el cubano
libre será;
le dará el machete
su libertad...
le dará el machete
su libertad.
Ya el tambor Guerrero
dice en su son,
que es la manigua el sitio,
el sitio de la reunión,
de la reunión...
de la reunión.
El Grito de Lares
se ha de repetir,
y entonces sabremos
vencer o morir.
Bellísima Borinquén,
a Cuba hay que seguir;
tú tienes bravos hijos
que quieren combatir.
ya por más tiempo impávido
no podemos estar,
ya no queremos, tímidos
dejarnos subyugar.
Nosotros queremos
ser libre ya,
y nuestro machete
afilado está.
y nuestro machete
afilado está.
¿Por qué, entonces, nosotros
hemos de estar,
tan dormidos y sordos
y sordos a esa señal?
a esa señal, a esa señal?
No hay que temer, riqueños
al ruido del cañón,
que salvar a la patria
es deber del corazón!
ya no queremos déspotas,
caiga el tirano ya,
las mujeres indómitas
también sabrán luchar.
Nosotros queremos
la libertad,
y nuestros machetes
nos la darán...
y nuestro machete
nos la dará...
Vámonos, borinqueños,
vámonos ya,
que nos espera ansiosa,
ansiosa la libertad.
¡La libertad, la libertad!
No.. actually he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii but his ethnicity is Puerto Rican and Filipino so basically he kinda is Puerto Rican So yeah, he's half Puerto-Rican. ;) I'm guessing the Puerto Rican community is claiming him.
Bruno mars is white people say he is not but he is i have done my research and he is white
No. He is Puerto Rican.
No.
The Rapper, then yes. African American and Puerto Rican and born in Harlem.From the People' Temple Infamy then no.
Yes; the Puerto Rican national anthem is titled La Borinqueña. "La tierra del Borinquen..."
One famous Puerto Rican poet is Julia de Burgos, known for her work exploring themes of identity, feminism, and social justice. Her poetry has had a lasting impact on Puerto Rican literature and Latin American poetry as a whole.
the commonwealth of puerto rico adopted it
Renaldo Balkman's grandma is from Puerto Rico, so he is part Puerto Rican. He won 2 gold medals this summer playing for Puerto Rico's national team.
The Puerto Rican flower is the Puerto Rican Hibiscus. Go figure!
National Puerto Rican Day was held on June 8, 2014.
It is a black Puerto Rican.
Puerto Rican
depends on the puerto rican
I think so, I am Puerto Rican and my fathers name is Miranda, also Puerto Rican.
The correct spelling is "Puerto Rican."
Just like how you spelled it. Puerto Rican.