En mi viejo san juan

In my old San Juan,
How many times I forged,
In my childhood nights,
My first illusion,
And my love sorrows,
Are memories of the soul.

One afternoon I left
Towards a strange nation,
As destiny wanted it,
But my heart,
Stayed in front of the sea,
In my old San Juan.

Goodbye,
Beloved Borinquen,
Land of my love
Goodbye,
My goddess of the sea,
The queen of the palm grove
I'm leaving,
But one day I will return,
To seek my love,
To dream again,
In my old San Juan.

But time passed,
And destiny erased,
My terrible nostalgia,
And I couldn't return,
To the San Juan that I loved,
Piece of my homeland,
My hair turned white,
And my life is fading,
Death is calling me,
And I don't want to die,
Away from you,
Puerto Rico of the soul.

Goodbye,
Goodbye goodbye
Beloved Borinquen,
Land of my love
Goodbye,
My goddess of the sea,
The queen of the palm grove
I'm leaving,
But one day I will return
To seek my love
To dream again
In my old San Juan