RAFAEL ALERS Y SU ORQUESTA La Borinqueña

La danza de Puerto Rico "La Borinqueña" is the national anthem of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The current official music and words were codified in 1903[citation needed] and have since been taught in schools and generally adopted by the public. The music was officially adopted by the government in 1952 and the words in 1977. The title refers to the aboriginal Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico, Boriken or Boriquen. The music was originally credited to Félix Astol Artés in 1867 as an habanera danza, with romantic lyrics, but there is some evidence that Francisco Ramírez, a native of San Germán, wrote the music in 1860, and named it "La Almojábana". In 1868, Lola Rodríguez de Tió wrote a poem in support of Puerto Rican revolution, which was set to the Ramirez/Astol Artés music. When the Spanish authorities investigated, Ramirez, out of fear, asked Astol to claim authorship of the music, since Astol was a native of Catalonia and would therefore not raise any suspicion. 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 and taught in the public schools. 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). The official version is played as a slow march, without the original tune's initial paseo. Musical critics in Puerto Rico have raised their opposition to the rhythm change[citation needed]. Luis Miranda, the musical director of Puerto Rico's 65th Infantry Regiment Band, adapted the tune to be played as a march in 1922. Regino Colón rearranged the music in 1952, but left it as a march. The 1977 law that adopted the tune as an anthem merely stated that the anthem be played as a march, the tempo vaguely described as being in a "martial manner", but established no official arrangement for the music. An official revision made in 2003 leaves the tune as a march. Both versions are given below. The Fernández Juncos version is the most familiar version; it is, for example, sung spontaneously to celebrate Puerto Rican successes in athletic events.

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[AmayaRamiel]

Vámonos borinqueños, vámonos ya

Que nos espera ansiosa, ansiosa la libertad!

[ConcepcionPR]

Puerto Rican Pride!

[yahipanda18]

@squareyellowpaper, what are you doing for your country? Do you even live in Puerto Rico? Do you know the trials that people like Hostos or Albizu had to go through in their desire to see Puerto Rico as a free land? You say people lack originality. Do you know who Danny Rivera and Gilberto Santarosa are? Do you know anything about the very famous puertorican paintors Jose Campeche and Francisco Oller? Those people seem kind of original to me.

[yahipanda18]

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. Nosotros queremos la libertad, nuestros machetes nos la darán. Vámonos borinqueños, vámonos ya que nos espera ansiosa, ansiosa la libertad, la libertad, la libertad, la libertad, la libertad. Letra de: Lola Rodríguez de Tió

[AWIROSA]

Bella danza. Nuestro Puerto Rico es un pueblo bendecido por Dios. Gracias Señor. Tenemos que volver a la palabra y nuestras raices cristianas. Dios bendiga a Puerto Rico ahora y siempre.

[fiquitoyunque]

@squareyellowpaper FUCK YOU!

[gschmittmusic]

@TheMrAllam really?

[romboloyo]

I supose YOUR country is perfect...Every land has somthing we can live without. So talk about your land and shames first before talking someone else's. I'm from Puerto Rico and I dont aprove some things but I'm still proud of it.

[squareyellowpaper]

Mi orgullo.... my pride... 400 murgers for the first 4 months of 2011. Mi orgullo...mi pride... Women are beaten and killed by boyfriends and husbands Mi orgullo... my pride... Women's shelters are taken away. Mi orgullo.. my pride... Top cop arrested for molesting his daughter. Mi orgullo... my pride... Young people have to copy Jamaican music because they are no longer creative. Mi orgullo... my pride... Young professionals leaving the island in droves. Mi orgullo... my pride...

[Osoper2004]

Qué hermosa versión!! ¡Viva Puerto Rico!

[Edortiz2010]

Tenemos una historia mas interesante y antigua que los mismos Estados Unidos y nuestro himno lo dice todo hija del mar y sol y admirada por colon.