Wake up Angelita, your mama just turned off the light
Manolo is already waiting by the old water-pipe
Her shoes in one hand she carefully walks down the stairs
Holding her breath ’cause there's danger and love in the air.
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Aïe aïe aïe aïe aïe aïe Puerto Rico
Your papa will beat him if he ever finds out
Begging the Virgin won't help when you hear Manolito shout,
Manolito shout
He's already standing under the starlit sky
You run to his arms and you laugh and you cry as he holds you tight
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Aïe aïe aïe aïe aïe aïe Puerto Rico
He says he'll be leaving you soon still you beg him to stay
But he wants to make it somewhere in the U.S.A.
And though he'll be far he promises he'll write every day
When time will be right, he'll come back and he'll take you away
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Aïe aïe aïe aïe aïe aïe Puerto Rico
Your papa don't like him, he says he's no good
He steals and he fights and he never behaves, like a young man should
Angelita she knows, he's not that bad inside
She takes the medal, she wears on a chain, and presses it into his palm.
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Aïe aïe aïe aïe aïe aïe Puerto Rico
Portoriko
Probudi se Anđelice, tvoja mama upravo ugasila scvijeću
Manolo te nestrpljivo čeka pored stare česme
Sa cipelama u jednoj ruci ona bojažljivo hoda niz stepenice
Zadržavajući dah jer postoje i opasnost i ljubav u zraku.
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Aj aj aj aj aj aj Portoriko
Tvoj papa će ga istući ako ikada sazna
Molitve Bogorodici neće pomoći kada čuješ Manolove krike
Monolitove krike
On već stoji pod zvjezdanim nebom
Trčiš mu u naručje, smeješ se i plačeš dok te drži čvrsto
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Aj aj aj aj aj aj Portoriko
On kaže da će uskoro otići iako ga moliš da ostane
Ali on želi da to postigne nešto u U.S.A.
Iako će biti daleko on obećava da će pisati svaki dan
Kada bude vrijeme , on će se vratiti i on će te povesti sa sobom u tuđinu
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Aj aj aj aj aj aj Portoriko
Tvoj tata da ga ne voli, kaže da on nije dobar
On krade, on se bori i nikada se ponaša kako mladić treba
Anđelica zna, da on nije tako loš unutra
Ona uzima medaljon,obješen o lančiću lancu, ispušta ga na njegov dlan.
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