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For Those Missing Puerto Rico, ‘En Mi Viejo San Juan’ Is Both Anthem And Lament The official anthem of the capital city, “En Mi Viejo San Juan” also serves as a nostalgic lament, evoking memories of the island for the many forced to leave it behind.
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A woman walks through La Perla, a neighborhood on the edge of Old San Juan, in 2017.
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This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more at NPR.org/Anthem.
Step inside Puerto Rico’s National Foundation for Popular Culture in Old San Juan and you’ll find a well-stocked display of CDs and records for sale, organized by artist or musical style: Sylvia Rexach, Maelo Rivera, rumba, salsa. But then there’s a tab that catches the eye because it names neither an artist nor a style, but rather a theme: “nostalgia.”
Within the canon of popular Puerto Rican music, there is no shortage of songs about that sentiment — particularly about nostalgia for the island itself, often written by or for or about people who have had to leave Puerto Rico for one reason or another, but who yearn to return.
Music racks at Puerto Rico’s National Foundation for Popular Culture in San Juan.
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It is one of the tragedies of Puerto Rico’s modern history: the recurring waves of people forced to migrate, driven out by the economy, or by war, or by natural disasters like, most recently, Hurricane Maria and its aftermath. When you consider that there are more Puerto Ricans living off the island than on it, it’s no wonder that nostalgia is such a pervasive theme in the music of the island and its diaspora.
One of the oldest and most enduring of these songs is Noel Estrada’s “En Mi Viejo San Juan” (“In My Old San Juan”). Written in 1943 and first recorded by El Trio Vegabajeno in 1946, it’s about a man who leaves his beloved island with a plan to return, but finds himself unable to:
Adiós, adiós, adiós
Borinquen querida
Tierra de mi amor
“Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, beloved Borinquen, land of my love.
” As the years pass and he grows old, his desire grows more urgent:
Mi cabello blanqueó (My hair turned white)
Ya mi vida se va (My life is ending)
Ya la muerte me llama (Death is calling)
Y no quiero morir (And I don’t want to die)
Alejado de ti (Far from you)
Puerto Rico del alma (My soul’s Puerto Rico)
Estrada wrote the song at the request of his younger brother Eloy, who was drafted during World War II and stationed in Panama. As the story goes, he was homesick, and in a letter asked his brother to write him a song capturing the longing he felt for his island. In the decades that followed, the song was recorded by all kinds of artists, Puerto Rican and international. Its popularity exploded when Mexican singer Javier Solís released his version in 1965.
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Over the decades, “En Mi Viejo San Juan” has tugged at the heartstrings of millions of Puerto Ricans.
When Estrada wrote it, the biggest wave of migration in Puerto Rico’s history was just beginning. U.S. government policy to industrialize the island destroyed the farms on which most Puerto Ricans worked. Hundreds of thousands of people left for the U.S., where the post-World War II economy was booming.
Today, a different exodus is under way. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled the island as it struggles under a recession going on its 13th year; billions of dollars of public debt that have decimated the government’s ability to provide basic services; and austerity and budget cuts imposed by a federal board that Congress appointed to take control of the island’s finances. One estimate by that board predicts that Puerto Rico will lose another 20 percent of its population in the next five years.
Though “En Mi Viejo San Juan” is nearly 80 years old and resonates most strongly with an older generation of Puerto Ricans, it still provides a soundtrack for the heartache that people old and young feel over this somber reality.
Its final words, reflecting an eternal hope despite the circumstances, may be the reason why:
Me voy (I’m leaving)
Pero un dia volveré (But I’ll come back someday)
A buscar mi querer (To search for my love)
A soñar otra vez (To dream again)
En mi Viejo San Juan (In my Old San Juan.)
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America — West Side Story
1957 Broadway lyrics
ROSALIA
Puerto Rico,
You lovely island . . .
Island of tropical breezes.
Always the pineapples growing,
Always the coffee blossoms blowing . . .
ANITA
Puerto Rico . . .
You ugly island . . .
Island of tropic diseases.
Always the hurricanes blowing,
Always the population growing .
. .
And the money owing,
And the babies crying,
And the bullets flying.
I like the island Manhattan.
Smoke on your pipe and put that in!
OTHERS
I like to be in America!
O.K. by me in America!
Ev’rything free in America
For a small fee in America!
ROSALIA
I like the city of San Juan.
ANITA
I know a boat you can get on.
ROSALIA
Hundreds of flowers in full bloom.
ANITA
Hundreds of people in each room!
ALL
Automobile in America,
Chromium steel in America,
Wire-spoke wheel in America,
Very big deal in America!
ROSALIA
I’ll drive a Buick through San Juan.
ANITA
If there’s a road you can drive on.
ROSALIA
I’ll give my cousins a free ride.
ANITA
How you get all of them inside?
ALL
Immigrant goes to America,
Many hellos in America;
Nobody knows in America
Puerto Rico’s in America!
ROSALIA
I’ll bring a T.
V. to San Juan.
ANITA
If there a current to turn on!
ROSALIA
I’ll give them new washing machine.
ANITA
What have they got there to keep clean?
ALL
I like the shores of America!
Comfort is yours in America!
Knobs on the doors in America,
Wall-to-wall floors in America!
ROSALIA
When I will go back to San Juan.
ANITA
When you will shut up and get gone?
ROSALIA
Everyone there will give big cheer!
ANITA
Everyone there will have moved here!
1961 film lyrics
ANITA
Puerto Rico,
My heart’s devotion—
Let it sink back in the ocean.
Always the hurricanes blowing,
Always the population growing,
And the money owing,
And the sunlight streaming,
And the natives steaming.
I like the island Manhattan—
Smoke on your pipe and put that in!
GIRLS (chorus)
I like to be in America,
O.
K. by me in America,
Everything free in America—
BERNARDO
For a small fee in America.
ANITA
Buying on credit is so nice.
BERNARDO
One look at us and they charge twice.
ROSALIA
I’ll have my own washing machine.
JUANO
What will you have, though, to keep clean?
ANITA
Skyscrapers bloom in America.
ANOTHER GIRL
Cadillacs zoom in America.
ANOTHER GIRL
Industry boom in America.
BOYS
Twelve in a room in America.
ANITA
Lots of new housing with more space.
BERNARDO
Lots of doors slamming in our face.
ANITA
I’ll get a terrace apartment.
BERNARDO
Better get rid of your accent.
ANITA AND THREE GIRLS
Life can be bright in America.
ALL BOYS
If you can fight in America.
ALL GIRLS
Life is all right in America.
ALL BOYS
If you’re all-white in America.
(an interlude of WHISTLING and DANCING)
ANITA AND CONSUELO
Here you are free and you have pride.
BERNARDO
Long as you stay on your own side.
ANITA
Free to be anything you choose.
ALL BOYS
Free to wait tables and shine shoes.
BERNARDO
Everywhere grime in America,
Organized crime in America,
Terrible time in America.
ANITA
You forget I’m in America.
(An interlude of MORE DANCING)
BERNARDO
I think I go back to San Juan
ANITA
I know a boat you can get on.
BERNARDO
Everyone there will give big cheer!
ANITA
Everyone there will have moved here.
0006 Peromi corazón
Se quedó frente al mar
En mi viejo San Juan
Adiós (adiós, adiós)
Borinquén querida (tierra de mi amor)
Adiós (adiós, adiós)
Mi reina del mar (palmi reina del mar) )
Me voy
Pero un día volveré
A buscar mi querer
A soñar otra vez
En mi viejo San Juan
Pero el tiempo pasó
Y el destino burló
Mi terrible nostalgia
Y no pude volver
Al San Juan que yo amé
Pedacito de patria
Mi cabello blanqueó
Y mi vida se va
Ya la muerte me llama
Y no quiero morir
Alejado de ti
Puerto Rico del alma
adiós adiós)
Mi diosa del mar (mi reina del palmar)
Me voy
Pero un dia volveré
A buscar mi querer
A soñar otra vez
En mi viejo San Juan
How many dreams are in my old San Juan 90 invented by
My childhood nights. nine0006 My first illusion
And my grief of love –
These are the memories of the soul.
One evening I left
To a foreign country,
Because fate wanted it.
But my heart
Left in front of the sea
In my old San Juan
Farewell (farewell, farewell)
Dear Puerto Rico (land of my love)
Farewell (farewell, farewell)
My goddess of the sea (my palm grove queen)
I’m leaving
But one day I’ll be back
To find my love
To dream again
In my old San Juan
But time has passed
And fate was joking.
My terrible nostalgia
And I couldn’t go back
The San Juan that I loved.
A piece of the motherland,
My hair has turned white
And my life is running out.
Already death is calling me
And I don’t want to die,
Far from you,
Puerto Rico of my soul.
Goodbye (goodbye, goodbye)
Dear Puerto Rico (land of my love)
Goodbye (goodbye, goodbye)
My goddess of the sea (my palm grove queen)
I’m leaving
But one day I’ll be back
To find my love
To dream again
In my old San Juan
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Olga Tanyon Biography, Wiki, Age, Daughter, Equity, Basta I, Husband, Songs
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Who is Olga Tanyon? Olga Tañon biography and wiki
Olga Tañon is a Puerto Rican singer who was born and raised in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is known for two Grammy Awards, three Latin Grammy Awards and 29 Lo Nuestro Awards. She made her debut as an actress in the Puerto Rican version of the popular production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1997.
Olga Tañon Age (age) and birthday
Tañon is 53 years old as of 2020 and was born on April 13, 1967, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. She celebrates her birthday on April 13 every year. Zodiac sign – Aries.
Olga Tanyon Height and weight
Tanyon is a woman of medium height, besides, she seems quite tall in the photographs. She stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.74 meters). She is also of moderate weight at 176 pounds (80 kg). nine0019
Olga Tañon, parents
Tañon was born to parents José Tañon and Carmen Gloria Ortiz as Olga Teresa Tañon Ortiz. He is known as the youngest of their four children. She grew up in the Santurce area of San Juan, Puerto Rico, along with her siblings.
However, there is no information about her family, as she has not disclosed this to the public yet. More information about this Detailed information is currently under review and will be updated as soon as it becomes available. nine0019
Olga Tañon, siblings
Tañon grew up in the Santurce area of San Juan, Puerto Rico with his siblings José Tañon, Glory Tañon and Maria Tañon Ortiz. Read More Details about her siblings are currently being researched and will be updated as soon as they become available.
Olga Tañon Education
Tañon received her primary and secondary education in Puerto Rico. However, there is no information about her education, as she has not revealed it to the public yet. More information about this Detailed information is currently under review and will be updated as soon as it becomes available. nine0019
Olga Tanyon Husband, is she married?
Tanyon has been married to television producer Billy Denizard since 2002. It is known that the couple tied the knot. Orlando, Florida, USA. Billy is an award-winning merengue and Latin pop singer.
Olga was previously married to former Major League Baseball outfielder Juan Gonzalez in 1998. As a result of their marriage, the couple has three gorgeous children; Gabriela Marie Gonzalez Tagnon, Jan Nair Denizard Tagnon, Indiana Noah Denizard Tagnon. nine0019
However, the duo divorced and separated in 1998 due to irreconcilable differences. Additional information on her marital status Details are currently under review and will be updated as soon as they become available.
Olga Tanyon Male Age, Billy Denizard Age
Tanyon’s husband Billy Denizard was born in the USA. However, his exact date of birth is not yet known to the public. Thus, it is difficult to establish his real age or the time when he celebrates his birthday. However, we keep records and will notify you as soon as this information becomes available. nine0019
Olga Tañon Children
Tañon with her first husband, Juan González, with whom he had three children. Their children are called; Gabriela Marie Gonzalez Tagnon, Jan Nair Denizard Tagnon, Indiana Noah Denizard Tagnon.
However, there is no information about her children, as she has not disclosed this to the public yet. More information about this Detailed information is currently under review and will be updated as soon as it becomes available.
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nine0259Olga Tañon Daughter
Tañon’s daughter is known for Gabriela Marie González Tañon, whom she gave birth to with her first husband. She is currently 22 years old as of 2020. More information on her hijab Details are currently under review and will be updated as soon as available.
Olga Tanyon Net Worth
Tanyon has a long career in the music industry spanning nearly two decades.
Thanks to the income from her work as a recording artist, she was able to amass a huge fortune. Her fortune is estimated at about $10 million. nine0019
Olga Tañon Measurements and Facts
Here are some interesting body measurements and facts you should know about Tañon.
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Olga Tanyon Bio and Wiki
- Real name of : Olga Teresa Tanyon Ortiz.
- Popular as : Olga Tanyon.
- Gender: Female.
- Occupation / Profession : Musician.
- Nationality : Puerto Rican. nine0118
- Race/ethnicity : Mixed.
- Religion : Unknown.
- Sexual orientation: Straight.
Olga Tanyon Birthday
- Age / how old? : 53 years old (2020).
- Zodiac sign : Aries.
- Date of Birth : April 13, 1967
- Place of Birth : Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- birthday: April 13th.
Olga Tanyon body measurements
- Body measurements : To be updated.
- Height / How tall? : 5 feet 9 inches (1.74 meters).
- Weight : 176 lb (80 kg).
- Eye color : Black.
- Hair color : Dark brown.
- Shoe size : To be updated.
- Dress size : To be updated.
- Chest size : To be updated.
- Waist size : To be updated.
- Thigh size : To be updated.
Olga Tagnon Family and relationships
- Father (dad) : Jose Tagnon.
- Mother : Carmen Gloria Ortiz.
- Siblings (Brother and sisters): José Tañon, Glory Tañon and Maria Tañon Ortiz.
- Marital status: Married.
- Husband / Spouse: Billy Denizard (d. 2002), Juan Gonzalez (d. 1998–2000).
- Children : Gabriela Marie Gonzalez Tagnon, Jan Nair Denizard Tagnon, Indiana Noah Denizard Tagnon.
Olga Tanyon Net Worth and Salary
- Net Worth : $10 million.
- Salary : Under review.
- Source of income : Her career as a recording artist.
Olga Tagnon House and cars
- Residence Orlando, Florida.
- Cars : Vehicle make will be updated.
Olga Tañon Basta Ya
The song Basta Ya originally belongs to the Mexican singer Marco Antonio Solis. It is noteworthy that it was recorded by a number of performers. Referring to this, the song was first performed by Olga on Nuevos Senderos, her first Latin pop album.
The release of Olga Basta’s single Ya became Tañón’s first number one hit on the Hot Latin Tracks chart. In addition, the song was nominated for Pop Song of the Year at the 9th Lo Nuestro Awards.
Olga Tanyon My eternal secret love
I’ll pretend that he doesn’t exist
From me to you, forget that you ever saw me
At that time we were both wrongAnd it’s better to break up and let it be goodbye
For the good of all, I will find a way to live without you
I swear to you that no one else willI will love you like I do
but today my heart burns for you
Because it hurts me to say that I got to you too lateAlthough I will not return to you
I want to so that you know what I will do for you
my trip without a ticket,and at a distance just always know
my eternal secret love(choir)
Because there is no distance, time, space between us.
Our love will always be eternal.I swear to you that no one else
will love you like I dobut today my heart burns for you
Because it hurts me to say that I got to you too late
Although I will not return to you
Olga Tanyon Songs
- Enough already
- Enough already!
- How to forget
- My eternal secret love
- Big party
- Liar
- Testify your love
- Bad boy
- Everything that goes up and down
- LIGI I am
- Skinny or full
- everything will pass
- This is life
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- Your love
- You will cry
- When you are not here
- Bandolero
- Can’t
- I’m tired
Olga TanyonContacts in social networks 9Premio Lo Nuestro awards. She made her debut as an actress in the Puerto Rican version of the popular production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1997.
How old is Olga Tanyon?
Tañon is 53 years old as of 2020, she was born on April 13, 1967, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Zodiac sign is Aries.
How tall is Olga Tanyon?
Tañon is a woman of average height, besides, in the photographs she seems quite tall. She stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.74 meters). nine0019
Who is Olga Tanyon married to?
Tagnon has been married to Billy Denizard since 2002. He was previously married to Juan Gonzalez with whom she had three children; Gabriela Marie Gonzalez Tagnon, Jan Nair Denizard Tagnon, Indiana Noah Denizard Tagnon. However, the duo divorced and separated in 1998 due to irreconcilable differences.
How much does Olga Tanyon cost?
Olga has an estimated net worth of $10 million. This amount was earned for her leading roles as a recording artist in the music industry. nine0019
How much does Olga Tagnon do?
There is no information about the amount of money that Olga makes in detail, since she has not yet disclosed it to the public.