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Lamento borincano.
original bolero written and composed by Rafael Hernández Marín
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"Lamento Borincano" is a patriotic composition by Rafael Hernández Marín in honor of Puerto Rico. It takes its name from the free musical form Lament, and from Borinquen, an indigenous name for the island. Hernández released the song in 1929 to illustrate the economic precariousness that had engulfed the Puerto Rican farmer since the late-1920s' Puerto Rico. It became an instantaneous hit in Puerto Rico and its popularity soon followed in many Latin American countries. Renowned international artists have sung it and featured it in their repertoire.
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