Where I Found My Young Precious Pearl

Among the towns of southwest Puerto Rico,
Sabana Grande stands as the most beautiful.
You reside in a stunning valley,
the mountains of Urayoán form your canopy,
adorned with a lush expanse of green abundance.

Within Sabana Grande’s heart,
I forged my youthful years—
joyful years, filled with the young love I found in you,
my young precious pearl,
the love that overwhelms my life,
the woman who now fills my days with joy.

My young precious pearl has made me captive
to each passing moment, to every breath I take.
My love for her grows and invades my whole life,
like an oasis bursting forth with freshness,
the purity of crystalline water
quenching the thirst for love in my soul.

Thank you, Sabana Grande, for receiving me in your embrace.
From the very first time I visited you,
it seemed like mere chance,
but I know that in the infinite,
God guided me to my young precious pearl
He had for me.

A marvelous torrent of love now runs through me,
surging like a geyser,
its mist enveloping my soul
in the eternal embrace of love.

What can I offer you, Sabana Grande, but my gratitude?
Your generous kindness has granted me
the most beautiful flower—
the perfumed gardenia that adorns my garden.

My heart is vast, and it is entirely yours.
All happiness finds space within it,
yet nothing I found in Sabana Grande
fulfilled me as much as my young precious pearl,
whom I discovered in your embrace.