Annotations for Uncategorized: Identity

In this segment, an electric guitar melody can be heard, and it transitions into the following partial song. The song "Soy Libre" is political in nature, commenting on the nature of freedom and colonialism in Puerto Rico by drawing comparisons between freedom and ecology and culture. It is a powerful ending to the film.
“I Am Free”
I am free, I am free
Free like the river that flows into the sea
Free are the words that leap from my mouth
Freely I decide and achieve what I want, and although my body may be bound
It is my mind that I elevate
Free is the air I breathe from the moment I am born
Until my last breath
Free like the soil of an island that expands
Free is my people, and they do not surrender in the face of bullets
Free, and I am free
Free, and I am free

"Por que me dicen morena?" Ausuba Someone shouted from far away, “Morena, come over here.” How beautiful that hair is, it looks spectacular on you. Then I said, “Morena? Thank you, you’re very kind. But I want to correct something, and I hope you take it well. It’s just that I am not morena, nor am I the color of coffee. I am proudly Black, and that is what I will always be. Why do you call me morena if that is not my color? I have a Black heritage, and I am proud of it. Verses From my ancestors and from the sound of my drum, I am Black by birth, a singer at heart. Because the race lives in me — that’s why Black, Black is what I am. Why do you call me morena if that is not my color? I have a Black heritage, and I am proud of it. Oh, I have a pure lineage — warriors and compassion, Who rose up in struggle and defended our color. I have a Black heritage, and I am proud of it. My race is my color, and I am proud of it.

"Porque me dicen morena" Alguien gritó de lejos Morena venga para acá Qué bello ese cabello te queda espectacular Entonces le dije morena Gracias muy amable es usted Quiero corregirle algo y espero lo tome bien Es que yo no soy morena tampoco color café Orgullosamente negra y así yo siempre seré ¿Por qué me dices morena si ese no es mi color? Yo tengo una raza negra y de ella orgullosa estoy
Versos De mis ancestros y del sonido de mi tambor Soy negra de nacimiento cantadora de corazón Porque vive en mí la raza es que negra negra soy yo ¿Por qué me dices morena si ese no es mi color? Yo tengo una raza negra y de ella orgullosa estoy Ay yo tengo una raza pura guerreras y compasión Que levantaron pie de lucha y defendieron nuestro color Yo tengo una raza negra y de ella orgullosa estoy Mi raza es mi color y de ella orgullosa estoy