En lo alto

Question

Moriré en los nubes en lo alto. Does en lo alto mean high above then? Gracias.

• sí, buena interpretatciín - Heidita May 27, 2011

Answer 1

Yes, that's a good translation.

A more poetic translation, such as you might find in the Bible, would be "on high."

El Señor mora en lo alto. = The Lord dwelleth on high.

Psalm 144:7:

"Envía tu mano desde lo alto; Redímeme, y sácame de las muchas aguas, ..."

"Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, ..."

Most of the times I have heard this expression it has been in poetic sense, kind of like your sentence, so I thought I would give you a few examples.

Answer 2

One meaning is "on top of".

Una casa en lo alto de una cuesta - A house on the top of the hill.

In your example I suppose it could be used as "on top of the clouds".