"In the Heights" Lyrics

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Check out this article to learn the meaning of the Spanish used in your favorite "In the Heights" songs!

"In the Heights"

Spanish	English
piragua	shaved ice, snow cone
parcha	passion fruit
china	orange
mamey	mammee
oye	hey
piragüero	person who sells snow cones; snow cone vendor
¿Cómo estás?	How are you?
Como siempre.	Same as always.
café	coffee
abuela	grandma
ay, dios	oh, god
escuela	school
bodega	corner store
pan caliente	warm bread
café con leche	coffee with milk

Want to test out your knowledge of the words and phrases from "In the Heights"? Check out this vocab list!

"Breathe"

Spanish	English
Sigue andando el camino por toda su vida.	She/He keeps walking the path her/his whole life.
Y si pierdes mis huellas, que dios te bendiga.	And if you lose my tracks, may god help you.
Respira.	Breathe.
Ay, te adoro, te quiero.	Oh, I adore you, I love you.
No me preocupo por ella.	I don't worry about her.
Mira, allí esta nuestra estrella.	Look, there's our star.
Ella sí da la talla.	She's good enough./She makes the grade.

"No Me Diga"

Spanish	English
No me diga.	No way./Well, I never.
linda	pretty
vieja	old
sucia	dirty
¡Ay dios mío!	Oh my god!
¿Qué sé yo?	What do I know?

"Paciencia y Fe"

Spanish	English
paciencia y fe	patience and faith
calor	heat
víbora	snake
mami	mama
Nueva York	New York

"Piragua"

Spanish	English
¡Qué calor!	It's so hot!
piragua	snow cone, shaved ice
Tengo de...	I have...
mango	mango
parcha	passion fruit
piña	pineapple
fresa	strawberry
china	orange
limón	lemon/lime
de peso y de peseta	literally, costing a peso and a peseta

The pesois the monetary unit of many Latin American countries, while the pesetais the former monetary unit of Spain, as well as a Cuban coin equivalent to about 20 cents.

"Sunrise"

Spanish	English
esquina	corner
tienda	store
bombilla	lightbulb
calor	heat
anoche	last night
dolor	pain
llámame	call me
azul	blue
ámame	love me
bésame	kiss me
abrázame	hold me
al amanecer	at sunrise/dawn
Yo no sé qué hacer ahora que te encontré.	I don't know what to do now that I found you.
¿Qué dirá?	What will he say?
ayúdame	help me
prométeme	promise me

"Carnaval del Barrio"

Spanish	English
carnaval del barrio	neighborhood carnival/street party
tontería	nonsense
¡Wepa!	Cool!/Oh yeah!/Hi!
electricidad	electricity
avanza	advance
saca la maraca	take out the maraca
parranda	party
cantando	singing
improvisando	improvising
alza la bandera	raise the flag
la bandera dominicana	the Dominican flag
la bandera puertorriqueña	the Puerto Rican flag
la bandera mexicana	the Mexican flag
la bandera cubana	the Cuban flag
Para arriba esa bandera.	Raise that flag high.
Álzala donde quiera.	Raise it wherever you want.
Recuerdo de mi tierra.	Souvenir/Memory of my land.
Me acuerdo de mi tierra.	I remember my land.
Esa bonita bandera contiene mi alma entera.	That beautiful flag contains my entire soul.
Y cuando yo me muera, entiérrame en mi tierra.	And when I die, bury me in my land.

"Alabanza"

Spanish	English
alabanza	praise
Alabanza a doña Claudia, Señor.	Praise to Doña Claudia, Lord.

"Finale"/"Para Siempre"

Spanish	English
No te vayas.	Don't go.
Si me dejas,...	If you leave me,...
Si te alejas de mí,...	If you go far away from me,...
...seguirás en mis recuerdos para siempre.	...you'll carry on in my memories forever.
para siempre	forever

Other Words and Phrases

Here are some other words and phrases you may hear when enjoying songs from "In The Heights"!

Spanish	English
¡Atención!	Attention!
¡No pare!	Don't stop!
¡Sigue!	Keep going!
¿Qué pasó?	What's up?/What happened?
inútil	useless
papi	daddy, papa
¡Salud!	Cheers!
apagón	blackout
Un momento, por favor.	One minute, please.