Alabanza

Song Alabanza
Artist Lin-Manuel Miranda
Album In the Heights (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Lyrics

[00:13.38] She was found and pronounced… at the scene
[00:17.53] She was already lying in bed
[00:20.96] The paramedics said
[00:22.80] That her heart gave out…
[00:23.77] I mean, that’s basically what they said. They said
[00:27.68] A combination of the stress and the heat…
[00:30.92] Why she never took her medicine, I’ll never understand
[00:35.37] I’d like to think she went out in peace
[00:38.80] With pieces of bread crumbs in her hand
[00:41.82] Abuela Claudia had simple pleasures
[00:45.23] She sang the praises of things we ignore
[00:48.69] Glass Coke bottles, bread crumbs, a sky full of stars
[00:52.45] She cherished these things, she’d say: “Alabanza.”
[00:56.65] Alabanza means to raise this
[00:58.78] Thing to God’s face
[01:00.55] And to sing, quite literally: “Praise to this.”
[01:03.79] When she was here, the path was clear
[01:06.61] And she was just here, she was just here…
[01:18.10] Alabanza
[01:22.46] Alabanza a doña Claudia, señor
[01:26.51] Alabanza, alabanza
[01:34.80] Alabanza
[01:38.23] Alabanza a doña Claudia, señor
[01:42.60] Alabanza, alabanza
[01:50.74] Alabanza
[01:53.63] Alabanza a doña Claudia, señor
[01:57.99] Alabanza, alabanza
[02:05.13] Alabanza
[02:08.98] Alabanza a doña Claudia, señor
[02:12.60] Alabanza, alabanza
[02:19.48] Alabanza
[02:22.55] Alabanza a doña Claudia, señor
[02:26.97] Alabanza
[02:30.93] Alabanza
[02:33.70] Paciencia y fe
[02:34.16] Alabanza
[02:37.29] Paciencia y fe
[02:37.90] Alabanza a doña Claudia, señor
[02:40.72] Paciencia y fe
[02:42.79] Doña Claudia
[02:44.61] Alabanza.
[02:47.33] Alabanza
[02:48.13] Alabanza
[02:50.62] Alabanza
[02:54.50] Alabanza
[02:59.62] Alabanza

Pinyin

[00:13.38] She was found and pronounced at the scene
[00:17.53] She was already lying in bed
[00:20.96] The paramedics said
[00:22.80] That her heart gave out
[00:23.77] I mean, that' s basically what they said. They said
[00:27.68] A combination of the stress and the heat
[00:30.92] Why she never took her medicine, I' ll never understand
[00:35.37] I' d like to think she went out in peace
[00:38.80] With pieces of bread crumbs in her hand
[00:41.82] Abuela Claudia had simple pleasures
[00:45.23] She sang the praises of things we ignore
[00:48.69] Glass Coke bottles, bread crumbs, a sky full of stars
[00:52.45] She cherished these things, she' d say: " Alabanza."
[00:56.65] Alabanza means to raise this
[00:58.78] Thing to God' s face
[01:00.55] And to sing, quite literally: " Praise to this."
[01:03.79] When she was here, the path was clear
[01:06.61] And she was just here, she was just here
[01:18.10] Alabanza
[01:22.46] Alabanza a do a Claudia, se or
[01:26.51] Alabanza, alabanza
[01:34.80] Alabanza
[01:38.23] Alabanza a do a Claudia, se or
[01:42.60] Alabanza, alabanza
[01:50.74] Alabanza
[01:53.63] Alabanza a do a Claudia, se or
[01:57.99] Alabanza, alabanza
[02:05.13] Alabanza
[02:08.98] Alabanza a do a Claudia, se or
[02:12.60] Alabanza, alabanza
[02:19.48] Alabanza
[02:22.55] Alabanza a do a Claudia, se or
[02:26.97] Alabanza
[02:30.93] Alabanza
[02:33.70] Paciencia y fe
[02:34.16] Alabanza
[02:37.29] Paciencia y fe
[02:37.90] Alabanza a do a Claudia, se or
[02:40.72] Paciencia y fe
[02:42.79] Do a Claudia
[02:44.61] Alabanza.
[02:47.33] Alabanza
[02:48.13] Alabanza
[02:50.62] Alabanza
[02:54.50] Alabanza
[02:59.62] Alabanza