Alabanza - Lin-Manuel Miranda, 'In The Heights' Original Broadway Company, Mandy Gonzalez

She was found and pronounced… at the scene

She was already lying in bed

The paramedics said

That her heart gave out…

I mean, that’s basically what they said.

They said

A combination of the stress and the heat…

Why she never took her medicine, I’ll never understand

I’d like to think she went out in peace

With pieces of bread crumbs in her hand

Abuela Claudia had simple pleasures

She sang the praises of things we ignore

Glass Coke bottles, bread crumbs, a sky full of stars

She cherished these things, she’d say: «Alabanza.»

Alabanza means to raise this

Thing to God’s face

And to sing, quite literally: «Praise to this.»

When she was here, the path was clear

And she was just here, she was just here…

Alabanza

Alabanza a doña Claudia, señor

Alabanza, alabanza

Alabanza

Alabanza a doña Claudia, señor

Alabanza, alabanza

Alabanza

Alabanza a doña Claudia, señor

Alabanza, alabanza

Alabanza

Alabanza a doña Claudia, señor

Alabanza, alabanza

[CAMILA/PIRAGUA GUY/

SONNY/KEVIN/BENNY/MEN & NINA/DANIELA/CARLA]

Alabanza (Alabanza)

Alabanza a doña Claudia, señor

Alabanza (Alabanza)

Alabanza

Paciencia y fe

Alabanza

Paciencia y fe

Alabanza a doña Claudia (Alabanza a doña Claudia)

Alabanza

Paciencia y fe Doña Claudia

Alabanza

Alabanza

Alabanza

Alabanza

Alabanza

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