Gaby Moreno
The Immigrants lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Pop, Rock, R&B, Latin Pop
- Length
- 4:29
So much trouble in the home of the brave and the land of the free
So much trouble in the home of the brave and the land of the free
Am I an immigrant or am I a new slave, made for all brutality?
Am I an immigrant or am I a new slave, made for all brutality?
I don't think so
I don't think so
Is it that man has lost his reason?
Is it that man has lost his reason?
You can't even blame the heat
You can't even blame the heat
They're moving like jackals in the hunting season
They're moving like jackals in the hunting season
And the refugee's soul is the meat
And the refugee's soul is the meat
The immigrants are here to stay, to help build America
The immigrants are here to stay, to help build America
The immigrants ain't going nowhere, they're here for America
The immigrants ain't going nowhere, they're here for America
Fighting for a better life
Fighting for a better life
Fighting through the grunge
Fighting through the grunge
America remember Ellis Island
America, remember Ellis Island
We all came here to take the plunge
We all came here to take the plunge
I hope you understand it
I hope you understand it
Take me away now with your sweet soul calypso
Take me away now with your sweet soul calypso
A cumbia and a reggae
A cumbia and a reggae
Like a punta rock and a salsa samba
Like a punta rock and a salsa samba
A high life bhangra merengue
A high life bhangra merengue
In other words
In other words
This is a different kind of apple now, New York City
This is a different kind of apple now, New York City
Or like an orange, I love L.A.
Or like an orange, I love L.A.
What a delight so bright and juicy
What a delight so bright and juicy
But a little spicy to the taste
But a little spicy to the taste
USA
USA
The immigrants are here to stay, to help build America
The immigrants are here to stay, to help build America
The immigrants ain't going nowhere, they're here for America
The immigrants ain't going nowhere, they're here for America
Fighting for a better life
Fighting for a better life
Fighting through the grunge
Fighting through the grunge
America remember Ellis Island
America remember Ellis Island
We all came here to take the plunge
We all came here to take the plunge
I hope you understand it
I hope you understand it
We all hold this truth to be self-evident
We all hold this truth to be self-evident
That all men are created equal
That all men are created equal
Bring your sick, bring your needy
Bring your sick, bring your needy
In the early evening, by the dawn's early light
In the early evening, by the dawn's early light
Remember the founding fathers
Remember the founding fathers
Home of the brave, land of the free
Home of the brave, land of the free
You and me
You and me
From the New York island, from sea to shining sea!
From the New York island, from sea to shining sea!
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Key vocabulary
- am
- love
- an
- a
- is
- —
- has
- haveA2
- they're
- they areB2
- ain't
- isn't
- fighting
- fight
- life
- vida
- punta
- tipB2
- salsa
- sauceA2
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About this song
Gaby Moreno is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter who works in Americana, performing in both Spanish and English. She is known for her Emmy- and Grammy-nominated compositions and for recording music for film and television, including Parks and Recreation, Orange Is the New Black, and Cabinet of Curiosities.