With Fourth of July just around the corner, Billboard Latin joins the festivities and celebrations with these top five Latin songs that capture the American spirit.
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From Rita Moreno‘s exciting and unforgettable performance of “America” in the award-winning film West Side Story to Chayanne‘s prideful party anthem “Fiesta en América,” check out these American-pride tracks:
“America” by Rita Moreno in West Side Story: “I like to be in America!/ OK by me in America!/ Ev’rything free in America/ I like the shores of America!/ Comfort is yours in America!”
“Somos más Americanos” by Los Tigres del Norte: “Ya me gritaron mil veces que me regrese a mi tierra (They’ve yelled at me so many times to go back to my country)/ Porque aquí no quepo yo (Because I don’t fit here)/ Quiero recordarle al gringo (I want to remind the gringos)/ Yo no crucé la frontera, la frontera me cruzó (I didn’t cross the border, the border crossed me)/ América nació libre, el hombre la dividió (America was born free, it was divided by man)/ Soy extranjero en mi tierra, y no vengo a darles guerra, soy hombre trabajador (I am a foreigner in my own land, I don’t come here to give you war, I’m a hardworking man).”
“América” by Los Tigres del Norte: “Yo he nacido en América y no veo porque yo no he de ser Americano (I was born in America and I don’t see why I can’t be an American)/ Porque América es todo el continente (Because America is the whole continent)/ Y el que nace aquí, es Americano (And the person who is born here, is American)/ El color podrá ser diferente (Our color may be different)/ Todos son Americanos, sin importar el color (But we’re all American, no matter the color).”
“América, América” by Luis Miguel: “Freedom and dignity, these things we understand/ And I can still believe we can find our promised land/ In a world of confusion, we’ve got to start trying/ To build it together in America.”
“Fiesta en América” by Chayanne “Y juntos viviremos nuestra fiesta (Together we will live this party)/ Por que hoy es fiesta en América (Because today there is a party in America)/ La fuerza y la ternura cuando suena una canción, acentos diferentes con un solo corazón (The force when we hear a song, different accents with one heart).”