Voy America – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Menudo
• Album: Xanadu

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I'm going to America

Today my heart is bursting

I'm going to America

I'm going to see Uncle Tom

I'm going to America

I'm going to dream

I've boarded a plane

I'm on my way to New York

Today the sun shines brighter

I want to sing

To be different from the others

I want to be a true artist

I'm going to be a rock idol

Rock, Rock, Rock n' Roll (X4)

And in New York

I want to be the King of Rock

I'm going to America

Today my heart is bursting

I'm going to America

I'm going to see Uncle Tom

I'm going to America

I'm going to dream

I've gotten off the plane

I've arrived in New York

I've bought a guitar

I'm going to dream

How beautiful it is to perform

And sing this song

Alongside Olivia Newton-John

Oo, Oo, Oo, Oo, Oo, Oo, Oo, Oo

I'm going there to succeed

I'm going to be Superman

(I'm going to America, I'm going to America)

I'm going to America

Today my heart is bursting

I'm going to America

I'm going to see Uncle Tom

I'm going to America

I'm going to dream

...

[Spanish]

Voy a America

Hoy me estalla el corazon

Voy a America

Voy a ver al Tio Tom

Voy a America

Voy a soñar

Me he montado en un avion

Voy camino a Nueva York

Hoy el sol alumbra mas

Quiero cantar

Ser distinto a los demas

Quiero ser artista de verdad

Voy a ser un idolo del Rock

Rock, Rock, Rock n' Roll (X4)

Y en Nueva York

Quiero ser el Rey del Rock

Voy a America

Hoy me estalla el corazon

Voy a America

Voy a ver al Tio Tom

Voy a America

Voy a soñar

Me he bajado del avion

Ya he llegado a Nueva York

Me he comprado una guitarra

Voy a soñar

Que bonito es actuar

Y cantar esta cancion

Junto a Olivia Newton-John

Oo, Oo, Oo, Oo, Oo, Oo, Oo, Oo

Voy alli a triunfar

Voy a ser Superman

(Voy a America, Voy a America)

Voy a America

Hoy me estalla el corazon

Voy a America

Voy a ver al Tio Tom

Voy a America

Voy a soñar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
corazon /koɾaˈson/ A2	noun - heart
nueva /ˈnweβa/ A2	adjective - new
viajar /bjaˈxaɾ/ B1	verb - to travel
ver /beɾ/ A2	verb - to see
soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ B2	verb - to dream
montar /monˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to get on / to mount / to ride
cantar /kanˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to sing
hacer /aˈθeɾ/ A2	verb - to do / to make
artista /arˈtista/ B1	noun - artist
también /tamˈbjen/ A1	adverb - also / too
quiere /ˈkjeɾe/ A2	verb - wants
triunfar /tɾjuˈnfaɾ/ B2	verb - to triumph / to succeed
fama /ˈfama/ B1	noun - fame

Key Grammar Structures

• Voy a America

  ➔ Present tense for future intention.

  ➔ The phrase "Voy" indicates a future intention to go to America.

• Hoy me estalla el corazon

  ➔ Present tense for current feelings.

  ➔ The phrase "me estalla el corazón" expresses a strong current feeling of excitement.

• Voy a soñar

  ➔ Infinitive form to express intention.

  ➔ The phrase "Voy a soñar" indicates the intention to dream.

• Quiero ser artista de verdad

  ➔ Present tense to express desires.

  ➔ The phrase "Quiero ser" expresses a desire to become something.

• Voy a ser un ídolo del Rock

  ➔ Future intention using 'ir a' + infinitive.

  ➔ The phrase "Voy a ser un ídolo" indicates the intention to become a rock idol.

• Quiero cantar

  ➔ Present tense to express desires.

  ➔ The phrase "Quiero cantar" expresses a desire to sing.

• Me he montado en un avión

  ➔ Present perfect tense to indicate completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Me he montado" indicates that the action of boarding a plane has been completed.

• Ya he llegado a Nueva York

  ➔ Present perfect tense to indicate completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Ya he llegado" indicates that the action of arriving in New York has been completed.