Hundreds of Stories
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Olga Merediz Lyrics

Abuela!
The singer calls out to their grandmother

Are you OK?
The singer checks on their grandmother's well-being

Paciencia y fe! Paciencia y fe!
The singer encourages their grandmother to have patience and faith, repeating the phrase twice

Let me see it again!
The artist asks to see something again

We kept it safe
The artist says that something was kept safe

So we survived the night
The singer says that they survived the night

What happens today?
The singer asks what will happen today

A third for you Uh huh, uh huh! Uh huh, uh huh! A third for me! No pare! Sigue, sigue! The rest for Sonny And with our share of the money And with our share of the money
The artist divides something into three parts, with one part for their grandmother, one for themselves, and the rest for someone named Sonny. They encourage Sonny to continue and say that they will use their share of the money for something.

Dream of the seaside air! See me beside you there! Think of the hundreds of stories we will share! You and I!
The artist encourages their grandmother to dream of the seaside air, imagining the two of them there and thinking about the many stories they can share.

Ay
The artist exclaims 'Ay'

Now you can sell your store! Open a bar by the shore! I’ve told you hundreds of stories About home, make some more More
The singer suggests to their grandmother that she sell her store and open a bar by the shore. They mention having told her hundreds of stories about home and encourage her to make more.

Yo! I know just where to go! There’s a little beach named Playa Rincón With no road, you need a rowboat or motorbike To reach this beach, it’s just a stone’s throw From home My folks’ home Before I was born Before they passed on And left me on my own, in New York, with the grocery store They would talk about home, I listened closely for The way they whispered to each other ‘Bout the warmer winter weather Inseparable, they even got sick together They never got better, passed away that December And left me with these memories like dyin’ embers From a dream I can’t remember Ever since then it’s like Another day deeper in debt with different dilemmas The bodega’s a mess, I’ll be seeing less of Vanessa Abuela I don’t know how I can keep it together!
The artist describes a beach named Playa Rincón, which is just a short distance from their family home. They talk about listening to their parents talk about home and their memories of them passing away. They express their struggles in running the bodega and worry about their ability to keep it together.

Remember the story of your name It was engraved on a passing ship on the day your family came Your father said “Usnavi That’s what we’ll name the baby” It really said “U.S. Navy,” but hey I worked with what they gave me okay They’d be so proud of you today!
The singer reminisces about the story of their grandmother's name, which was supposedly engraved on a passing ship on the day her family arrived in the US. They reveal that the ship actually said 'US Navy' instead, but they worked with what they were given. They express that their parents would be proud of their grandmother today.

Then by the end of July Uh huh, uh huh! Uh huh, uh huh! Out where the sea meets the sky! No pare! Sigue, sigue! Think of the hundreds of stories We’ll create You and I! Ay
The singer talks about the end of July, by which time they will be at a place where the sea meets the sky. They encourage their grandmother to keep going and think about the many stories they will create together.

We’ll find your island I’ll find my island sky Ay, find your island But whatever we do it’s You and I!
The singer talks about finding their grandmother's island and finding their own island in the sky. They reiterate that they will do everything together.