Sebastián Yatra, Dos Oruguitas | Music Lifts

In the 19th edition of Music Lifts (2025), we’re uplifted by Sebastián Yatra performing “Dos Oruguitas” / “Two Oruguitas.”

Welcome to Music Lifts , a column highlighting songs that encourage, inspire, and uplift the spirit; songs exuding fortitude, positivity, and resolve, even in the face of adversity.  Featured songs aren’t genre-specific; songs may or may not be faith-based. The goal is for these songs to make you feel better – be LIFTED to new heights!  So, for the 19^th edition of Music Lifts (2025), we highlight “Dos Oruguitas” / “Two Oruguitas” as performed by Sebastián Yatra.

Two oruguitas / Cocooned and waiting / Each in their own world / Anticipating / What happens after / The rearranging?” Keeping it , Colombian singer, songwriter, and actor Sebastián Yatra (Sebastián Obando Giraldo) is fine as hell . He is a handsome man who does not ever need to wear a shirt , but he is also talented, hence why he appears in this playlist . Yatra sung on “Dos Oruguitas,” the song from the soundtrack of the Walt Disney Studios animated masterpiece, Encanto, nominated for an Academy Award (“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” was not submitted). Lin-Manuel Miranda penned the song, which also appears on the soundtrack in its English version (“Two Oruguitas”). He produced “Oruguitas” (translates as little caterpillars in English) with Mike Elizondo. “Do Oruguitas” reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100.  The meaningful song was certified platinum by the RIAA.

“Two oruguitas / In love and yearning / Spend every evening / And morning learning.” Aww . Yatra’s voice is sweet on both the English and Spanish versions of the song. Also sweet are the tender, tuneful melodies. The songwriting is also a gargantuan selling point: “Ay, oruguitas / Don’t you hold on too tight / Both of you know / It’s your time to grow / To fall apart, to reunite.” Caterpillars do grow to become beautiful butterflies . In the movie, the song captures the Madrigal family history, specifically Mirabel’s abuela, Alma, and late abuelo, Pedro.

“Dos” features gorgeous musical accompaniment from guitars. Eventually, the song grows more dynamic with fuller instrumentation (including a sickening percussive groove) and bigger vocals from Yatra.  Even as “Dos Oruguitas” finds its groove, it never grows overwhelming or overwrought. Sebastián digs in, mind you, yet he maintains a cool energy. Sebastián shines on “Dos Oruguitas” / “Two Oruguitas”, which many argue is the best song from Encanto.

Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) // Disney Enterprises, Inc. // 2021

Sebastián Yatra, Dos Oruguitas / Two Oruguitas: Music Lifts No. 19 (2025) [: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Disney Enterprises, Inc.; BD Jewel, Dave H, Jean-Daniel Francoeur, Joshua Brown, Vansh Mehta from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]