Amén Sebastián Yatra Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Amén' means 'Amen' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Sebastián Yatra' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Yo no tengo corazón, se rompió hace tiempo

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Aligned Translation: I have no heart, it broke long ago

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Original Lyrics: Y ahora hay cosas que sin él no puedo sentir

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Aligned Translation: And now there are things that without him I can't feel

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Original Lyrics: No coincide lo de afuera con lo de adentro

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Aligned Translation: The outside does not match what's the inside

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Original Lyrics: El mundo en llamas, yo de concierto

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Aligned Translation: The world on fire, me in concert

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Original Lyrics: Queriendo hablar sin querer oír

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Aligned Translation: Wanting to talk without wanting to hear

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Original Lyrics: Y en esta película, el bueno no es el que reza

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Aligned Translation: And in this movie, the good guy is not the one who prays

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Original Lyrics: El malo no siempre empieza

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Aligned Translation: The bad guy doesn't always start

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Original Lyrics: Todos dicen tener la razón, pero tengo fe

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Aligned Translation: Everyone claims being right, but I have faith

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Original Lyrics: Hay calma si hubo tormenta

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Aligned Translation: There is calm if there was a storm

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Original Lyrics: Hay paz, aunque hoy no la sienta

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Aligned Translation: There is peace,, even if I don't feel it today

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Original Lyrics: Y aunque hay razones para sufrir

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Aligned Translation: And although there are reasons to suffer

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Original Lyrics: Solo cuando estás aquí

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Aligned Translation: Only when you're here

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Original Lyrics: Si estás aquí, se va, se va

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Aligned Translation: If you're here, it's going it's going

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Original Lyrics: Solo cuando estás aquí

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Aligned Translation: Only when you're here

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Original Lyrics: Si estás aquí, se va, se va

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Aligned Translation: If you're here, it's going it's going

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Original Lyrics: Amén

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Original Lyrics: Entendimos amén y era que amen

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Aligned Translation: We understood amen and it meant love

Free Translation: We thought "amen" and meant "love"

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Original Lyrics: Entendimos ganen y era que sanen

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Aligned Translation: We understood win and it meant heal

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Original Lyrics: Entendimos oren y era pensaren

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Aligned Translation: We understood pray and it meant to think

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Original Lyrics: Que, en los ojos de Dios, somos iguales

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Aligned Translation: That in God's eyes, we are equal

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Original Lyrics: Nadie nace con odio, te lo cuentan

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Aligned Translation: No one is born with hate, they tell you

Free Translation: Nobody’s born with hate, it gets taught

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Original Lyrics: De pequeños, las bombas no revientan

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Aligned Translation: When they are small, bombs do not explode

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Original Lyrics: Las noticias, del miedo se alimentan

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Aligned Translation: News, they feed on fear

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Original Lyrics: Por dinero, el amor salió a la venta, y hoy

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Aligned Translation: For money, love went out on sale, and today

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Original Lyrics: Entendimos amén, pero era que amen

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Aligned Translation: We understood amen, but it meant love

Free Translation: We thought "amen" but meant "let it be"

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Original Lyrics: Entendimos amén y era que amen

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Original Lyrics: Solo cuando estás aquí

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Aligned Translation: Only when you're here

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Original Lyrics: Si estás aquí, se va, se va

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Aligned Translation: If you're here, it's going it's going

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Original Lyrics: Solo cuando estás aquí

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Original Lyrics: Si estás aquí, se va, se va

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Aligned Translation: If you're here, it's going it's going

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Original Lyrics: Amén

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Aligned Translation: Amen

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Original Lyrics: Entendimos amén y era que amen

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Original Lyrics: Entendimos amén y era que amen

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Aligned Translation: We understood amen and it meant love

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Original Lyrics: Entendimos amén y era que amen

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Original Lyrics: Entendimos amén y era que amen

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Original Lyrics: Entendimos amén y era que amen

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Original Lyrics: Entendimos amén y era que amen

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Aligned Translation: We understood amen and it meant love

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Original Lyrics: Entendimos amén y era que amen

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Original Lyrics: Entendimos amén

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Aligned Translation: We understood amen

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Original Lyrics: Pero era que amen

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Aligned Translation: But it meant love

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Original Lyrics: Amén

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Review

1) Summary of the Story in the Lyrics

The lyrics deconstruct spiritual hypocrisy through wordplay, contrasting misunderstood religious phrases ("Entendimos 'amén' y era que amen") with a call for genuine compassion. Yatra critiques performative faith by emphasizing equality ("en los ojos de Dios, somos iguales"), urging listeners to prioritize love over dogma. The repetition of "Amén" evolves from ritual to revelation.

2) Emotional Impact & Storytelling Technique

Yatra’s warm, gospel-infused vocals float over acoustic guitar and choir harmonies, creating a hymn-like quality that subverts its own tradition. The lyrics use clever homophones ("ganen/sanen", "oren/pensaren") to expose how language can distort spiritual intent, building toward the climactic truth of divine equality.

3) Themes & Tone

No explicit content. The song challenges organized religion’s failures with a tone of gentle rebellion—more hopeful than accusatory—centering unity and critical thought.

4) Music Video Relation

The video distills "Amén" to its purest form through stunning simplicity: Dressed in unifying black, Sebastián Yatra blends into a multicultural children's choir whose voices carry the song's true power. The camera lingers on telling details - small hands interlocking on "heal", tiny fingers tapping temples at "think", earnest gazes lifting skyward during "in God's eyes we're equal". Against a minimalist stage that highlights their beautiful diversity, these children become the song's real ambassadors, while Yatra steps back as a subtle conductor of this symphony of innocence. Every frame, from the first close-up to the final group gesture, weaves a visual testament to how genuine faith in humanity blossoms from the purest hearts.

5) Artist’s Official Platforms

Instagram: 

https://instagram.com/sebastianyatra

Submitted by user: HERNANDEZJ

Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics very easy to understand lyrics, lyrics sung very slowly and it has hard to remember verbs and nouns

Many words used are not in common daily usage.RAE

Amén has 174 BPM (beats per minute)

Amén is suitable for DELE Level students in terms of language complexity.

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 26496 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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