Amor Prohibido Selena Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Amor Prohibido' means 'Forbidden Love' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Selena' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Con unas ansias locas

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Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Adjective
con	unas	ansia	loco
with	Feminine plural of uno	craving	tremendous, terrific, huge, enormous

With	a		huge craving

Aligned Translation: With a crazy craving

Free Translation: With crazy desire

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Original Lyrics: Quiero verte hoy

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quiero	ver	tú	hoy
to desire, to want, to want to	to see (literally)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	today
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive
I want to	see	you	today

Aligned Translation: I want to see you today

Free Translation: I want to see you today

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Original Lyrics: Espero ese momento

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espero	ese	momento
transitive to wait to, wait for, await	demonstrative that	time moment, instant
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb esperar
I wait	that	moment

Aligned Translation: I wait for that moment

Free Translation: I wait for that moment

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Original Lyrics: En que escuche tu voz

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en	que	escuche	tuyo	voz
in, at, on	that; whom	transitive to listen to, to hear out	yours, your	voice
		1st Person Singular Subjunctive Present of the verb escuchar
In	that	I hear	your	voice

Aligned Translation: In that I hear your voice

Free Translation: That I hear your voice

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Original Lyrics: Y cuando al fin

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Conjunction	Conjunction	Adverb
y	cuando	al fin
and	when	idiomatic at last; finally

And	when	at last

Aligned Translation: And when at last

Free Translation: And when at last

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Original Lyrics: Estemos juntos los dos

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Verb	Adjective	Determiner	Numeral
estemos	junto	los	dos
to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	together	the	cardinal numbers two
1st Person Plural Imperative Affirmative of the verb estar
We are	together	the	two

Aligned Translation: The two of us are together

Free Translation: The two of us are together

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Original Lyrics: Que importa que diran

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qué	importa	qué	dirán
what; which	to matter, to be important	what; which	to say, to tell
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb importar		3rd Person Plural Indicative Future of the verb decir
What	does it matter	what	they will say

Aligned Translation: What does it matter what will they say

Free Translation: What does it matter what will they say

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Original Lyrics: Tu padre y tu mama

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Adjective	Noun	Conjunction	Adjective	Noun
tuyo	padre	y	tuyo	mamá
yours, your	family father	and	yours, your	colloquial:familiar affectionate mum, mom

Your	father	and	your	mom

Aligned Translation: Your dad and your mom

Free Translation: Your dad and your mom

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Original Lyrics: Aqui solo importa nuesto amor

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Adverb	Adverb	Verb	Adjective	Noun
aquí	solo	importa	nuestro	amor
here	only, solely, just	to matter, to be important	our, ours, to us.	love
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb importar
Here	only	matters	our	love

Aligned Translation: Only our love matters here

Free Translation: Only our love matters here

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Original Lyrics: Te quiero

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Pronoun	Verb
tú	quiero
(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to love; to be fond of
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer
	I love you

Aligned Translation: I love you

Free Translation: I love you

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Original Lyrics: Amor prohibido murmuran por las calles

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amor	prohibido	murmuran	por	las	calle
love	forbidden	intransitive to murmur	via, through, by (indicating the means of something)	the	street
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb murmurar
	forbidden love	murmur	through	the	streets

Aligned Translation: Forbidden love murmur through the streets

Free Translation: Forbidden love people murmur through the streets

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Original Lyrics: Porque somos de distintas sociedades

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Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
porque	somos	de	distinto	sociedad
because	to be (essentially or identified as).	of, from (indicating cause)	distinct, different, discrete	society, social order, community
	1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ser
Because	we are	from	different	societies

Aligned Translation: Because we are from different societies

Free Translation: Because we are from different societies

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Original Lyrics: Amor prohibido nos dice todo el mundo

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Noun	Adjective	Pronoun	Verb	Adjective	Determiner	Noun
amor	prohibido	nosotros	dice	todo	el	mundo
love	forbidden	we (masculine plural)	to say, to tell	all, every	Masculine singular definite article; the.	world, earth (human collective existence)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb decir
	Forbidden love		tell us	all	the	world

Aligned Translation: Forbidden love tells us everyone

Free Translation: Forbidden love everyone tells us

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Original Lyrics: El dinero no importa en ti ni en mi

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Determiner	Noun	Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Conjunction	Preposition	Pronoun
el	dinero	no	importa	en	ti	ni	en	mí
Masculine singular definite article; the.	money	not	to matter, to be important	in, at, on	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)	nor, or	in, at, on	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb importar
The	money		does not matter	in	you	nor	in	me

Aligned Translation: Money doesn't matter in you or in me

Free Translation: Money doesn't matter in you or in me

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Original Lyrics: Ni en el corazon oh, oh baby

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Adverb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Interjection		Interjection	Noun
ni	en	el	corazón	oh		oh	baby
not even, even	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	anatomy heart (organ of the body)	oh (expression of awe, surprise, pain or realization)		oh (expression of awe, surprise, pain or realization)	baby

Not even	in	the	heart	oh	,	oh	baby

Aligned Translation: Nor in the heart oh, oh baby

Free Translation: Nor in the heart oh, oh baby

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Original Lyrics: Aunque soy pobre

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Conjunction	Verb	Adjective
aunque	soy	pobre
though, although, even though, albeit	to be (essentially or identified as).	{{q\|after the noun}} poor (lacking money, resources, etc.)
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
Although	I am	poor

Aligned Translation: Although I am poor

Free Translation: Although I’m poor

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Original Lyrics: Todo esto que te doy

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todo	éste	que	tú	doy
all, every	this one	that; whom	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to give, to give out
				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb dar
All	this	that		I give you

Aligned Translation: All this I give to you

Free Translation: All this I give to you

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Original Lyrics: Vale mas que el dinero

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Verb	Adjective	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun
vale	más	que	el	dinero
to be worth	more, any more	than	Masculine singular definite article; the.	money
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb valer
It is worth	more	than	the	money

Aligned Translation: It's worth more than money

Free Translation: It's worth more than money

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Original Lyrics: Porque si es amor

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porque	si	es	amor
because	if	to be (essentially or identified as).	love
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
Because	if	it is	love

Aligned Translation: Because if it's love

Free Translation: Because if it's love

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Original Lyrics: Y cuando al fin

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y	cuando	al fin
and	when	idiomatic at last; finally

And	when	at last

Aligned Translation: And when at last

Free Translation: And when at last

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Original Lyrics: Estemos juntos los dos

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estemos	junto	los	dos
to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	together	the	cardinal numbers two
1st Person Plural Imperative Affirmative of the verb estar
We are	together	the	two

Aligned Translation: The two of us are together

Free Translation: The two of us are together

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Original Lyrics: Que importa que dira

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qué	importa	qué	dirá
what; which	to matter, to be important	what; which	to say, to tell
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb importar		3rd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb decir
What	does it matter	what	it say

Aligned Translation: What does it matter what it say

Free Translation: What does it matter what will say

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Original Lyrics: Tambien la sociedad

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Adverb	Determiner	Noun
también	la	sociedad
also, too, as well	the	society, social order, community

Also	the	society

Aligned Translation: Also the society

Free Translation: The society

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Original Lyrics: Aqui solo importa nuestro amor

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Adverb	Adverb		Pronoun	Noun
aquí	solo		nuestro	amor
here	only, solely, just		ours	love

Here	only	matters	ours	love

Aligned Translation: Only our love matters here

Free Translation: Only our love matters here

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Original Lyrics: Te quiero

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Pronoun	Verb
tú	quiero
(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to love; to be fond of
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer
	I love you

Aligned Translation: I love you

Free Translation: I love you

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Original Lyrics: Amor prohibido murmuran por las calles

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amor	prohibido	murmuran	por	las	calle
love	forbidden	intransitive to murmur	via, through, by (indicating the means of something)	the	street
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb murmurar
	forbidden love	murmur	through	the	streets

Aligned Translation: Forbidden love murmur through the streets

Free Translation: Forbidden love people murmur through the streets

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Original Lyrics: Porque somos de distintas sociedades

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porque	somos	de	distinto	sociedad
because	to be (essentially or identified as).	of, from (indicating cause)	distinct, different, discrete	society, social order, community
	1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ser
Because	we are	from	different	societies

Aligned Translation: Because we are from different societies

Free Translation: Because we are from different societies

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Original Lyrics: Amor prohibido nos dice todo el mundo

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amor	prohibido	nosotros	dice	todo	el	mundo
love	forbidden	we (masculine plural)	to say, to tell	all, every	Masculine singular definite article; the.	world, earth (human collective existence)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb decir
	Forbidden love		tell us	all	the	world

Aligned Translation: Forbidden love tells us everyone

Free Translation: Forbidden love everyone tells us

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Original Lyrics: El dinero no importa en ti ni en mi

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Determiner	Noun	Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Conjunction	Preposition	Pronoun
el	dinero	no	importa	en	ti	ni	en	mí
Masculine singular definite article; the.	money	not	to matter, to be important	in, at, on	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)	nor, or	in, at, on	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb importar
The	money		does not matter	in	you	nor	in	me

Aligned Translation: Money doesn't matter in you or in me

Free Translation: Money doesn't matter in you or in me

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Original Lyrics: Ni en el corazon oh, oh baby

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Adverb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Interjection		Interjection	Noun
ni	en	el	corazón	oh		oh	baby
not even, even	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	anatomy heart (organ of the body)	oh (expression of awe, surprise, pain or realization)		oh (expression of awe, surprise, pain or realization)	baby

Not even	in	the	heart	oh	,	oh	baby

Aligned Translation: Nor in the heart oh, oh baby

Free Translation: Nor in the heart oh, oh baby

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Original Lyrics: Amor prohibido murmuran por las calles

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amor	prohibido	murmuran	por	las	calle
love	forbidden	intransitive to murmur	via, through, by (indicating the means of something)	the	street
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb murmurar
	forbidden love	murmur	through	the	streets

Aligned Translation: Forbidden love murmur through the streets

Free Translation: Forbidden love people murmur through the streets

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Original Lyrics: Porque somos de distintas sociedades

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porque	somos	de	distinto	sociedad
because	to be (essentially or identified as).	of, from (indicating cause)	distinct, different, discrete	society, social order, community
	1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ser
Because	we are	from	different	societies

Aligned Translation: Because we are from different societies

Free Translation: Because we are from different societies

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Original Lyrics: Amor prohibido nos dice todo el mundo

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amor	prohibido	nosotros	dice	todo	el	mundo
love	forbidden	we (masculine plural)	to say, to tell	all, every	Masculine singular definite article; the.	world, earth (human collective existence)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb decir
	Forbidden love		tell us	all	the	world

Aligned Translation: Forbidden love tells us everyone

Free Translation: Forbidden love everyone tells us

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Original Lyrics: El dinero no importa en ti ni en mi

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Determiner	Noun	Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Conjunction	Preposition	Pronoun
el	dinero	no	importa	en	ti	ni	en	mí
Masculine singular definite article; the.	money	not	to matter, to be important	in, at, on	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)	nor, or	in, at, on	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb importar
The	money		does not matter	in	you	nor	in	me

Aligned Translation: Money doesn't matter in you or in me

Free Translation: Money doesn't matter in you or in me

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Original Lyrics: Ni en el corazon oh, oh baby

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ni	en	el	corazón	oh		oh	baby
not even, even	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	anatomy heart (organ of the body)	oh (expression of awe, surprise, pain or realization)		oh (expression of awe, surprise, pain or realization)	baby

Not even	in	the	heart	oh	,	oh	baby

Aligned Translation: Nor in the heart oh, oh baby

Free Translation: Nor in the heart oh, oh baby

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Original Lyrics: Amor prohibido murmuran por las calles

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amor	prohibido	murmuran	por	las	calle
love	forbidden	intransitive to murmur	via, through, by (indicating the means of something)	the	street
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb murmurar
	forbidden love	murmur	through	the	streets

Aligned Translation: Forbidden love murmur through the streets

Free Translation: Forbidden love people murmur through the streets

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Original Lyrics: Porque somos de distintas sociedades

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porque	somos	de	distinto	sociedad
because	to be (essentially or identified as).	of, from (indicating cause)	distinct, different, discrete	society, social order, community
	1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ser
Because	we are	from	different	societies

Aligned Translation: Because we are from different societies

Free Translation: Because we are from different societies

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Original Lyrics: Amor prohibido nos dice todo el mundo

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amor	prohibido	nosotros	dice	todo	el	mundo
love	forbidden	we (masculine plural)	to say, to tell	all, every	Masculine singular definite article; the.	world, earth (human collective existence)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb decir
	Forbidden love		tell us	all	the	world

Aligned Translation: Forbidden love tells us everyone

Free Translation: Forbidden love everyone tells us

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Review

Selena Amor Prohibido lyrics meaning

Amor Prohibido or Forbidden Love in English is a song by the famous American and Mexican singer Selena. The song was released in 1994 as part of the album of the same name. the lyrics were written by her brother who is a producer and the song was awarded numerous prizes. Even now the song is still one of the most popular Latin songs of all time.

In its short lyrics, the songs are about love compared to Romeo and Juliet, and although it hasn’t been confirmed it is speculated that the song was inspired by the sad love story.

The Lyrics start with the singing of Selena telling how anxious she is because she’s waiting for the moment that she hears the voice of her lover and the moment they can finally be together. She says to him that it doesn’t matter what his mom and dad say about their relationship because the only thing that matter is their love.

In the street people murmur that their love is forbidden because they are from different societies, she is poor and he is rich, and the small and sincere things she gives him are more worthy than all the money. as you can see the lyrics are very similar in a way to the story of Romeo and Juliet yet it may be related also to the dream that many young girls have to find a rich man that fall in love with them.

Amor Prohibido lyrics are easy to understand and there aren’t complex sentences, Selena's voice is clear and beautiful if you are starting to learn Spanish this song is perfect to begin. Give it a try and be enchanted with this great song.

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Average Ratings

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

Most words used are in very common daily usage.^RAE

Amor Prohibido has 103 BPM (beats per minute)

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 41 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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