Help with translating a note.

Question

Quisiera quererte Si pudiera, lo hiciera. Me gusta hablar contigo Eres mi amigo, un gran amigo. En otro mundo.

Can someone help me with this translation? I have seen the machine interpretation but would like another opinion. Thanks in advance

Here are your first "reputation" points. - 0074b507, Mar 14, 2010

and a second round. - nizhoni1, Mar 14, 2010

Answer 1

I would like to love you if I were able to do it.I would like to speak with you Eres my friend, a great friend in another world.

the opinion of a talking dog

You and I read this diametrically apart. I wonder if it's my cynicism? - 0074b507, Mar 14, 2010

There is translation and there is interpretation..Dogs have little brain and more heart. - nizhoni1, Mar 14, 2010

Answer 2

I would like to love you. If I could, I would. I like talking with you. You are my friend, a great friend. In another world...[we might have been lovers or closer].

All of the imperfect subjunctive words are just more polite ways of expressing requests. Quisiera pedir...I would like to order...Could I?, May I?, etc. Sometimes they can be replaced with the conditional tense of the indicative mood.

I'm assuming that the subject of the verbs is "Yo" as the 1st and 3rd person forms are the same in the imperfect (past), subjunctive (mood). The context of the indicative mood in the sentences at the end suggest that Yo is the subject.

Sorry, but it is the "I only want to be friends; nothing more" speech.

It's right on qfreed! I love how you caught the intent of the writer....You always are an extremely reliable source of information..I always love your input, especially when I mess up! - renaerules, Mar 14, 2010

Very good translation. - alba3, Mar 14, 2010