Spanish poem- I don't understand!!

Question

I can't quite understand this:

"¿En qué te ofendo, cuando sólo intento poner bellezas en mi entendimiento y no mi entendimiento en las bellezas? Yo no estimo tesoros ni riquezas, y así, siempre me cause más contento poner riquezas en mi entendemiento en las requezas. Yo no estimo hermosura que vencida es despojo civil de las edades ni requeza me agrado fementida, teniendo por mejor en mis verdades consumir vanidades de la vida que consumir la vida en vanidades."

Even just a little bit would be helpful. Thanks!!

help! those of you who just look at this- shame on you! i need helpppp!! - leah95, Oct 14, 2010

Before you shame anyone try it for yourself. If there is a possibility of this being homework, no one will want to do it for you. - Yeser007, Oct 14, 2010

of course it's homework. I really do NOT like spanish. at all. i wouldn't try to learn it at all if i didn't have to. - leah95, Oct 14, 2010

Well, there's a forum policy against doing people's homework. We can't just do your work for you, even if you don't feel like doing it. - MacFadden, Oct 14, 2010

If you post your attempt and show us how you've tried to understand it, someone will be happy to help you, though, I'm sure. - MacFadden, Oct 14, 2010

Answer 1

It's pretty awful poetry, anyway.

Seriously, though, if what you want is an easy way out of your homework, don't waste your time here. This site is for people who do enjoy learning languages.

Answer 2

Hi Leah and welcome to the forum. There is a translator available which you should run this through. After you've tried your best, if you still can't figure it out come back with your results and see what the experts can do. Thank you

it didn't make sense at all when i looked at the translator results. of course i would look at the translator first... - leah95, Oct 14, 2010

You'd be surprised how many people don't. It's such a high percentage that this is the automatic response of most people who have been here for a while. Please don't consider it a reflection of anyone's opinion of you in particular. - MacFadden, Oct 14, 2010

You're asking for translation of poetry which requires more than simple word translation. Post your results and see what comes. - Yeser007, Oct 14, 2010

Answer 3

and the poem?