Did I catch his words?

Question

A friend of mine (a great fan of Alejandro Sanz's writing) sent this to me It touched me ( it is a gloomy day in Florida) and I translated it (my humble capabilities) for you.... But I want to know if I catch "his meaning/words" how would you translated it?

Alejandro Sanz On Thursday 10th February 2011, @AlejandroSanz said:

Y entonces?. La vida sigue... Inexorable... Las cosas cambian y los cambios cuestan.. Uno trata de que no afecte pero todo afecta... En la pequeña medida que lo inmenso nos permite... Nos creemos imprescindibles, indiscutibles, insustituibles, invencibles... Pero hasta la mas grande de nuestras batallas es diminuta comparada con el gesto de la vida en lo infinito del universo. Riete, la vida es un guiño amable... Buenas noches mi gente

And then? Life continues...relentlessly... Things change and changes hurts... One try not to be affected by it but everything upset us...In the humble dimension that the infinite allow us...We think we are essential, unquestionable, irreplaceable, insuperable...But even the biggest of our battles is nothing compared to the goodwill gesture of life in the immense universe... Laugh, life is a kind wink...Good night my people

Answer 1

Excellent job, Marilo!... A few comments:

A change hurts or changes hurt

One tries not to

Thanks so much usarenzo....I got carried away with my "s" I guess is my "andalucian" .... ;) Is there a rule I can learn to remind me of this? - marilo63, Feb 10, 2011

"life continues" is ok, though i prefer "life goes on..." - Deanski, Feb 10, 2011

Wonderful television show. =P (Life Goes On) - LiveUnsheathed, Feb 10, 2011

Deanski, is life continues wrong or is just a matter of preference? - marilo63, Feb 10, 2011

StormcrowfR...you are right that Life goes on is very popular...is what I thought when translating it .... but isn't Life Goes on a soapopera? are you kidding me? is there a good soap that I have missed? I though all soap-operas are....boring! - marilo63, Feb 10, 2011

English is fond of phrasal verbs, & although "life continues" is absolutely correct, it sounds more fluent (at least for me) if you use "life goes on." - Deanski, Feb 10, 2011

Answer 2

wow: I'd give you an A+

you are too kind!... - marilo63, Feb 10, 2011