"Only from the heart" equivalent in Spanish

Question

"Only from the heart can you touch the sky." (A line from the poet Rumi) What do you all think of:

"Solo a través del corazon puedes tocar el cielo."

Answer 1

It's ok. Perhaps you can translate too:

• "Solo con el corazón podrás tocar el cielo"
• "Solo desde el corazón puedes tocar el cielo"

I say this because I think "from" in spanish is "desde", for example:

"From Spain" - "Desde España".

The first option is a "more free" translation

Muchas gracias, Cisneros. - Luzbonita, Apr 27, 2011

Answer 2

I would use passive voice for the last half of the sentence:

"... se puede tocar el cielo."

Same meaning, but it's a bit more poetic in the wording.

Gracias por la sugerencia, vttrium. - Luzbonita, Apr 27, 2011

de nada :) - yttrium, Apr 27, 2011