"Por ti seré"

Question

How do you translate "Por ti seré"? Can I translate the sentence as "By you I will be" or near you I will be? Thanks for your kind help.

It might be wrong but...maybe... "Because of you" (I am probably wrong :-/) - yayasuzy1, Jan 15, 2014

Answer 1

I am sorry Julian.

In La bamba song all that translate to:

I am not a sailor (but) for you, I will be.

It does not mean "I will exist for you/I will live for you".

Please check where you got that information.

Answer 2

By you I will be : )

Answer 3

I looked up ' La Bamba' and got this version:

Por ti, seré tu heroe ante el dolor

Y yo sin ti estaba tan perdido

Por ti, seré mejor de lo que soy

IN this it means : Through you, (because of you), I will be your hero in the face of pain,

without you I was totally lost,

through you I will be the best I can possibly be.( you bring out the best in me)

Answer 4

Yo no soy marinero....(pero) por ti sere. I am not a sailor..........(but ) for you I will be.....

It's a song... so for native listening to a song or reading is all about the context around the sentence. - juanmelgar, Jan 16, 2014

Answer 5

For you I will

Answer 6

As in the song "La Bamba" it means "I will exist for you/I will live for you".

Yo no soy marinero, por ti seré, Por ti seré, por ti seré. Bamba, bamba, bamba, bamba

Answer 7

For you, I will be...

Answer 8

Thanks to everyone for trying to help. But I should clarify my question. If "Por ti sere" comes from the song La Bamba, I think Chilano's translation is right. But if it is uses in different context can the sentence be translated as "By you I will be" ? That is what I would like to know. Lyrics of La Bamba: Para bailar LA Bamba Para bailar La Bamba una poca de gracia una poca de gracia y otra cosita

Ay arriba y arriba, ay arriba y arriba y arriba ir yo no soy mirenero, yo no soy marinero por ti ser por ti ser, por ti ser

Bamba Bamba (3x)

Para bailar La Bamba Para bailar La Bamba se neccesita una escalera grande uns escalera grande y otra chiquita

Ay arriba y arriba, ay arriba y arriba y arriba ir yo no soy mirenero, yo no soy marinero por ti ser por ti ser, por ti ser

Arilongo, arilongo, arilongo el sombrero me lo quito y me lo pongo Arilongo, arilongo. arilongo, el sombrero me lo quito y me lo pongo

Under the context that provides the song , it is what I said. - chileno, Jan 16, 2014