Would you go through my translation, please?
Manda una señal - send a sign
Te quiero, sí te quiero
voy andando
como fiera tras tus pies, amor.
Te veo y te deseo pero tú
tienes tu dueño y no te puedes zafar.
Los dias se pasan sin ti,
las noches se alargan sin ti
sin tu amor sin tus besos.
Ay, si tu tuvieras libertad
a tu lado yo estaria, amor.
Hey, dame dame una señal
cuándo seas libre, mi amor.
Ay, no lo puedo soportar,
no me quiero derrumbar,
mándame un mensaje una señal,
manda una señal, mi amor.
Manda una señal, amor.
Te veo, acorralada de unos brazos
que no te dejan mover,
te deseo y me deseas pero estás
muy aprisionada, corazón.
Y no viviré sin tu amor.
Y no pararé hasta tener
tu amor y tus besos.
Hey, estoy viviendo sin vivir,
estoy muriendo sin poder morir.
Hey, dime dime, tell me, tú
cuándo seas libre, mi amor.
Ay, no lo puedo soportar,
no me quiero derrumbar,
mándame un mensaje una señal,
mándame tu luz amor,
manda una señal, amor.
Vivir sin ti vivir,
estarse muriendo sin morir.
Estar sin ti estar.
Estarse muriendo sin morir.
Amor, dónde estarás.
Manda un mensaje, una señal,
y no, no pararé,
no viviré sin ti, amor. No
I love you, yes I love you
I walk
Fierceful after your steps, love
I see you and y desire you but you
Have your owner and can't escape
The days passed without you
The nights are longer without you
Without your love and your kisses
Oh, if you had your freedom
I would be at your side, love
Hey, give me give me a sign
When you are free, my love
Oh, I can't stand it
I don't want to break down
Send me a message, a sign
Send a sign, my love
Send a sign, love
I see you, trapped by some arms
so you can't move
I desire you and you desire me but you are very caught, love
And I wont live without your love
And I wont stop until I have
Your love and your kisses
Hey, I'm living without live
I'm dead without being able to die
Hey, tell me tell me, tell me
When you are free, my love
Oh, I can't stand it
I don't want to break down
Send me a message, a sign
Send me your light, love
Send a sign, love
To live without you, to live
I will die without dying
To be without you, to be
I will die without dying
Love, where ever you are,
Send a message, a sign
And no, I will not,
I will not live without you, love. No
4 Answers
Muchos gracias, James.
Yes, for sure it adds a lot, also some more idiomatic perspective on using the spanish language - with 'estarse' and how to express 'to wonder'. Cheers! ![]()
I'll take another stab, at the last paragraph. I'll give the original, your translation, and mine.
Vivir sin ti vivir,
To live without you, to live
OK
estarse muriendo sin morir.
I will die without dying
This is a tough one, because estarse muriendo can mean the physical act of dying, and can also mean to crave something, as in "I'm dying for a beer." I think the author is playing on this idea here, but it is difficult translate into English. But estarse is the infinitive, not the future tense, so it might be something like "To be dying without death."
Estar sin ti estar.
To be without you, to be
OK
Amor, dónde estarás.
Love, where ever you are,
My love, I wonder where you are.
In Spanish, the concept of "wonder" is often expressed by the future tense. ¿Quíen será? = I wonder who that is.
Manda un mensaje, una señal,
Send a message, a sign
OK
y no, no pararé,
And no, I will not,
And no, I won't stop,
no viviré sin ti, amor. No
I will not live without you, love. No
OK
Hope that adds something...
Gracias, James.
No problem, now I'm already a bit "smarter" ![]()
I don't have time to check the whole thing, but a couple of things I noticed right away:
voy andando como fiera tras tus pies, amor = I go around following you like a beast (or a fiend), my love
Te veo y te deseo pero tú tienes tu dueño y no te puedes zafar = I see you and want you, but you have your master and can't get away