Quote translation? "If you could only sense...

Question

Maintaining as best as possible the original meaning. Thanks

"If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person"

• Mr. Rogers

Give it a try, and we will suggest improvements. - jtaniel, Jul 12, 2016

This is very advanced. Some of this is very idiomatic--not slangy, but stated somewhat differently in Spanish. Go ahead and give it a try and one of us will offer corrections/suggestions. - Daniela2041, Jul 12, 2016

I assumed this would be the case :( which is why it scares me to attempt translation haha but I'll give it a shot 8/ Si solamente pudieras ver cómo importante eres a las vidas de la gente que conoces... Como importante puedes ser para - porjabie, Jul 12, 2016

las personas que tal vez nunca vas a saber...hay algo adentro de ti que dejas con cada persona que conoces - porjabie, Jul 12, 2016

**my translation is quite literal (that is the extent of my spanish sigh), so I wonder how much is lost in my translation. Nevertheless, there's my attempt. Corrections appreciated. - porjabie, Jul 12, 2016

Answer 1

"Si tan sólo pudieras darte cuenta de lo importante que eres en la vida de los con quienes te encuentres ; lo importante que les puedas ser a los con quienes nunca podrías soñar. Hay un poco de ti mismo que dejas en cada encuentro con otra persona."

Your translation had only a few errors "como importante" "qué importante" would be better.

".....que tal vez nunca vas a "saber" --"conocer" is better here. "Cuán" importante instead of "Como"

What I did in my version was to take what I felt you were saying in English and express it in Spanish ideas instead of a literal translation.

OH I didn't know that you cared mi amor. - ray76, Jul 12, 2016

Now that I think of it, I do dedicate it to you. ♥ - Daniela2041, Jul 12, 2016

Awwww Geee Gosh ! I will have to unban that person now . Thanks F Y S . - ray76, Jul 12, 2016

Answer 2

Oh dear me ! For one electrifying moment I was in a dream because

I thought that this was addressed to me. Ah well back to reality ,

I may ban someone to lift my spirits

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