Voy a buscarte? Or looking for love?

Question

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Últimamente he estado escuchando a Raulín Rodríguez, y una traducción de su canción Esta Noche se traduce de la siguiente manera:

Esta noche voy a buscarte.
Tonight I am going to have you.

Lo habría traducido como:
Tonight I am going to look for you.

¿Hay algún contexto sexual a la palabra buscar de la que soy ignorante?

Trato de las frases que aprendo en mi vocabulario, y no quiero malcomunicarme.trato de utilizar las frases que aprendo en mi vocabulario, y no quiero malcomunicarme.

English:

Lately I have been listening to Raulín Rodríguez, and a translation of his song Esta Noche translates as follows:

Esta noche voy a buscarte.
Tonight I am going to have you.

I would have translated it as:
Tonight I am going to look for you.

Is there some sexual context to the word buscar of which I am ignorant?

I try to work the phrases I learn into my vocabulary, and I don't want to miscommunicate.



Esta Noche -- la cancion.

Nice song. :) - rac1, Sep 24, 2017

Gracias, Amber... so much good music out there. And this guy's lyrics are often slow enough and clear enough to follow. :D - jrschenk, Sep 24, 2017

Answer 1

Your translation is better than the other you mention. I'm no aware of any sexual connotations of "buscar". It just means to look for /to search for.

I'm not familiar with this song but maybe somebody thought that it better expressed the meaning of the lyrics as a whole?

me neither - polenta1, Sep 24, 2017

¡Muchísimas gracias! - jrschenk, Sep 24, 2017

Answer 2

I dunno, Jr. You know guys.....they can turn just about any phrase into something sexual....

jejejeje - rac1, Sep 24, 2017

Ha ha "turn just about any phrase" giggle, snicker :) - jellonz, Sep 24, 2017

Oh brother....... - Echoline, Sep 24, 2017

Answer 3

. It just means to look for /to search for.

This is not correct. Buscar also means :

to rob, pick up, to ask for it (te lo has buscado)

Yes, all that can be found in any dictionary and still does not answer the original question. - 00fac92a, Sep 25, 2017

tu, querido, dijiste "it just means...", no es correcto, por eso la aclaración, y sí he contestado la pregunta ya - 006595c6, Sep 25, 2017

You are all about the diferent meanings of words....only when it suits you. Please drop it already. - 00fac92a, Sep 25, 2017

Answer 4

The question is about the translation of the phrase. The song has a heavy sexual content but that has nothing to do with the meaning of " te voy a buscar" which the question is about. - Guillermo_O

I know what the question is about, guillermo, thanks for the reminder anyway.

The translations given by people who normally translate lyrics are :

I am going to get you...

I am going to have you....

I guess we can assume that the sexual connotation of the song changes the "normal" meaning of "buscar" .

You can assume. That does not make it right. - 00fac92a, Sep 25, 2017

Answer 5

I also found "tonight I am going to get you".

I agree with Echoline

The question is about the translation of the phrase. The song has a heavy sexual content but that has nothing to do with the meaning of " te voy a buscar" which the question is about. - 00fac92a, Sep 24, 2017