Aug 26, 2007 02:37
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
y tú... como un loquito corriendo sin mira tras mi luz.
Spanish to English
Other
Slang
havana song phrase
Full phrase is :
Entro mi don desde el noventa y cinco... y tú... como un loquito corriendo sin mira tras mi luz.
From song by group Orishas.
The song, Que Pasa? can be heard on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meyxOHl2wnI
Entro mi don desde el noventa y cinco... y tú... como un loquito corriendo sin mira tras mi luz.
From song by group Orishas.
The song, Que Pasa? can be heard on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meyxOHl2wnI
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | and you... chasing my light/star blindly like a fool |
Adriana de Groote
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| 3 | and you ... like a blind moth flitting madly along after my light |
Refugio
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Proposed translations
+3
2 hrs
Adriana de Groote
Guatemala
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Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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24
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and you... chasing my light/star blindly like a fool
Una posibilidad... podría terminar también con "...like a foolish clown"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-08-26 05:56:59 GMT)
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Yes, jdq, I feel strongly about it. Deborah answered your question about the "tras". You could also say 'chasing after', but just 'chasing' would be Ok here.
I feel "luz" is referring to an ideal rather than to fame, but one would have to know the complete lyrics to be sure.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-08-26 05:56:59 GMT)
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Yes, jdq, I feel strongly about it. Deborah answered your question about the "tras". You could also say 'chasing after', but just 'chasing' would be Ok here.
I feel "luz" is referring to an ideal rather than to fame, but one would have to know the complete lyrics to be sure.
Note from asker:
| Interesting. So in this case "tras" is not "behind" but more like "towards"? Do you feel quite strongly about your answer? Does it seem quite clear to you? Or is it an odd phrase and you are hazarding a guess? |
| Do you think light/star might be referring to "fame"? |
| super, thank you Deborah! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
6 hrs
and you ... like a blind moth flitting madly along after my light
to change the metaphor a little
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