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Old November 04, 2008, 12:12 AM
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How about an Spanish-English exercise?

You guys are always going from English to Spanish...Try the other way around, if you want. I love this song, but I find it hard to translate...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9EqGp79SZk

Tú juegas a quererme,
yo juego a que te creas que te quiero.
Buscando una coartada,
me das una pasión que yo no espero
y no me importa nada.

Tú juega a engañarme,
yo juego a que te creas que te creo,
eschucho tus bobadas
acerca del amor y del deseo
y no me importa nada, nada
que rías o sueñes
que digas o que hagas
y no me importa nada
por mucho que me empeñe
estoy jugando y no me importa nada.

Tú juegas a tenerme,
yo juego a que te creas que me tienes
serena y confiada
invento las palabras que te hieren,
y no me importa nada.

Tú juegas a olvidarme
yo juego a que te creas que me importa,
conozco la jugada
sé manejarme en las distancias cortas
y no me importa nada, nada
que rías o sueñes
que digas o que hagas
y no me importa nada...

PS: How do you display a youtube player?

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Old November 04, 2008, 03:05 AM
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Let's try....

Tú juegas a quererme,
You're playin that you love me,

yo juego a que te creas que te quiero.
I'm playing make you think that I love you.

Buscando una coartada,
Looking for an alibi,

me das una pasión que yo no espero
you gives me a passion I'd never expected

y no me importa nada.
and I don't care at all

Tú juegas a engañarme,
You're playing that you cheat me,

yo juego a que te creas que te creo,
I'm playin that you think I believe you,

eschucho tus bobadas
earing your nonsenses

acerca del amor y del deseo
about big love and big desire

y no me importa nada, nada
and I don't care at all, never

que rías o sueñes
you're laughing or you're dreaming

que digas o que hagas
you're telling or you're doing

y no me importa nada
and I don't care at all

por mucho que me empeñe
the more as I strive

estoy jugando y no me importa nada.
I'm playing and I don't care at all


Tú juegas a tenerme,
You're playing to possess me,

yo juego a que te creas que me tienes
I'm playing make you think you got me

serena y confiada
calm and very confident

invento las palabras que te hieren,
inventing words to make you hurt,

y no me importa nada.
and I don't care at all


Tú juegas a olvidarme
You're playing to forget me

yo juego a que te creas que me importa,
I'm playing make you think it's very important

conozco la jugada
I know the move you're playing

sé manejarme en las distancias cortas
I easily deal with short distance fights

y no me importa nada, nada
and I don't care at all, never

que rías o sueñes
you're laughing or you're dreaming

que digas o que hagas
you're telling or you're doing

y no me importa nada...
and I don't care at all


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9EqGp79SZk

I didn't changed it too much, but I think the rhytm and meaning are simmilar.

It's hard!
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Old November 04, 2008, 03:29 AM
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Good work dude, good work

I remain looking for fresher idioms about these lines:

me das una pasión que yo no espero
you gives me a passion I'd never expected

por mucho que me empeñe
the more as I strive

sé manejarme en las distancias cortas
I easily deal with short distance fights

Yep, it's hard..we need some BC help here
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Good work dude, good work

I remain looking for fresher idioms about these lines:

me das una pasión que yo no espero
you gives me a passion I'd never expected

por mucho que me empeñe
the more as I strive

sé manejarme en las distancias cortas
I easily deal with short distance fights

Yep, it's hard..we need some BC help here
I'm not fully happy with those too, and was the best I was able to do it.
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BC? what's BC?
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Una expresion de esas...

Pero para mi toda ayuda es bienvenida...era de broma
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juego, juegas

I would go with "prentending to" in English.
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Tú juegas a quererme,
= You're pretending to love me,
yo juego a que te creas que te quiero.
= I'm pretending you think I love you.
Buscando una coartada,
= Searching for an alibi,
me das una pasión que yo no espero
= You drive me unexpectedly crazy
y no me importa nada.
= And I don't care at all. (And it doesn't matter to me at all.)

Tú juegas a engañarme,
= You're pretending to fool me,
yo juego a que te creas que te creo,
= I'm pretending you think I believe you,
eschucho tus bobadas
= I hear you talking nonsense (your ramblings)
acerca del amor y del deseo
= about love and desire
y no me importa nada.
= And I don't care at all.

Nada que rías o que sueñes
= Nothing you laugh about or dream about,
que digas o que hagas
= Nothing you say or do
y no me importa nada.
= And I don't care at all.
por mucho que me empeñe, estoy jugando
= Try as I might, I'm pretending
y no me importa nada.
= and I don't care at all.

Tú juegas a tenerme,
= You're pretending to own me,
yo juego a que te creas que me tienes
= I'm pretending you think you own me
serena y confiada
= calm and confident
invento las palabras que te hieren,
= I invent the words that wound (hurt) you,
y no me importa nada.
= And I don't care at all.

Tú juegas a olvidarme
= You're pretending to forget me
yo juego a que te creas que me importa,
= I'm pretending you think I care,
conozco la jugada
= I know the game
sé manejarme en las distancias cortas
= I know how to manage myself for now (in the short term)
y no me importa nada.
= And I don't care at all.

Nada que rías o que sueñes
= Nothing you laugh about or dream about,
que digas o que hagas
= Nothing you say or do
y no me importa nada.
= And I don't care at all.

por mucho que me empeñe
que digas o que hagas
y no me importa nada

Nada que rías o que sueñes
que digas o que hagas
y no me importa nada
que tomes o que dejes
que vengas o que vayas
y no me importa nada
que subas o que bajes
que entres o que salgas
y no me importa nada

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PS: How do you display a youtube player?
Like this:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9EqGp79SZk[/video]

Which will produce this:

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