Jan 17, 2007 19:33
17 yrs ago
English term

I was too busy pleasing to ever be please

English to Spanish Other Poetry & Literature agradecería si me ayudaran con esta frase, porque no me gusta como suena literlamente
i just put aside
My foolish pride
I guess I denied
My own desire
I was too busy pleasing
To ever be pleased
I forgot how to breathe
Or question anything
Or ask why?
Am I?
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT

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Proposed translations

+5
23 mins
Selected

puse (fue) tanto empeño en complacer/que nunca fuí complacida

Aunque no sea exacto, to be busy at something también es poner mucho esfuerzo
Peer comment(s):

agree teju : Gusta, gusta :) Esas cosas se hablan con el terapeuta :)))
3 mins
Gracias, no sé por qué lo vi en femenino desde el principio.
agree Maria Bedoya
17 mins
Gracias.
agree eftraductora : Sí
36 mins
Gracias.
agree Maica B
1 hr
Gracias Mai_k.
agree Carmen Quiñones
15 hrs
Gracias Carmen.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
4 mins

estaba demasiado ocupado complaciendo para estar complacido

creo pueda encajar...
Peer comment(s):

agree Lydia De Jorge
7 mins
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22 mins

estaba tan ocupado causando agrado, que no pude sentirme agradado

Just another option, trying to pick the rythm of the original... feels like pop music.
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+1
1 hr

quería tanto complacer / que nunca fuí complacida

Una variación para limitar el número de sílabas:
EN: 7
ES: 8
Peer comment(s):

agree patricia scott : Mejor que el mío. Y me alegro que también lo vieras en femenino.
38 mins
Gracias, Patricia
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1 day 13 mins

complací más a los demás que a mí mismo

A ver si te sirve.
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1 day 2 hrs

me ocupe/preocupe demasiado por complacer para nunca ser complacido/a

Just another option
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1 day 23 hrs

estaba demasiado ocupado agradando como para dejarme agradar

Otra posibilidad
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