A little help?
I am planning on getting a tattoo in spanish and have been trying to translate a phrase. But I have found many different translations...... just wondered what you guys think and why you think what you do
The phrase is " A light heart lives long"
Thanks everyone
Re: A little help?
A light heart lives long: Irish Proverb.
I think it means that if you let yourself be burdened by worries, you will have more stress, and therefore a shorter lifespan. Someone with a heavy heart is sad or depressed so a light heart should be the opposite.
Literalmente: "Un corazón iluminado vive más".
Re: A little help?
Light is used here in the sense of not burdened by sadness or negative feelings; i.e. happy, cheerful, positive, and full of optimism. In Spanish you'd probably need more than the direct equivalent liviano to express the meaning of the quote. But, nonetheless, I think most people will understand it just like that.
Un corazón liviano* vive más.
*ligero is a synonym too, but it has a hue of idle or superficial.
Last edited by Cotty; 04-06-2011 at 08:23 PM.
Re: A little help?
I agree it should read as a light heart person so I'd use un corazon liviano vive un largo tiempo its longer but the correct translation try looking up scriptural meanings and i'm sure you will find a nice translation.
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