Thread: Is this correct?

Can some someone confirm my translation is correct ... thanks

"estoy trabajando mucho asi mantengo mi mente ocupada pero no mi alma porque te pertenece a ti nada mas"

I am working very much in order to keep my mind busy but not my heart because it belongs to you and you and no one else.

I agree with Frank, though alma means "soul", but can be translated here as heart.

thanks again

Originally Posted by A577689

Can some someone confirm my translation is correct ... thanks

"estoy trabajando mucho asi mantengo mi mente ocupada pero no mi alma porque te pertenece a ti nada mas"

I am working very much in order to keep my mind busy but not my heart because it belongs to you and you and no one else.

Es muy buena traducción.

Me permito añadirle un poco de "feeling":

Estoy trabajando demasiado para mantener mi mente ocupada, no así mi corazón porque ese te pertenece a tí y sólo a tí y a nadie mas.

Originally Posted by vicente

Could somebody please explain the Spanish sentence structure? The "te pertenece a ti" seems wrong to me. Is the "te" supposed to be "le"?

"estoy trabajando mucho asi mantengo mi mente ocupada pero no mi alma porque te pertenece a ti nada mas"

Thanks!!

NO, vicente, the repetition of the pronoun is required and mandatory in these kind of structures. Te is actually the same as a ti.

Cuando el complemento indirecto es un pronombre (a ella, a mí, etc.) la duplicación del pronombre dativo es obligatoria.

Originally Posted by vicente

Question:

Could somebody please explain the Spanish sentence structure? The "te pertenece a ti" seems wrong to me. Is the "te" supposed to be "le"?

"estoy trabajando mucho asi mantengo mi mente ocupada pero no mi alma porque te pertenece a ti nada mas"

Thanks!!

Hi vicente!
Exx is right vicente, it's ok to say "te pertenece a ti" (In Argentina we say "te pertence a vos") BUT you can also say "te pertenece"... it's perfectly fine... mi alma te pertenece -
It's very usual in Spanish, when you speak formally, to use "usted" instead of "tú" (or "vos" in Argentina). In that case you say "mi alma le pertenece" o "mi alma le pertence sólo a usted".

Aclaración: En Argentina, hoy en día ningún hombre trata de "usted" a la persona amada o a la mujer que se busca conquistar. Antaño tal vez, mi abuelo se refería así a mi abuela en las cartas de amor... but not anymore.

Un saludo mi amigo!