And I never thought I'd fall Be at the mercy of a man , ive never been

Spanish translation: y nunca pensé que caería, a la merced de un hombre nunca he estado

18:52 Aug 15, 2006

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / me gustaria saber si me podian ayudar a traducir esto.. es partye de la letra de uan cancion

English term or phrase: And I never thought I'd fall Be at the mercy of a man , ive never been

I've always been taught to win
And I never thought I'd fall
Be at the mercy of a man
I've never been
Now I only want to be right where you are.

daydreamer

Spanish translation:y nunca pensé que caería, a la merced de un hombre nunca he estado

Explanation:
suprimiría ese "Be" de la tercera estrofa para mantener un estilo fluido sin alterar el sentido, también puede invertirse la oración, "nunca he estado a la merced de un hombre"

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victoriak
Argentina
Local time: 12:15

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4 +2

y nunca pensé que caería, a la merced de un hombre nunca he estado

victoriak

y nunca pensé que caería que estaría a merced del hombre, nunca lo he estado

Alicia Moreno Delgado

y nunca pensé que caería bajo la misericordia de un hombre, que nunca he sido

M. Ángeles López Rodríguez

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15 mins confidence:

and i never thought i'd fall be at the mercy of a man , ive never been y nunca pensé que caería que estaría a merced del hombre, nunca lo he estado

Explanation:
y sigue: ahora sólo quiero estar donde estás tú

Alicia Moreno Delgado
Spain
Local time: 17:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

27 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

and i never thought i'd fall be at the mercy of a man , ive never been

y nunca pensé que caería, a la merced de un hombre nunca he estado

Explanation:
suprimiría ese "Be" de la tercera estrofa para mantener un estilo fluido sin alterar el sentido, también puede invertirse la oración, "nunca he estado a la merced de un hombre"

victoriak
Argentina
Local time: 12:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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1 hr confidence:

and i never thought i'd fall be at the mercy of a man , ive never been y nunca pensé que caería bajo la misericordia de un hombre, que nunca he sido

Explanation:
una idea "poética"

M. Ángeles López Rodríguez
Local time: 17:15
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

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