Listen to your heart

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I am in need to have "Listen to your heart..." Translated into Japanese. I've been learning for about 6 years, but this is really important and I need no mistakes what so ever because it is planned to be a tattoo.
 
    • jp_fr_linguaphile said:
    I would say 自分の心に耳を澄まして聞くこと. Are there any other ideas out there?
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    Other suggestions:
    自分の心の声を聞く
    自分の心に聞く

    If you use "耳を澄ます" , you can ommit "聞く", that is, "自分の心の声に耳を澄ます" is enough, because "耳を澄ます" includes already the meaning of "聞く".
     
    I like 心に耳を澄ます also. Is the dictionary form of 澄ます fine, or does it need something? I guess 澄ますこと sounds too much like a rule or a command.
     
    jp_fr_linguaphile said:
    I like 心に耳を澄ます also. Is the dictionary form of 澄ます fine, or does it need something? I guess 澄ますこと sounds too much like a rule or a command.
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    澄ます means clarify or purify. If you want to say “listen to”, you need to use 耳を澄ます.
    I believe, 耳を澄ます means (concentrate to) listen to only the sound or voice, that you really want to listen.

    澄ますこと is here a nominal form, that is , to clarify, purification, etc.
     
    Hi.
    Can someone please write the translation for that in "normal font" (didn't know the name for that) too?

    I want to write this in a letter.. :)

    Also nice to know: "Trust in your heart" in Japanese.
     
    virus-2k said:
    Hi.
    Can someone please write the translation for that in "normal font" (didn't know the name for that) too?
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    What do you mean by normal font?

    Do you mean all in hiragana or all in romaji?
    こころにみみをすます　kokoro ni mimi wo sumasu

    Or do you mean this: 心に耳を澄ます


    Also nice to know: "Trust in your heart" in Japanese.
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    [/QUOTE]
    I would say: 自分の心を信じる 　　　jibun no kokoro wo shinjiru
    じぶんのこころをしんじる

    Corrections/suggesions for improvement by natives welcome.
     
    jp_fr_linguaphile said:
    What do you mean by normal font?

    Do you mean all in hiragana or all in romaji?
    こころにみみをすます　kokoro ni mimi wo sumasu

    Or do you mean this: 心に耳を澄ます This sounds awkward to
    me. 　心の耳を澄ます　is correct gramatically but
    it sounds strange.

    Hiro Sasaki
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    I would say: 自分の心を信じる 　　　jibun no kokoro wo shinjiru
    じぶんのこころをしんじる

    Corrections/suggesions for improvement by natives welcome.[/quote]
     
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