pidiéndole todos los días algo

[Trisia]

Here goes: my first thread here

I'm having a bit of a problem understanding this quote from Enrique Jardiel Poncela: "La mujer adora al hombre igual que el creyente adora a Dios; pidiéndole todos los días algo."

I think it's something like: "A woman loves a man just like a believer loves God: ________ (by asking something from him)? every day."

But... is it "by asking" or "she asks"... or...?
(I don't really speak Spanish... so I wouldn't know anything about tense or conjugation..)

Thank you so much for your help.

 

[Tezzaluna]

Here goes: my first thread here

I'm having a bit of a problem understanding this quote from Enrique Jardiel Poncela: "La mujer adora al hombre igual que el creyente adora a Dios; pidiéndole todos los días algo."

I think it's something like: "A woman loves a man just like a believer loves God: ________ (by asking something from him)? every day."

But... is it "by asking" or "she asks"... or...?
(I don't really speak Spanish... so I wouldn't know anything about tense or conjugation..)

Thank you so much for your help.

Trisia,

A woman adores a man jut like a believe adores God; asking something of him every day.

Tezza

 

[i heart queso]

I think your translation is great.

 

[Trisia]

Thank you both, that was very kind.

 

[Ryoko54]

yep those all work... Pidiendole (e with accent, school computer wont do accents..) literally means asking him.

 

[Trisia]

Great, thank you!

 

[bibliolept]

I would definitely keep "adores." Tezza's suggestion is also praiseworthy because of the lyrical "feel" created by the use of "asking something of him." (I was going to suggest that, then I did a quick check and realized that Tezza had done this already.)

 

[Tezzaluna]

Trisia,

A woman adores a man jut like a believe adores God; asking something of him every day.

Tezza

I need to amend this response because of the typographical errors:

A woman adores a man just like a believer adores God; asking something of him every day.

My apologies.

Bibiolept, thank you for your kind words.

Tezza

 

[Trisia]

Thanks again, Tezza and Bibliolept.
(I wouldn't worry that much about those typos though, but I'm glad I have a final version that sounds so nice)