Your wish is my command

[elroy]

Do other languages have an equivalent of "Your wish is my command," and if so, what does it literally mean?

In Palestinian Arabic, it's طلباتك أوامر, literally "Your requests are commands." So the nouns are plural, it's "request" instead of "wish," and "my" is not specified.

 

[Yendred]

In French:
Tes/vos désirs sont des ordres
(Your wishes are orders)

The expression was often distorted, like in this  boulevard theatre play:

(literally: Your desires make a mess)

 

[elroy]

Almost the same as the Arabic one!

 

[Azarosa]

@elroy, ¿le sirve en español?: Sus ~ tus deseos son órdenes (para mí) -texto en paréntesis, expletivo. A veces, solo como expresión lúdica, me gusta invertir el orden: Sus ~ tus órdenes son mis deseos, porque me suena mucho más genuflexa que la original.

 

[elroy]

Sí, claro, ¡me sirven todos los idiomas! Interesante tu versión lúdica/genuflexa.

 

[apmoy70]

We have it too in Greek:
-«Η επιθυμία σου, διαταγή» [i.e̞piθiˈmi.a.s̠u.ðʝataˈʝi] --> your (informal or sinɡular) desire, (is my) command.
-«Η επιθυμία σας, διαταγή» [i.e̞piθiˈmi.a.s̠as̠.ðʝataˈʝi] --> your (formal or plural) desire, (is my) command.

Sometimes is followed by:
-«Η ανάγκη σου, επιταγή» [i.aˈnaɲɟi.s̠u.e̞pitaˈʝi] --> your (informal or sinɡular) need, (is my) rule
-«Η ανάγκη σας, επιταγή» [i.aˈnaɲɟi.s̠as̠.e̞pitaˈʝi] --> your (formal or plural) need, (is my) rule

 

[bearded]

In Italian:
ogni tuo desiderio è un ordine (each wish of yours is a command, informal 'your')
ogni vostro desiderio è un ordine (plural 'your')
ogni Suo desiderio è un ordine (formal 'your')

 

[alfaalfa]

ogni Suo desiderio è un ordine (formal 'your')

I do say "suo" in a playful way, sometimes.
Your are my best friend and you ask me for a ride, for instance. I go with ogni suo desiderio è un ordine, with a big smile too.

 

[bearded]

I go with ogni suo desiderio è un ordine

Me too. And often I would add 'Signore' (Sir).

 

[Penyafort]

In Catalan:

- Els teus desigs (or desitjos*) són ordres. --You, singular, informal
- Els vostres desigs (or desitjos*) són ordres. --(1) You, singular, formal (vós form) | (2) You, plural, informal
- Els seus desigs (or desitjos*) són ordres. --You, formal (vostè form)

* The plural in -os is more common in the spoken language.

 

[Hulalessar]

Does "Your wish is my command" originate in the Arabian Nights? It is what the genie says.

 

[Ghabi]

Does "Your wish is my command" originate in the Arabian Nights?

Strange, the phrase I remember from the Nights is سمعًا وطاعة "I hear and obey".

 

[Hulalessar]

Strange, the phrase I remember from the Nights is سمعًا وطاعة "I hear and obey".

It's what he says in the English version. The effect of both phrases is the same.

 

[ThomasK]

Dutch: "Uw wens is mijn bevel", a perfectly literal translation of English...

 

[Welsh_Sion]

Take care when searching for this!

I put what I thought would be the Welsh equivalent into Google (NOT Google Translate) and one of the hits I found would have led me to a website involving 'Slavic Companions'. In particular, it referred to an advertisement placed by a 20 year old escort from Bucharest, who apparently, if you treated her nicely, would make your wish her command.

All future transactions between the (ahem!) contracting parties would be in Welsh too, of course ...

 

[AutumnOwl]

Swedish:
Din önskan är min lag - Your wish is my law.

 

[amikama]

Hebrew:

משאלתך היא פקודתי
(At least it's what the genie says to Aladdin.)

 

[Mori.cze]

Czech: "Tvé přání je mi rozkazem", literally Your wish is command to me.
And I too believe it comes from the Arabian nights.

 

[Awwal12]

Do other languages have an equivalent of "Your wish is my command," and if so, what does it literally mean?

Rus. ваше желание для меня закон (váshe zhelániye dlya menyá zakón), lit. "your (pl.) wish (n.) for me law" > "your wish is a law to me".