Minha estratégia é que um dia qualquer por fim me necessites.

English translation: My strategy is that some day, for some reason, you will finally need me.

11:38 Aug 17, 2011

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / poem

Portuguese term or phrase: Minha estratégia é que um dia qualquer por fim me necessites.

Mi estrategia es
que un día cualquiera,
no se cómo ni
con que pretexto,
por fin... me necesites.

Veronikka (X)

English translation:My strategy is that some day, for some reason, you will finally need me.

Explanation:
My strategy is
that some day,
for some reason,
you will finally need me.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-08-17 17:06:47 GMT)
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I translated the Spanish text, not the Portuguese translation, which is a bit weak.

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Mark Robertson
Local time: 03:33

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3 +2

My strategy is that some day, for some reason, you will finally need me.

Mark Robertson

3 +1

my strategy is that someday I will finally be needed

Michael Powers (PhD)

My plan is that, some day, in the end, you will need me

Christopher & Rozilene Frye

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17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

my strategy is that someday I will finally be needed

Explanation:
Or, based on the same in Spanish:

My strategy is that someday,
I don't know how or why,
finally ... I will be needed

Mike

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 22:33
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 23

Notes to answerer

Asker: Voce mudou o sentido da frase... O poeta diz: "Minha estrategia é que, por fim, me necessites" e nao "que eu seja necessitado". Isso não apenas muda o que disse, como tira toda a profundidade do que ele quis dizer.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

My strategy is that some day, for some reason, you will finally need me.

Mark Robertson
Local time: 03:33
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

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1 day 5 hrs confidence:

My plan is that, some day, in the end, you will need me

Explanation:
I know this is loose, but come on people, this is POETRY. My strategy? I find that a bit clumsy for poetry.
Here's the whole thing (IMHO):
My plan is that
one day
I don't know how
or under what guise
you will need me

Christopher & Rozilene Frye
Brazil
Local time: 23:33
Native speaker of:

English

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