what does Qui je suis mean?

Question

i have downloaded the album 300 Lesions from Kyo and track 3 is called Qui Je Suis, my translator says its Who i am, bu i think its Who Am I, because he says stuff like "Mon Dieu qui je suis?" and the video is about people who dont know then or dont recognize them... does any one know?

Answer 1

you are right "Mon Dieu qui je suis?" would mean "My God who I am?" sometimes exact or literal translation doesn't quite work because things get flipped around. That's in part why you hear the term "lost in translation", because some times its just not the same once translated, it can come out wrong, have a different meaning, loose impact, or not communicate the same point as effectively. . Good job picking that up even though the translator said otherwise. What do you use to translate? Altavista/bablefish is pretty good

http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr

Answer 2

Qui je suis? Means: who am I? You are correct in your assumption.

Answer 3

What is...who I am?

! The question mark doen't go with the answer.

If you want to keep the phrase the way it is, you cannot put an interogation point, but an exclamation point.
Qui je suis means. Who I am.
Qui suis-je? means Who am I?
Qui je suis! means who I am!

Mon dieu qui je suis!
or
Mon dieu que je suis...like for exaple, "mon dieu que je suis bete."
God how stupid I am!
Not how stupid am I!
It may sound like a question but it is not.

Answer 4

It could mean:
Who I am
Who am I?
or even
Who do I follow? (First person present of suivre-to follow),
Who am I following?
Reminds me of a little ditty I like:
Je suis ce que je suis,
mais je ne suis pas ce que je suis.
Si j'étais ce que je suis,
je ne serais pas ce que suis.

Answer 5

if there is a question mark at the end, it could be a question. in french and spanish the wording is the same for both a question and a statement, making punctuation the only identifiable factor in determining which is which.

however, if you are picking up on other clues from the lyrics and video, then there is a good chance it is in fact a question.

oh, and "yes i am" would be "oui je suis" not "qui je suis"

Answer 6

I dose say Who am i because qui=who
je = i
suis = am

Answer 7

Oh, yes.
In French frequently do something similar to what yanks do in english. Namely, they don't follow a correct grammar. It should be: "Qui suis - je ?" that means:
¿ Quién soy ? or ¿Quién soy yo ?
They way they say it is like saying: " ¿Quién yo soy ?, which is not the correct form

Answer 8

The way you have written it is a little confusing, since the word "pour" does not need a capital letter. It means: "Love me for who I am"

Answer 9

Who I am

Answer 10

Lol it means yes i am........ oh okay I though it said oui not qui... my bad... then i don't know sorry..