[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

In German the phrase is "Ich liebe dich"(Ick(phlegm)-lee-ba-dick(phlegm), IIRC. Again, there is a kind of beauty hidden in the simplicity and easy distinction between words, but it still sounds lousy in any poetic context. You wouldn't charm a woman by coughing up phlegm, so why would you use a language that imitates such a sound on a regular basis through the use of overly-hard consonant sounds?

http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/
Please, switch it to German and let it say "ich liebe dich". You will find it very different from your description.