Comments on: Song Translations http://www.furuanimepanikku.com/2008/03/19/song-translations/ Anime, Otakuism and the Rantings And Ravings of Japanese Popular Culture Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:25:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: double http://www.furuanimepanikku.com/2008/03/19/song-translations/#comment-2239 double Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:41:16 +0000 http://www.furuanimepanikku.com/2008/03/19/song-translations/#comment-2239 Thanks for the encouragement ^^ Thanks for the encouragement ^^

]]> By: Soshi http://www.furuanimepanikku.com/2008/03/19/song-translations/#comment-2236 Soshi Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:35:55 +0000 http://www.furuanimepanikku.com/2008/03/19/song-translations/#comment-2236 頑張りましょうね、Ｄｏｕｂｌｅさん！いっしょけんめいすれば、日本語ぜったい上手になりますよ！ Yeah, the actual translating part is tough. It's easy(er) to just look up for the words and grammar, but to string all the bits and pieces into a coherent English sentence without it sounding like it's out of a text-book is hard! Don't worry if your translations are wrong or incorrect! The thing is that you need to know what went wrong where, so you know what exactly's wrong with the translation or how it could be improved!! (XD I wish someone would correct my rabu-retta translations!) My Japanese isn't great or anything, but I'd be more than glad to help out! :D 頑張りましょうね、Ｄｏｕｂｌｅさん！いっしょけんめいすれば、日本語ぜったい上手になりますよ！

Yeah, the actual translating part is tough. It’s easy(er) to just look up for the words and grammar, but to string all the bits and pieces into a coherent English sentence without it sounding like it’s out of a text-book is hard!

Don’t worry if your translations are wrong or incorrect! The thing is that you need to know what went wrong where, so you know what exactly’s wrong with the translation or how it could be improved!! (XD I wish someone would correct my rabu-retta translations!)

My Japanese isn’t great or anything, but I’d be more than glad to help out! :D

]]> By: Panther http://www.furuanimepanikku.com/2008/03/19/song-translations/#comment-2232 Panther Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:49:38 +0000 http://www.furuanimepanikku.com/2008/03/19/song-translations/#comment-2232 I must be worse then, I tried translating songs from other people who are versed in Japanese, asking for their translations and then combining them into the best version that I feel captures how the song would be translated into English. The most recent one I tried to do on my own though is still under way, I am waiting for translations from one or two others before I compile into one good version on my blog. Anyway what you are doing is definitely not futile, there are songs I always wished there would be translations of, but could never find any on the net. So I figured, why not do your part for the rest of the world and come up with your own where possible, even if it means getting help from others? Do keep the translation going and post them up in your blog. Get others to give constructive feedback and corrections, it also improves your Japanese while you are at it. Hope to see some soon. Cheers. Oh by the way, I added you on MSN. Just so you do not suddenly think, who the hell is this dude who added me. I must be worse then, I tried translating songs from other people who are versed in Japanese, asking for their translations and then combining them into the best version that I feel captures how the song would be translated into English. The most recent one I tried to do on my own though is still under way, I am waiting for translations from one or two others before I compile into one good version on my blog.

Anyway what you are doing is definitely not futile, there are songs I always wished there would be translations of, but could never find any on the net. So I figured, why not do your part for the rest of the world and come up with your own where possible, even if it means getting help from others?

Do keep the translation going and post them up in your blog. Get others to give constructive feedback and corrections, it also improves your Japanese while you are at it. Hope to see some soon. Cheers.

Oh by the way, I added you on MSN. Just so you do not suddenly think, who the hell is this dude who added me.

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