Alternate lyric translations for Motteke Sailor Fuku.

[LikaLaruku]

Really, between these 4 & what's posted, which set is the best?


These are from the fansubbed version.
I wouldn't bother posting them if they weren't significantly different from the ones already posted.

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Well, let's get a crackin.

Let's-a-go.

Ungah!

Stop messing around and start!

Around 3 cm!
Looks peachy, doesn't it? Hey!
Wrapping for a uniform... turn-off, ain't it? Ha!
Just work it, and do it!
Don't forget to catch and release yo!
I sweat, I sweat, And throw in a darling darling freeze!

Feeling crummy! Something's coming!
I love you so, Oops! I screwed one upsie-up!
A nail biter, A steel beater, Gourmet Eater, Cut that out already!
Is that new blushing flower... considered a normal girl or what?
Wowzers! Only for me? Pork chops, firm noodles, Fill'er up again!

DADADA~

BON BON, cheerleaders
Let's get, cherry pie
RAN RAN, welcome party
LOOK UP, Sensation!
Yeah!
Leavin' an impression...asteroids.
Crash! And burned! Shockers! Break into song! Crunch time!

Take it!
I'll still be laughing in the end!
'Cause it's a sailor uniform, Q.E.D!
It's only monday and i'm already blue.
What to do?
I'd rather wear my summer clothes, so cute!
3 pics incoming!
That's a toughie to pick, yan!
Just work it! To the limit!
My DARLING DARLING PLEASE
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& another set by ::checks:: Jhonathan Swift.

Around 3 cm! Looks peachy, doesn't it? Supah!
My wrapping is a uniform… It can’t be disadvantageous, BOON!
Just work it? And do it?
Don't forget to catch and release yo!
I sweat! (Whoo!) I sweat! (Whoo),
and throw in a DARLING! DARLING! FREEZE!

Kinda down, kinda gone
I love you- Huh, one’s wrong?
Worrier, high-grade iron rod
Pursuer- Cut it out!

About the hot body of that crazy girl
She’s a normal girl, so to speak
Is it just me who was surprised? Pork chops soup wires, another helping DA-DA-DA-DA-DA!

BON! BON! Cheerleaders
Let's get cherry pie!
RAN! RAN! Welcome party
Look up! Sensation!
High! Leavin' an impression. Scattering asteroids.
Crash! And Burned! Shockers! Break into song!
SING AND DANCE!

Take it!
I'll still be laughing in the end!
'Cause it's a sailor uniform,
Q.E.D.!
It's only monday and I'm already blue
What to do?
I'd rather wear my summer clothes,
So cute!

3 Piece uniform!
That's a toughie to pick! YAN!
Just work it! (YA!) To the limit! (YA!)
MY DARLING! DARLING! PLEASE!

escalating, descending
falling in love, keep it a secret still, ethics
pampered, guardian
report card, honorably defeated by acting up

saying ouch to that person who stepped on my pinky
in a overreacting way and show a glimpse of my black knee highs
it's the absolute territory? begging with smooth shiny bare feet

MON-MON delusion legends
Let's go! pilt temple
YAI-YAI Soran song
What's up? temptation
hey! a part-time job for a feeling of loss for ￥￥ (money)
of course I found one when I searched
I have no worries for life as a whole

try it!
the new target's my challenge
even if I change from my sailor uniforms = it's me
how's the weekends?
it's common to show off a glimpse!
uniforms are easy = they're comfortable

the wind's speed at 3m, I'll hold on to you and endure, squeeze
a heart beat, a throb in the waist I'm SUGAR! SUGAR! SWEET!!

BON! BON! MON-MON Day
Let's get! Uh Uh Ah!
RAN! RAN! chop chop kick
Look up! Fu Fu Ho!
HI! Education!! Love is ABC
Um, what? Um, what? Bleh bleh
Getting sunny, getting a crush, getting a tragic love

Take it!
I'll still be laughing in the end!
'Cause it's a sailor uniform, Q.E.D.!
It's only monday and I'm already blue
What to do?
I'd rather wear my summer clothes,
So cute!

Just as I thought
The one who will be laughing at the end should be me
Because it's a sailor uniform, that's it ← The conclusion!

Around 3 cm! Looks peachy, doesn't it? WOW!
Old-fashion uniform! Turn-off ain't it? BOON!
Just work it? And do it?
In a cap & jersey
I SAY! (Whoo!) I SAY! (Whoo), DARLING! DARLING! AMUSE!!
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& slight variations by Yui-Life.

Around 3 cm! Looks peachy, doesn't it? Supah?
Old-fashioned uniform! Turn-off, ain't it? BOON!
Just work it? And do it?
Don't forget to catch and release, yo!
I SAY! WHOO! I SAY! WHOO!
And throw in a! DARLING! DARLING! PLEASE!

Time for talking! Something's coming! I love you so!
Oops! I screwed up one upsie-up!
A nail biter, a steel beater, gourmet eater!
Cut that out already!
Is the new gal popular or what? Since I'd call her a normal girl!
Wowzers! Only for me? Pork chops, firm noddles, fill 'er up again!
DA-DA-DA-DA-DA!

BON! BON! Cheerleaders!
LET'S GET CHERRY PIE!
RAN RAN! Welcome party!
YOU'VE GOT A SENSATION!
HIGH! Leavin' an impression, scattering asteroids!
Crash! And burned! Shockers! Break into song!
SING AND DANCE!

Take it! I'll still be laughing in the end!
'Cause it's a sailor uniform, Q.E.D.!

It's only monday and I'm already blue, what to do?
I'd rather wear my summer clothes! SO CUTE!

3-piece uniform! That's a toughie to pick!
YAN!
Just work it! YEAH! To the limit! YEAH!
MY DARLING! DARLING! PLEASE! (more)
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& lastly by Jame Yoo.

Well then,let's a get a crackin;

Let's-get-a-go-go

Ungah!

Stop messing around and let's just start!

It's at 3 sench!
Kind-a Peachy, isn't it? Cho!
My wrap from my clothing... I mean, it can't be that bad, boon!
Just work it, and do it?
Make sure you catch and release, yo!
I sweat! (Whoo) I sweat! (Whoo), and throw in a DARLING! DARLING! FREEZE!

time for a chat, we're kinda gone
i love you so- Oops, i kinda screwed that a bit up!
it's a nail biter, it's a steel beater
gourmet eater, come on, just cut that out!
Now there's that crazy chick with that real nice figure
Since i'd only call her a normal chick
Oh wowzers. Only some for me? Pork chops, soup wires, and a DA-DA-DA-DA-DA!

Ooh!
Guess what? (My glasses...)
Where are my glasses? (But I've been playing the same fighting games lately.)
I don't have my glasses...

BON! BON! Cheerleaders
Let's get cherry pie!
RAN! RAN! Come on in
Look up! Sensation!
High! Impress me, moving asteroids
There it crashed! And it burned! Shocking! Let's break into song!
SING AND DANCE!

Just take it!
Because i will be laughing at you, so hard in the end!
Because it's a sailor uniform, Q.E.D!
It's only monday and I'm feeling down, So what should i do today?
I'd rather wear my summer clothing, So cute!
3 Piece clothing! That's a hard decision to pick! YAN!
Just work it! (Yeah!) Don't stop it! (Yeah!) My Darling Darling PLEASE!

[AzureDark]

Uh.

There are logistically many reasons why we don't put up fansub translations on AL.com... from crediting to accuracy, everything points to a no.

[Rizuchan]

Yeah, especially with this song, I got the feeling with the fansub translation that if they couldn't figure something out they just made something up. Not that I really blame them too much.

[LavaBug]

...Yeah...that's what fansubbers often do (I can tell, don't ask why)..
I liked the old times when a translator still added a note when he had problems understanding a phrase or stuff...
But today I don't see this anymore (admitted I usually watch anime without subtitles in the vain hope I understand it ^^°)...seems to be seen as unproffesional or something...

Frankly I hate what the scene has become, that's not what fansubs where supposed to be initially...

Sorry for being off-topic...

[Rizuchan]

I agree. ...Well, I can't exactly say that, because I'm not quite old enough to remember what the fansub community 'used to be', but I know what you mean about fansubbers. They seem to have to pretend they know everything about Japanese because if they don't all the fans will leave them for so-and-so fansubs that's better at faking knowing everything, and so on.

I especially get irritated with translations of opening and ending themes on fansubs. I understand why they're rushed or w/e, because fansubbers these days have to be quick and have the newest episode done by that week... but some translations and transliterations on fansubs are just plain horrible (School Rumble Ni Gakki comes to mind) and it kinda leaves me scratching my head.

With the dialogue *usually* being translated so well, what's up with the song lyrics being so bad? It really almost seems to me that fansubbers these days purposefully grab the worst translator they can find to do opening and ending themes.

Though as I've said before, I honestly don't blame the Lucky Star fansubbers, because this song is hell to translate and if they had tried to be perfect on it people would still be waiting for LS fansubs to come out. Very few other series' have this excuse. It just leaves people like me frustrated when a bunch of people with inaccurately translated fansub lyrics come to the forum and try to correct the lyrics on the site.
</off topic rant>

[AzureDark]

Rizuchan, it's obvious:

1. Anime theme songs' single CDs are always sold later than the anime's airing time. So they don't have any resources (i.e. CD scans) yet.

2. Translating songs are very different than translating dialogue. It's a case of speech vs written vocabulary that holds the same in any language; words used in speech are less complicated than words used in writing, and usually songs use written vocabulary.

Some of my fansubber friends have said to me that they actually don't fancy translating songs and would rather t/l anime... I know where they're coming from I guess.

[LavaBug]

Rizuchan, it's obvious:

1. Anime theme songs' single CDs are always sold later than the anime's airing time. So they don't have any resources (i.e. CD scans) yet.

2. Translating songs are very different than translating dialogue. It's a case of speech vs written vocabulary that holds the same in any language; words used in speech are less complicated than words used in writing, and usually songs use written vocabulary.

As for the first point- that's another good reason no to take lyrics from fansubs to the site...^^°

As for second, from my personal view, I agree with the first sentence, the rest depends on the focus of what you have learned (Eg. =If your classes focus more on written language that part would be easier to do).

As for the rest, I must say I find it easier (or at least not as tedious) to translate opening/ending theme than translating Episode dialoque, for you can be more 'free' in terms of carrying meanings over to another language rather than literal infomation, of cource depending on the song...
But that's my view, and probably some have a diffenrent viewpoint on this :P

[Rizuchan]

1. Anime theme songs' single CDs are always sold later than the anime's airing time. So they don't have any resources (i.e. CD scans) yet.

Most of the anime I watch has the lyrics on screen, so that's not a problem. I don't blame translators that have to do it by ear, that wouldn't be fair, but I wasn't very particular about it in my little rant, I suppose.

I didn't mean to sound like I was getting on fansubbers for being incompetent. I am certainly not one to judge them. I could never do it; I can't process Japanese in my head fast enough yet to really translate diologue. Maybe someday...

To be more specific, what I meant was, thinking back on fansubs I've watched most frequently, I remember one where all the romaji lyrics were crammed together with hardly any spaces... I know that's not technically incorrect, but it just seems like, even whether they learned Japanese in a class or online, someone would have suggested they space some things out for neatness' sake. And there was another that bothered me because they kept missing a bunch of words and having bizzare translations because of it. I understand that someone that's used to translating dialogue would be more prone to doing something like that, but I guess I just wish they'd take some time to be accurate rather than rushing to get it done. But then, I'm obviously rather anal about translations, too.

[AzureDark]

>Most of the anime I watch has the lyrics on screen
Nope, some don't. In fact a lot don't. Or I haven't watched anime much lately.

I guess it's based on WHO is translating it I guess. Fansubs have their own politics and whatnot, and an astute fansub watcher would know if one group does quicksubs or qualsubs, who are the staff behind them etc.