[romaji and translation] GREEN

[Ayu_no_tenshi]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

It actually doesn't say "him", it says "person" if you were to translate it literally. But since Japanese often does not specify he or she, its safe to assume that it would be referring to a "him" (unless Ayu is secretly gay.^_^). But Ayu's actual word in the lyrics is indeed "person." Just an example of why translating from Japanese can be difficult and how what the translation ends up being all comes down to the translators personal preference.

generally speaking, in everyday speech most people usually say "ano/kono hito" (that/this person) when referring to a guy and "ano/kono ko" (that/this child) for a girl. but of course, you are right in your statement that it's not exactly gender specific.

[MissElin_]

Thank you masa!

[LacusClyne]

thanks masa, for taking the time to translate all this while. (^_^)

[isura]

thanks masa (:

[music_*]

DOES THIS MEAN AYU HAS FOUND SOMEONE NEW???
I hope so~ ^^

[Melrose]

Both translations have some slight inaccuracies in them. But I know that translating is not a science, a lot of it goes down to the translators own personal take on the lyrics and somethings do have to be tweaked to make sense in English and somethings just simply can't be translated well. Some translators like to keep the original grammatical structure of the lines in tact and try to somehow make it into english that reflects the same thoughts and feelings (usually what I like to do) and some find it easier to reverse the structure of the verses and choruses (ie, the last line of the Japanese ends up being the first line in english) so that it is easier to make sense of in English. (usually what masa does) lol, its hard to explain this unless you've down translating yourself. Bottom line, there's not really a single correct way to translate a song and I often find that in order to get the best translation possible you often need to piece together bits of different translations of the same thing.

You must have missed the previous 50 times when someone said that, aside from the fact that it is extremely logical to figure out for one self. =p XD

[SolarAngel]

Very nice lyrics. Thanks for the translation! NOW i know why it's called GREEN. But if feel it should be written as green instead, giving it a softer sound. Whenever i see the title, i keep imagining someone shouting GREEEEN!!! into my ear...

[hpg23]

^GREEN gives it more of a majestic sound in my opinion, than if they used green. Green would have been cool too. They always have this crazy thing with lower and upper caps xD

Thank you so much masa! Now I understand the song properly, since the old translation was harder for me to understand (thanks to Melrose anyway). For some kind of weird reason, I always thought you were Brazilian don´t ask why (I never looked at the "Location" line in your profile xD)

[Melrose]

I dont follow the capital / lower case thing either. XD

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by Melrose

You must have missed the previous 50 times when someone said that, aside from the fact that it is extremely logical to figure out for one self. =p XD

Huh? I'm not sure why the snippy response, especially considering no one said anything like what I did in this thread...

[waterballoon]

Thank you, masa! I've been using your translations a lot =p! Beautiful lyrics, as always!

[masa]

To: SunshineSlayer

Thanks for your answer.
But if so, should I also change the word "keep" in the next line to "keeps"?
-And keep myself away from anything leading to hope

[waterballoon]

Originally Posted by masa

To: SunshineSlayer

Thanks for your answer.
But if so, should I also change the word "keep" in the next line to "keeps"?
-And keep myself away from anything leading to hope

Actually I would use "keeping", it sounds a little more grammatically correct to me.

[chocopockymaster]

Thank you very much for the translation, masa. Much appreciated and beautiful as always.

Originally Posted by Melrose

You must have missed the previous 50 times when someone said that, aside from the fact that it is extremely logical to figure out for one self. =p XD

I like how you post your snippy comments to portray what you're really thinking, and then add silly faces to make it seem like a joke. Classy.

[Melrose]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Huh? I'm not sure why the snippy response, especially considering no one said anything like what I did in this thread...

Snappy how?

It's just that literally every time I say something negative about any translation people pop up to give the "translations are subjective!" speech. XD

And for the information of masa fans, I didn't know who he was before making the post and PMed him nicely afterwards, thanking him, as I don't see how that concerns anyone else but him.

@choco: Aw thanks. ^^ I like the smilies too.

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

Actually I would use "keeping", it sounds a little more grammatically correct to me.

If you look at the whole sentence, keeping will not look right. It has to make sense with this:

"Just like me who is afraid of the warmth
And keep myself away from anything leading to hope"


I'm not sure which would be right though: keep or keeps, though I have a feeling "keeps" would look a bit awkward.

[chocopockymaster]

Originally Posted by Melrose

@choco: Aw thanks. ^^ I like the smilies too.

That was sarcasm. Let me put it in plain English: Your snappy comments, not just here, but in every other thread where you think you are the person with the ultimately correct opinion on the subject, are not appreciated.

[aura~]

WAA Masa thank you so much!! I always use your translations in english to translate them into catalan (co-official lenguage in spain ^^)!! Thanks to the other translators of course, but I understand the song better with your translations ^^!!

Really a beautifull lyrics, i love the first and last paragraph!!
ayu is again in love?? ^^

[Chibi_Venus]

Thank you so much, masa!

Wow, I'm really loving these lyrics! They feel so fresh and new. And they're beautiful as usual!

[Aga-chan]

Thanks for the translation.

I was waiting for a part like the every last since the time the first verse was known. It's very much like her to end the song with a hopeful thought, like she did in "winding road".

One thing, though: I personally would prefer to translate it as "that person" instead of "he". ayus love songs are usually subtle and delicate, that's why I feel saying "he" is too direct. I think she sings about someone she doesn't yet know. About a future encounter or love. So refering to him as "that person" creates a small atmosphere of mystery.
But those are only my thoughts...