Proving that I have no life, and seeing that no one bothered to do a translation of "E.G. Anthem -WE ARE VENUS-" (I swear that is the title of the song) by E-Girls (I still sometimes think that they are a Japanese parody of SNSD), I decided to spend my Christmas long weekend taking a stab at translating it.
The thing about translations is that it can be surprisingly hard to stop.
So I ended up doing it in the 3 languages I know.(Gawd my Bahasa is so so so sooo rusty)
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Original Japanese lyrics and romanji from here.
[Insert standard disclaimer here on how I don't own anything, pictures are not mine, I'm just a random guy who happens to be able to do multiple languages, please don't send DCMA takedown notices, I make no profit out of this, yeah sure rip it without attribution anyway even if I ask so, etc etc]
(For those who don't get it, "Dream", "Happiness", "Flower" are sub-units of E-Girls)
(Yes, I know it is a crap song. How else do you think I can have the language proficiency translate it?)
(Also, it was surprisingly hard to stop myself translating "後ろにKISS" to "Di belakang adalah ciuman, yang diharamkan oleh pihak berkuasa agama kerana ia bercanggah dengan ajaran Islam". Seriously, in today's Malaysia, it is hard to think otherwise, when half the time is spent arguing that this is haram, that is haram.)
English
On the right is Happiness
On the left is Flower
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!
In front is Dream
At the rear is Girls
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!
The freaky night has a shaking flavour
Saying bye-bye to the time of boredom
Stepping out, bathed on the glare of the spotlight
Isn’t it time to be a bit more daring?
Mirror Ball
Music of the light
Everyday
Get the dance steps starting!
On the right is Funky Love
On the left is Wink
Yes! We Are Venus
This fun of freedom
In front is Jump Jump
At the rear is Kiss
So Step Step Step Step
Everyone let’s get the party started
Showing their inner heart by Free Style
Our eyes meet Discommunication
Dressing up to be the centre focus of you
Every night is Saturday night
Girls Fever!
Dressing up to dance
Being followed by light
Daring to be myself
Just Keep On Dancing
On the right is Funky Love
On the left is Pop
Yes! 1 2 3 4
The sky’s the limit
In front is Skip Skip
At the rear is Hop
So Step Step Step Step
Take that step out
On the right is Happiness
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls
On the left is Flower
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls
In front is Dream
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls
At the rear is Girls
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls
On the right is Funky Love
On the left is Wink
Yes! We Are Venus
This fun of freedom
In front is Jump Jump
At the rear is Kiss
So Step Step Step Step
Everyone let’s get the party started
On the right is Funky Love
On the left is Pop
Yes! We Are Venus
The sky’s the limit
In front is Skip Skip
At the rear is Hop
So Step Step Step Step
Everybody, Come on! Dance
Bahasa
Di bahagian kanan adalah Happiness
Di bahagan kiri adalah Flower
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!
Di depan adalah Dream
Di belakang adalah Girls
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!
Malam freaky yang ada rasa yang bergoyang
Mengucap selamat tinggal kepada masa bosan
Melangkah keluar ke silau cahaya spotlight
Kan ini masa untuk menjadi lebih berani?
Mirror Ball
Kepada lagu cahaya
Setiap hari
Menyedari tarian ini
Di bahagian kanan adalah Funky Love
Di bahagan kiri adalah Wink
Yes! We Are Venus
Dalam kecerian kebebasan ini
Di depan adalah Jump Jump
Di belakang adalah Kiss
So Step Step Step Step
Mari kita semua mula perayaan ini
Menampilkan nuraini dengan gaya Free Style
Mata kita menemui sama-sama Discommunication
Berpakaian untuk menjadi di tengah fokus anda
Setiap malam adalah malam Sabtu
Untunglah gadis!
Berseragam pakaian untuk menari
Diikuti oleh kilauan cahaya
Beranikan lah untuk jadi diri sendiri
Just keep in dancing
Di bahagian kanan adalah Funky Love
Di bahagan kiri adalah Pop
Yes! 1234
Dalam kecerian kebebasan ini
Di depan adalah Skip Skip
Di belakang adalah Hop
So Step Step Step Step
Jadikanlah langkah yang keluar itu
Di bahagian kanan adalah Happiness
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!!
Di bahagan kiri adalah Flower
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!!
Di depan adalah Dream
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!!
Di belakang adalah Girls
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!!
Di bahagian kanan adalah Funky Love
Di bahagan kiri adalah Wink
Yes! We Are Venus
Dalam kecerian kebebasan ini
Di depan adalah Jump Jump
Di belakang adalah Kiss
So Step Step Step Step
Mari kita semua mula perayaan ini
Di bahagian kanan adalah Funky Love
Di bahagan kiri adalah Pop
Yes! We Are Venus
Dalam kecerian kebebasan ini
Di depan adalah Skip Skip
Di belakang adalah Hop
So Step Step Step Step
Jadikanlah langkah yang keluar itu
中文
右边是Happiness
左边是Flower
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!!
前面是Dream
后面是Girls
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!!
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!!
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!!
怪异的夜晚 摇晃的香味
向无聊的时间说再见
踏出脚步的话 镁光灯就会聚焦在你身上
再大胆点也无妨吧
水晶吊球
闪耀的音乐
每一天
唤醒舞步吧
右边是Funky Love
左边是Wink
Yes! WE ARE VENUS
自由的玩乐
前面是JUMP JUMP
后面是Kiss
So Step Step Step Step
大家一起玩乐吧
展现自己的心 随时都是自由风格
眼神交汇 迪斯科交流
盛装打扮的你也是众人注目焦点
每晚都是周六晚上
Girls Fever!
飞舞的衣裳
闪耀的舞池
勇敢做自己
Just keep on dancing
左边是Funky Love
右边是Pop
Yes! 1 2 3 4
哪里都能去
向前是 Skip Skip
后面是Hop
So Step Step Step Step
所以踏出一步
左边是Happiness
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!!
右边是Flower
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!!
向前是 Dream
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!!
后面是Girls
E-g-i-r-l-s Go! E-girls!!
右边是Funky Love
左边是Wink
是的 我们是维纳斯
自由的玩乐
前面是Jump Jump
后面是Kiss
So Step Step Step Step
所以踏出一步
右边是时髦的爱
左边是Pop
是的 我们是维纳斯
自由的玩乐
前面是Skip Skip
后面是Hop
So Step Step Step Step
大家一起来dance吧！
