A "dub" of the "EXE Beast" opening song

tricky77puzzle · Net Battler Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 70

(I originally posted this topic in DNN, but the person who locked my topic didn't tell me where I should post it, only that it was to be "elsewhere". If another person locks this topic, then please move it or tell me where to put it, so I don't make the same mistake twice.)

The original Japanese lyrics are in brackets.

[Opening chorus]
Olé! Olé!
Come stand by us today, (Saa tachiagare!)
So- we, with all our hearts, can remain against their way. (Shouri no hana wo mune ni kazashite...)

[Verse 1]
No one in the world could know what we have been through, (Dareni mo ma ne wa sasenai sa)
And this is what made us our own style, son. /* couldn't find a better rhyme... */ (Bokura dake no kono Style de)
Now, if ev-e-ry one can hear what we have to say, (Kono uta ga mune ni todoku nara)
Then what we desire, it has already been done. (Shouri wa mou te no naka ni aru)

[Verse 2]
'Cause you don't (n)ever give it up, then neither will I, (Akirameru koto wa keshite nai)
Because you're here with me, no matter what we come by. (Kono basho no bokura iru kagiri)
For ou-r purpose is to fight in freedom, I know, (Tada tatakau tame dake ni bokura) /* The original line had "fight for freedom", but that had too many "f"'s to sound good. */
So now up to the sky, all our fists we will throw. (Ima kobushi sora e tsukiageta) /* Maybe "in victory" could replace "up to the sky"? I don't know. */

[Verse 2 1/2]
A-nd, the-n, I, can light up under the sun, (Taiyou ga bokura wo terashi)
With you, we make a bond, on this land we will survive all as one... (Kono daichi de kagayakeru you ni utau...)

[chorus]
Olé! Olé!
Come stand by us today, (Saa tachiagare!)
So- we, with all our hearts, can remain against their way. (Shouri no hana wo mune ni kazashite!)

Olé! Olé!
Fly on in brightness' day. (Saa maiagare!)
With you, under the sun, shining as a single ray! (Kono daichi de kagayakeru you ni.)

/* I tried to make it as loyal to the original as possible... but you can only do so much if it has to rhyme. As well, that "flower of victory" stuff had to be cut out.) */

Fragman.EXE · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:24 am Post subject:

Nice work there. Translating a song and trying to get it to sound pretty fluid with the tune is not the easiest thing to do.

marihikari · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:03 pm Post subject:

Awesome!! that's gotta be hard to do, i didn't even know the lyrics to begin with ^^;. this is a pretty catchy song :D.
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tricky77puzzle · Net Battler Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 70

I'll make one for the Stream opening song later. Same thread.

Elementalman.EXE · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject:

http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/lyrics/beast.html

I fail to see what you're doing. Did you just insert random words to try and make an english version, ignoring the meaning of the song?

tricky77puzzle · Net Battler Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 70

CFZero.Exe · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject:

tricky77puzzle · Net Battler Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 70

Well, adapting... I actually have no idea what the name is for it.

And no matter how I would try to reword it, a lot of syllables go to waste. The priorities when I was "adapting" the song were that the syllables fit the music with stresses, and the like, and that it rhymed. If the song was completely different, I didn't really care that much. I tried to make it fit the original song as much as possible, but that wasn't really a priority.

I'm sorry if you feel that I'm insulting the fandom. I don't mean to.

Elementalman.EXE · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:09 pm Post subject:

But, I don't understand. You could put any words and completely re work any song. It's diffrent...so it's not even the same song...
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Nenji · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:27 pm Post subject:

There's nothing wrong in changing words so that the sentence makes more sense to English speakers, this is still translation. However simply changing the words so that it also drastically changes the meaning is not translation.
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CFZero.Exe · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject:

Dubbing is completely different from Adapting. Dubbing is taking something and making it understandable in another language, with all the general plots and such translated, giving it a slightly altered, yet same directive. Adapting is just taking something and making it whatever you want where it will fit in somehow. Your supposed translation is an adaptation of the original, not a dub or an actual translation at all. The words you swapped out so that it would flow with the song make no sense and changes the songs meaning completely.

Compare what you wrote to the actual thing. They are completely different.

Survey Says: ADAPTATION

EDIT: A little minor side note. Yes, the exe dub had many changes and edits, but the major plot lines were pretty much kept intact and the series kept its meaning. most episodes stayed true to their original meaning. No comparison.

tricky77puzzle · Net Battler Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 70