Translation for the U.K./England version of Marukaite Chikyuu

[wachamaru]

I think it's more U.K. than England mainly because of the bagpipe.
ps. Just to clarify, igirisu can mean both UK and England. Actually both common names for UK can interchangably refer to England (..yeah, I know)
There's an article explaination the situation here, plus you only need to see the wiki entry for イギリス to see that they are talking about

Comments

[kagiranai]

I’m undefeatable - oh yes you are.

thank you for translation <3

[mrnn]

... Wait.

Tattoo!?
What tattoo O_O

[wachamaru]

wish I knew, I searched every dictionary in Japanese and English for things that sounds like "tatoo" hoping it means something else and no luck...

[mrnn]

Oh, I thought england had some sort of.. Hidden tattoo LOOOL
thanks for sharing! ^__^

[tuulihukka]

Thank you so much for translating this! :D

[hagane_no_mame]

Oh I am slow.

I'm translating this at the moment and for the pencil part I interpreted as tubeは[乗るえんぴつ], "the tube is like a pencil that you ride". I think because the head of the train is pointed like a pencil? Going out on a limb there but lol

[wachamaru]

Good point!
The train in the tube seems to be actually flaaat faced, but the lyrics being written by Japanese, they might be thinking of something Shinkansen-like.
That'd totally make sense!

[hagane_no_mame]

It's flat faced ? =__=;; darn.

[wachamaru]

Well, it's not about what the tube REALLY is like, but about what the lyricist thinks it is...
Your idea is much more plausible than him having a pencil fetish or something XD

[hakucho_cygnus]

Thank you for this - I wasn't expecting to love it as much as I do!

[hakucho_cygnus]

Which reminds me - was there really an official Germany version of this song, or was that a fandub?

[wachamaru]

There was REALLY a official Germany version, and it rocks.
That one came with the first vol of the Anime DVD (UK and Japan are with the 2nd DVD)
I'm assuming it must have been translated by someone by now...? If not, let me know, I do love Germany (both the character and the country in that time period) very very very much XD

[keatos]

Actually, there isn't a translation of Germany's. At least I can't find one.

Oh, but England. XD I love him. "You should only use a tiny pinch of sarcasm" Pfft!