Help:: Lyric Translation

[pencildarts]

Well, the first question I asked here had some several responses and produced a fine paper. Thank you~

А кто себя им выдавал
Для чего?

This is Russian, if I'm not mistaken. Would anyone care to translate? It's currently leaving a hole in a GitS lyric translation.

Thanks in advance!

Comments

[fencer_x]

This is Russia, if I'm not mistaken.

No, this is Livejournal. If this were Russia, lyrics would translate YOU!

:P

[un_sedentary]

Only in Soviet Russia. ;)

[fencer_x]

An expected comment from someone whose brain has been "translated" by the media.

[fencer_x]

An expected comment from someone not up on their internet memes ♥

[un_sedentary]

It translates roughly into, "Who was giving himself away to them/ for what?" (the him being gender-neutral.)

Better Russian speakers may correct me...

[un_sedentary]

That's correct.
It's not clear whether the line is about one person or many. Very likely, many (the imperfective aspect suggests that).
I'd also translate the final sentence as "what for?"

[anonymous]

Mayfair hotel.

[anonymous]

Plaza　Atheneeでお茶して、写真撮影だけ、させてもらう。

[anonymous]

Four Seasons, because of the pretty enterence, and it's not all gold and glitter.