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extrapenguin) wrote2020-01-10 11:59 pm
extrapenguin) wrote2020-01-10 11:59 pm
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Fallen petals in the middle of the stream
Since this week seems to be all about YouTueb videos, here's a song I found and enjoy:
芒種 ("Grain in Beard"; 6th to 20th of June), sung by 趙方婧 Zhao Fangjing. The video is just clips of various actresses in period dress, but I'm getting a lot of femslash feels and, yes.
(I suspect the subs were done with google translate or equivalent. Ex:
Hanzi:
若佛說~~~~~（無牽無掛）
放下執著~~~~~（無相無色）
Subs:
Buddha said (be free of love)
let it go (be free of love)
EP can use a dictionary and knows some grammar:
As Buddha said (be carefree)
let go of attachments ([we're] colorless without each other)
...so, yeah. Some stuff might be inaccurate.)
芒種 ("Grain in Beard"; 6th to 20th of June), sung by 趙方婧 Zhao Fangjing. The video is just clips of various actresses in period dress, but I'm getting a lot of femslash feels and, yes.
(I suspect the subs were done with google translate or equivalent. Ex:
Hanzi:
若佛說~~~~~（無牽無掛）
放下執著~~~~~（無相無色）
Subs:
Buddha said (be free of love)
let it go (be free of love)
EP can use a dictionary and knows some grammar:
As Buddha said (be carefree)
let go of attachments ([we're] colorless without each other)
...so, yeah. Some stuff might be inaccurate.)
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And ha, yeah, that looks very Google translate. It has this bizarre propensity to occasionally just ... skip bits entirely or replace them with other bits for no reason. Or to translate the exact same sentence, quoted three times in a row, differently each time.
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I am reminded of the time I asked it to translate a snippet with the name 宋岚 Song Lan repeated three times in a row. The sentence was probably even “宋岚，宋岚，宋岚。。。” ... which Google translated as "Song Yun, Song Chan, Song Hao..."
Also, the translation bothered me enough that I did a quick and dirty TL myself. If nothing else, it's at least differently wrong?
One thought of you and I, and
In vain I hate to part forever in dreams
Burned to ash and buried the willow
Oh, the verdant branches
Wilted out of lack of time for them
It's the price of the answer for the riddle of the harvest
Twilight glistens above
A distant traveler sets out
and puts a hand on the heart in concern, oh, under the bridge
The previous incarnation was late to come (a brief encounter)
Engraved in the hollow of the palm (the next life will remember)
From your misted eyes falls a single drop of ink
If Buddha said (be carefree)
Relinquish your attachments (without each other we're colorless)
How can I not be startled by the great waves and go along?
One thought of you and I, and
I hate the short life, always a prisoner of the sea of bitterness
The new disciple leaves, falling flowers reflected in the river
Yearn uselessly, just laugh at the mountains' oath of old
Say, how can I search?
Plant ten thousand lotus flowers
They germinate at the heart of all living things
Wait for the ten thousand answers of the world of mortals
Prayer beads fall into the sands of time
Wait and give up performing mercy
The previous incarnation was late to come (a brief encounter)
Engraved in the hollow of the palm (the next life will remember)
From your misted eyes falls a single drop of ink
If Buddha said (be carefree)
Relinquish your attachments (without each other we're colorless)
How can I not be startled by the great waves and go along?
One thought of you and I, and
I hate the short life, always a prisoner of the sea of bitterness
The new disciple leaves, falling flowers reflected in the river
Yearn uselessly, just laugh at the mountains' oath of old
Say, how can I search?
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Yes, that looks like a typical Google Translate experience to me. *g*
And oooh, awesome! Thanks for sharing your translation!
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Exactly! Hands-on swordplay teaching! Cheek touching! Words cannot describe how UNF I am. Can this be a drama already? The plot doesn't need to be super strong, just have 4+ women interacting with each other femslashily in maximum *licks screen* mode!
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(damn, I need a F/F icon or three dozen)
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(I'll see about tracking down source clips for the other two-character interaction scenes, too, but this one was a seriously delightful find to start with, unf. And they did that with zero budget, too!)
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Yeah, I'm seriously impressed with the cinematography and costumes and generally how good everything looks. Here's hoping there's more like this lurking about, but even if not, ~whee~ this is good stuff.
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(I'll make an actual DW post about it soon)
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i'll signal boost when i've picked myself up off the floor
THANK YOU <3 <3 <3
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