先上歌
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之所以翻這首歌,是因為它是「Gunslinger Girls」,一部非常痛的動畫的主題曲。
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GunSlinger Girls,中文翻譯成神槍少女,我個人是覺得這翻譯很糟糕,並沒有把原作的精神給表現出來。
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大致上的故事就是一群改造人少女拿著槍到處殺人,當然這樣講其實也不太對。因為這部真正值得一看的地方是在這些少女的內心戲,描寫得非常細膩。
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近幾年有類似設定的動漫大概就是少女前線了,不過少女前線做得更徹底,這些少女連人都不是只是戰術人形而已。神槍少女裡面的少女至少還是人類改造出來的非人之物,這也是這部漫畫以及之後的動畫版劇情的醍醐味。在人與非人之間掙扎的少女,內心的想法與變化。
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啊…我覺得這首歌很棒的地方就在於,跟原作主題很貼切。當然日本的動漫主題曲都是會盡量與其主題相呼應,不過這首歌我想一開始應該不是特別做來給神槍少女動畫的。
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這首歌的出處是一個蘇格蘭的獨立樂團「The Delgados」在2002年出的專輯「Hate」裡的其中一首,歌名為「The Light Before We Land」。
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而動畫版的播放時間是從2003年底開始到2004年。
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The Delgados,台灣也翻得很糟糕,叫「查德斯樂團」。我也不知道為啥會這麼翻,可能蘇格蘭人就是這麼唸?這個樂團在2005年就解散了,看wiki解釋,原因似乎是維持的能量不足。其實也看得出來,就算有神槍少女的加持,這首歌在Youtube的點閱率也不到十萬。396Please respect copyright.PENANAIHe93Ij9oz
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嘛…總之大概或許就是那麼回事吧。
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嘛…總之大概或許就是那麼回事吧。
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翻譯這首歌主要還是出自於我對神槍少女的喜愛,原作漫畫版作者相田裕老師其實原本是裡界的人,後來上岸成為商業誌作家,神槍少女應該就是他上岸後的第一部出道作。
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我印象中BITTERSWEET FOOLS就是他在裡界的作品,有趣的是這部的背景設定跟神槍少女還有點像,都是在義大利,而且都有殺手跟黑幫的樣子。
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時代的推波助瀾讓他這部作品得以動畫化,但在這之後他的活動就比較少,最近還有在推特看到他的推,應該是還有在活動吧。
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其實我覺得歌名也很有意思,The Light Before We Land,中文的意思應該是「在我們前方降臨之光」。對照歌詞來看,我覺得這個光應該就是上帝之光或天堂之光。這是一種物理現象,在某些狀況的雲層反射下,光會有如透明的窗簾般由上空中灑落。
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這個現象又被稱為庭得耳現象,因為看起來十分的美麗所以又被稱為上帝之光或天堂之光。
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這樣的光芒可以被當作一個目標或是希望的象徵,對照神槍少女的劇情,還真的是挺讓人感傷的。當初動畫製作小組會挑這首歌,或許就是看中了歌詞隱含的寓意吧。
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差不多就介紹到這,接下來開始歌詞翻譯了。
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歌詞:
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In cases such as these I'd like a hand(*1)
在我需要幫助的時候做好準備
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Don't wake me up without a master plan(*2)
不在安排之中別喚醒我
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With silence I'm becoming fragile
Don't you understand?(*3)
你是否能明白 於沉默中我正變得脆弱
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When things that once were beautiful
Are bland (*4)
當那些曾經美麗的事物正淡去時
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And when I feel like I can feel once again
而當我似乎覺得自己能再次感受到時
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Let me stay awhile
讓我停留片刻
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Soak it in awhile(*5)
沉浸其中
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If we can hold on we can fix what is wrong
如果我們能堅持住我們可以修復錯誤
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Buy a little time(*6)
爭取一點點的時間
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For this head of mine
為了那些在我腦中的事物
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Haven for us(*7)
我們的避風港
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//神槍少女TV版OP從此開始//
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In truth there is no better place to be
Than falling out of darkness still to see(*8)
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Without a premonition
Could you tell me where we stand?(*9)
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I'd hate to lose this light
Before we land(*10)
我討厭失去這降臨在我們之前的光
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Haven for us
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Haven for us
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(此段重複,前面已翻過這邊就不翻了)
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//神槍少女TV版OP到此結束//
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(間奏)
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Before we let euphoria
Convince us we are free(*11)
在我們被滿溢的幸福感說服自己是自由的之前
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Before when life was real(*12)
Before when life was real(*12)
讓我們想起在生命曾是真實的那一刻以前是怎麼去感受的
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Let me stay awhile396Please respect copyright.PENANAQMR2rS00YJ
Soak it in awhile396Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5kD0l1vLE
If we can hold on we can fix what is wrong396Please respect copyright.PENANA817XFUhqWe
Buy a little time396Please respect copyright.PENANAp3Qkz9kh0U
For this head of mine396Please respect copyright.PENANA37HWgaBjKi
Haven for us
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Soak it in awhile396Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5kD0l1vLE
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For this head of mine396Please respect copyright.PENANA37HWgaBjKi
Haven for us
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(此段重複,前面已翻過這邊就不翻了)
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~End~
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大概就這些,老實說在翻譯過程中是越翻越痛,身為看過原作的人,搞懂這首歌的意思後才知道歌詞有多麼貼切原作。不得不佩服製作小組能找到這首歌當OP。
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註釋:
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*1:這其實是倒裝句,不過我覺得還原過來就不能這樣寫就是。In Cases應該是指以防萬一的意思(參考Cambridge Dictionary-1),而I'd like a hand,指的是需要幫助(參考Cambridge Dictionary-2),所以兩個部分合起來應該就是我翻譯的那個意思。
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*2:這邊的master plan,根據歌名與原作的意思我個人是翻譯成上帝的計畫,而十字教徒通常都把這樣的計畫稱為上帝的安排,所以我就將他翻成不在安排之中。
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*3:我覺得是倒裝,應該說這樣子才能翻譯出那種脆弱無法讓人理解的無助感。
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*4:這句如果看過原作應該就會懂他的意思,所以這首歌真的很搭配神槍少女沒錯。而這句其實就在說明前面幾句的狀況,看懂的人會覺得很痛,真的。
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*5:我認為這邊的沉浸指的就是*4提到的那些美麗的事物,這樣連結起來,才能明白第一段有多難受。
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*6:就是爭取時間,或拖延時間(參考Cambridge Dictionary-3),至於為什麼要爭取…
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*7:原本康橋字典的意思指有安全之地,但考慮到The Delgados似乎是西班牙文的意思,所以我又查了這Haven在西班牙語又被翻譯成甚麼,有港口的意思,於是就翻成避風港了。
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當然這部分我必須承認個人腦補居多。
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*8:呃…真要逐字翻非常難解釋那個意思,Falling out of本來就有不斷下降消失或減少的意思,配上Darkness卻不是指越來越暗,我覺得應該是越來越亮。這首歌有很濃厚的絕望中還有希望但最後還是絕望的感覺,如果翻成越來越暗那麼就變成只有越來越絕望了,中間就沒有希望了。Still to see這段也很絕,把這一整句搭配在一起就變成那樣了,翻譯真難orz....
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*9:主要是where we stand(參考Cambridge Dictionary-4)這句比較難翻,好吧,這句依然是倒裝,但不得不說我個人覺得倒裝的很美。因為他在呼應*8的那個景象,暗喻著已無路可走,不知所措的慌亂心情。
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*10:就是歌名啦!這邊就是在隱喻失去希望。這幾句放在一起就是在描述那種不穩定的未知狀況,無路可走了,立足之地也快消失了,唯一剩下的就是眼前的光。
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*11:euphoria我覺得翻成滿溢的幸福感(Cambridge Dictionary-5)比較好,但如果要用宗教的方式來說,也可以翻譯成至福(參考wikinotary)。至福,無上的幸福的意思。
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*12:很不好翻,how的用法感覺不合文法,後來查了才知道省略掉的詞是這樣寫:
Remind us how (the way) we used to feel
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直接翻譯的話就是讓我們想起怎麼去感受
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搭配上Before when life was real
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就變成讓我們想起在生命曾是真實的以前是怎麼去感受的
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沒辦法把used to翻出來主要是因為後面那段before就是過去的事了,再翻出來有點畫蛇添足。
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(老實說我很懷疑這兩句是在暗示吸毒前後。)
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