The differencein the lyrics

about “under the sea”

Kento Sasamoto

Object

By finding the difference

between the japanese and English lyrics,

find the important part when you translate.

Why

When I translate english to japanese,

I worry about which point is important.

I want to resolve this problem.

Contents

This time, I analyze about “under the sea”.

This song can separate 3parts.

so I anlyzed each part in difference of view

FirstThe seaweed is always greener

In somebody else's lake

You dream about going up there

But that is a big mistake

Just look at the world around you

Right here on the ocean floor

Such wonderful things surround you

What more is you lookin' for?

FirstThe seaweed is always greener

In somebody else's lake

You dream about going up there

But that is a big mistake

Just look at the world around you

Right here on the ocean floor

Such wonderful things surround you

What more is you lookin' for?

FirstThe seaweed is always greener In somebody else's lake

You dream about going up there

Just look at the world around you

隣の海藻は青く見えるさ

陸に行くのは

周りをみてごらん

英

日

副隣の ( 誰かの ) 海藻は（いつも）青く見えるさ

陸に行く（= あがる）のは

（ちょっと）周りをみてごらん

SecondUnder the sea Under the sea

Darling it's better Down where it's wetter

Take it from me

Up on the shore they work all day

Out in the sun they slave away

While we devotin Full time to floatin

Under the sea

SecondUnder the sea Under the sea

Darling it's better Down where it's wetter

Take it from me

Up on the shore they work all day

Out in the sun they slave away

While we devotin Full time to floatin

Under the sea

SecondTake it from me

Up on the shore they work all day

Out in the sun they slave away英

日

前

私の言うこと信じて

あっちじゃ働くだけ

朝から晩まで

私の言うこと信じて

あっち（上の方（地上））じゃ働くだけ

朝から晩まで（太陽が外にいる間）

ThirdUnder the sea Under the sea

When the sardine Begin the beguine It's music to me

What do they got? A lot of sand

We got a hot crustacean band

Each little clam here know how to jam here

Under the see slug here

Cuttin' a rug here Under the sea

Each little snail here Know how to wail here

That's why it's hotter Under the water

Ya we in luck here Down in the muck here Under the sea

ThirdUnder the sea Under the sea

When the sardine Begin the beguine It's music to me

What do they got? A lot of sand

We got a hot crustacean band

Each little clam here know how to jam here

Under the see slug here

Cuttin' a rug here Under the sea

Each little snail here Know how to wail here

That's why it's hotter Under the water

Ya we in luck here Down in the muck here Under the sea

ThirdWhen the sardine Begin the beguine

It's music to me

What do they got? A lot of sand

英

日

代

明るいビギンのリズム私のため

人間には砂サンド

明るいビギンのリズム私のため

(= すしづめになっている時始まりだす

その（＝始まりだした）音楽は私たちのために）

人間には砂サンド

（= 彼ら（すし詰めの人間）は何（大量の砂）が得られるのだろう）

Conclusion副詞

文脈の中で核ではなく補足的な意味を持つ副詞は

日本語の歌詞において省略される事が多い。

前置詞

前置詞は日本語の歌詞において正確には訳されていないが、

それに当たる言葉を歌詞の中にきちんと挿入されている。

代名詞

歌詞のように短い文節の連続である場合は日本語訳する際に

文節ごとをまとめてしまうことが多いので省略されてしまう。

Conclusion

意味を理解するためにはもちろん

副詞・前置詞・代名詞は全て重要な要素である。

しかし、英語を日本語文に変換する

際にこの３点の中でもっとも意識するべきなのは

「前置詞」

なのではないか