Interesting difference in translations

Aspsyxia July 18, 2021 9:57 pm

Manga was fully released and translated in Poland, and here, in volume 9 chapter 5, when Souichi talks about asking Morinaga to stay, it was translated to "I didn't decide to be with you with half-hearted feelings, I thought we can both make some compromises for this relationship' sake" - I don't recall Souichi aknowleding the fact that they are togather and in a relationship in english translation

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    Aosami July 19, 2021 11:00 am

    Well obviously the english translation is different from polish one. Senpai never act like they are in a relation ship, but i think you can greatly read it what he meant here https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/koisuru_boukun/mh/v09/c02/9/
    When Morinaga ask him if he wants him to stay, he tells him he didin't mean it like stay in lab, he means to stay by his side

    Aspsyxia July 19, 2021 11:37 am
    Well obviously the english translation is different from polish one. Senpai never act like they are in a relation ship, but i think you can greatly read it what he meant here https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/k... Aosami

    Yeah, I know it's obvious but I think that polish translation goes a bit too far for a small translation difference. It doesnt paraphrase the english one but changes the meaning entirely. I mean, I see the difference between being by someone's side (which can be said to your friend or family) and being togather, which imo is exclusive for romantic relationship. Kinda bugs me if I had to be honest, as I like the polish one much more (considering how slow the story goes), but as english is much more popular language, I'm afraid that this one comes closer to the real meaning :{ I wonder if senpai will ever say something like that in english translation, gotta wait and see

    K o d o k u July 19, 2021 1:23 pm
    Yeah, I know it's obvious but I think that polish translation goes a bit too far for a small translation difference. It doesnt paraphrase the english one but changes the meaning entirely. I mean, I see the diff... Aspsyxia

    Serio wolicie czytać po polsku? Mnie strasznie odrzuciło tłumaczenie. Było bardziej (miejscami) wulgarne i generalnie było dziwne w porównaniu z angielską wersją.

    Kanako July 19, 2021 1:38 pm
    Well obviously the english translation is different from polish one. Senpai never act like they are in a relation ship, but i think you can greatly read it what he meant here https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/k... Aosami

    the scene they're talking about is actually this one, https://iweb9.mangapicgallery.com/r/newpiclink/koisuru_boukun/62/5be0d57a5564357a3b645709e30caa6c.jpeg

    and that's pretty much what he says they just made it more explicit in that translation..... which isn't necessarily wrong

    Aosami July 19, 2021 1:57 pm
    Yeah, I know it's obvious but I think that polish translation goes a bit too far for a small translation difference. It doesnt paraphrase the english one but changes the meaning entirely. I mean, I see the diff... Aspsyxia

    English is much more popular but this is not an official translation like polish one ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭ KudoUsagi is translating it on it's own without any team, she also admits that she didn't translate all the volumes, and as i remember well, she said also that her older translation are kinda missed in some points compared to the new one :3 So i would take the english translation with a grain of salt
    So i kinda prefer the official polish translation, tho i get you point completely ^^, i think every country has they own little translations difference

    Aspsyxia July 19, 2021 8:31 pm
    Serio wolicie czytać po polsku? Mnie strasznie odrzuciło tłumaczenie. Było bardziej (miejscami) wulgarne i generalnie było dziwne w porównaniu z angielską wersją. K o d o k u

    Szczerze nie wiem do końca co masz na myśli, bluzgi po polsku czy chcesz czy nie mają mocniejszy wydźwięk, angielskie to totalny soft. Wszystko jest kwestią gustu, ale jakoś fajnie mi się czyta, polskie tłumaczenie ma klimat i czuję do niego sentyment bo mangę czytam od dzieciństwa a wtedy po angielsku to mało kto umiał :}

    Aspsyxia July 19, 2021 8:39 pm
    English is much more popular but this is not an official translation like polish one ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭ KudoUsagi is translating it on it's own without any team, she also admits that she didn't translate all t... Aosami

    Oh my, thank you for reminding me that this is not an official translation ( ̄∇ ̄") now I hope that the official english one says something similiar to the polish one (=・ω・=) it's just too big of a difference, to me it changes view for next volumes - like now that I put my trust in polish translation I know that Souichi thinks of Morinaga as a partner, not just a "guy that stays with him" - again, thanks for clearing it up for me! <3

    KudouUsagi July 19, 2021 10:31 pm
    Oh my, thank you for reminding me that this is not an official translation ( ̄∇ ̄") now I hope that the official english one says something similiar to the polish one (=・ω・=) it's just too big of a d... Aspsyxia

    wow... okay... I mean yes I've said I don't like my old translations because I wasn't very experienced and I wasn't good at phrasing back then but I don't think they're really wrong. But here, I'll tell you exactly what it says in Japanese and you can decide for yourself? lol

    オレは…ハンパな気持ちで一緒に居ろって言ったんじゃねぇし…
    I... didn't tell you to stay with me halfheartedly...
    結構…オレなりに
    for me.. it took
    でかめの覚悟を決めたつもりだったんだけど
    quite a lot of resolve for me to decide that
    それじゃダメなのか
    is that not enough?

    It doesn't say anything about compromises so the polish got that wrong if that's what it says. He's arguing with Morinaga about how he's measuring his feelings.

    Aosami July 20, 2021 12:10 am

    I'm sorry Usagi, i didn't mean that you got it wrong. And i wasn't talking about particularly this one, what i mean it to take the whole english translations with a grain of salt, not because it's wrong, i love and appreciate your translations.
    I might say it in the wrong way. I wanted to tell that every translations have they own difference to make it more clear for the audience, i guess ?... (⊙…⊙ )

    Aspsyxia July 20, 2021 1:08 am
    wow... okay... I mean yes I've said I don't like my old translations because I wasn't very experienced and I wasn't good at phrasing back then but I don't think they're really wrong. But here, I'll tell you exa... KudouUsagi

    Oh, okay the measuring feelings part was in polish translation, so it seems like they twisted the following lines a little - I really know nothing about japanese, so there is no room for me to discuss anything, but I'm still grateful for taking your time to explains this to me somehow. Still, if you're saying that polish translation is likely to be wrong, that gets me kinda angry - its a very important line, shame that they had to translate it the way that it's getting me confused right now :( . Maybe I'm overthinking stuff. Anyway, I believe you but I choose to live in delusional world of polish translators where Senpai says outloud that they are in a relationship and other stuff ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ノ~

    K o d o k u July 20, 2021 8:35 am
    Szczerze nie wiem do końca co masz na myśli, bluzgi po polsku czy chcesz czy nie mają mocniejszy wydźwięk, angielskie to totalny soft. Wszystko jest kwestią gustu, ale jakoś fajnie mi się czyta, polskie... Aspsyxia

    I've started reading english translation, then 2 years later I stumbled upon a polish one in Empik and i must say that the polish translation is - in some parts - cringe and i couldn't finish it. It's like translation forces you to laugh, but you're like wth...btw I've attached a link so u can see the differences.

    https://imgur.com/a/cZNdUzA

    Aspsyxia July 20, 2021 9:17 am
    I've started reading english translation, then 2 years later I stumbled upon a polish one in Empik and i must say that the polish translation is - in some parts - cringe and i couldn't finish it. It's like tran... K o d o k u

    I mean, I see the difference but I don't really mind it. But I also respect your opinion and understand that you may find it a lil cringy. But you know, its been like 10 years ago (release of the first vol in Poland), I own volumes from 1 to 10, and in my honest opinion, it has gotten "better" in latest volumes