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1. 	TIL that the german pokemon intro was badass and the american version finished mid sentence .
   	Posted May 9th, 2012 at 04:04 PM by Hybrid Trainer

2. 	I'd take care of the Spanish portion, but I'm just too lazy to watch the video.
   	Posted May 9th, 2012 at 08:29 PM by Taro Tanaka

3. The french one is something like: One day I will be the best Pokemon trainer I will battle without respite I will make them be victorious And beat the challenges I will travel the entire Earth Chasing(/hunting) with hope The Pokemon and their mysteries The secret of their power Pokemon Catch them all! It's our story Together for the victory Pokemon Nothing will stop us Our friendship will triumph Pokemon Catch them all! Even at our age A voyage of learning That demands courage Pokemon Catch them all! Catch them all! Pokemon! I'm not completely fluent in it but that's the gist of it haha. So it looks like they translated exactly as much as possible, while still making it make sense in French, haha.

   Posted May 9th, 2012 at 09:36 PM by Toujours

4. The European Spanish translation: I will be the very best that there will ever be My cause is to train them after catching them I'll travel to every place, I'll visit every corner And finally understand the power that's inside Pokémon! Catch'em all! It's you and me. It's my destiny, it's my goal, Pokemon! You are my loyal friend, we must defend each other Pokémon! Catch'em all, yeah! Well be better in the end I teach you, and you'll teach me Po-ké-mon! Catch'em all, catch'em all, Pokémon!

   Posted May 10th, 2012 at 09:02 AM by Went

5. The Polish one is like the above - it follows the lyrics pretty decently. At the very worst I imagine it's the same gist of the meaning for the other songs too (don't see much reason for one to break the trend). Oh, and I'm fairly sure Finland's is also similar, having had a conversation on this with someone from there ages ago. Kinda nostalgic for me, this, given although I haven't watched much of the anime, most of what I have watched was in polish, during a 2 month holiday when I was a kid there. (Winter sometimes involved stay-at-home days, heh). I ain't got rhythm...

   Posted May 10th, 2012 at 12:06 PM by bobandbill

6. 	This is why Ole should be at PC tbh. Well that and other reasons.
   	Posted May 10th, 2012 at 12:39 PM by Forever

7. Haha :D the Swedish translation, almost exact: Now I'm planning to be the very best And build up a team 'cause I will search and catch the most And train them every day I will travel from city to city Searching pokémon Then I will see, though level by level Where the power comes from Pokémon, gotta capture more (it's you and me) Together we'll be a team Pokémon, oooh my best friend We save the world all over again Pokémon, gotta capture more (totally ok) We know how to be alright You teach me and I teach you Pokémon! I will capture more! Gotta capture more! Pokémon!

   Posted May 10th, 2012 at 03:37 PM by Red's Hawt Chibi Pelippers

8. Alright then, here's the German translation: I want to be the very best As no one before me was All alone I catch them [this sounds really awkward without the verb being reflexive] I know the danger I roam through the entire land I search far and wide The Pokemon - to understand [for some reason the article here in the singular form, which is, honestly, just weird] What grants it this power Pokemon Come snatch them Just me and you In all whatever I do [Yes, I am aware this doesn't make a lot of sense - the untranslated line doesn't, either] Pokemon You, my best friend Come save the world Pokemon Come snatch them Your heart is good We rely on our courage I learn from you and you from me Pokemon Come snatch them Come snatch them No matter how hard my way is I put up with it I want the place that belongs to me I never give up Come let us show the entire world That we are friends Together we ride [?] into battle [I honestly don't know the exact English equivalent for the idiom used here] The best team wins (chorus) Come and snatch them Come and snatch them Come and snatch them, yes (chorus, this time without the last two lines) Oh god, this all sounds awfully awkward. And boy, this was harder work than the 6-hour final English exam I had the joy of writing 1½ weeks ago, I swear.

   Posted May 10th, 2012 at 08:11 PM by mondays suck

9. Spanish Part goes like this I'll come to be the best. The best there's ever been. Beign Trainer is my cause. Behind my great real test. I'll travel to any place. I'll arrive to any corner. I'll come to disentangle. The power there's in Pokemon. It's Pokemon! Get Them All! It's my destiny, my vision! Pokemon! You are my loyal friend! We must defend each other! It's Pokemon! We'll be better at last! I teach you and you teach me! Pokemon! Get Them All! Get Them All! Once I translated it, I came to realize, god, this looks nothing like the original!

   Posted May 10th, 2012 at 09:37 PM by Vato

10. 	This is so good, you guys! (And we even have our first discrepancies-in-translation, yay!) Emblems for everyone who provided full translations! :D
    	Posted May 10th, 2012 at 11:44 PM by Mr Cat Dog

11. 	Can't translate at all w/out google. XD Its not the best moment in Phineas and Ferb. Trust me, Im an addict to this series. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9FL-SQ56ZY Try this.
    	Posted May 25th, 2012 at 09:05 PM by Cosmotone8

12. I just say this post, lol. I can translate both Polish and Russian (if I find the lyrics), and actually, Polish version starts with the second verse, not the first one (This isn't in the opening) I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was. I have to pass an important test, train all of them. I will travel across the land, I'll find my [inner] power. I want to understand the world of Pokemon, I'll find all of them because... (chorus) Pokemon! Do you have them all? It's you and me! We have to save the world! Pokemon! It's a friend of mine! Shoulder to shoulder in a great combat! Pokemon! It's exactly you! Courage will strenghten us up! Train with me, the time has come! Pokemon! Do you have them all? Do you have them all? (This is actually what you can hear in the opening) When the destiny challenges you, Stand with courage and fight! You will regain the thing someone took from you if you're brave, <-------- sounds so awkward in English, but I'm trying to be as litteral as possible. Come with me, the time has come, nobody is equal [context meaning: as good as] with us! Can you feel the taste of Victory? It's exactly what we've planned! CHORUS HERE (end of the opening) Do you have them all? Do you have them all? Do you have them all? CHORUS HERE end I will add Russian translation as soon as I find the lyrics, because I'm not that good to catch it from the song, yet!

    Posted June 9th, 2012 at 09:50 AM by Gonz0

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