Mermaid Melody Fan Club Page 2

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EmeraldSky

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Here you are...Star Jewel, in "English":

::guitar intro::

Close your eyes tonight and wish upon a shooting star!
See it fly into a million points of light!
Every promise, hope and prayer becomes a jeweled star!
And I believe deep inside my heart that fate, will lead us on...

I've broken free from a cold wave of doubt...
Yet, I don't know why I'm crying...
And so I turn, looking away from everyone...
Silently, I vanish in the night air...
I'm searching endlessly for something that I lost!
My heart is aching painfully!
And as the falling rain consumes me, soothes me...
I will never stop singing this song for you!

If the morning sun should come again and shine once more,
Oh, how I'd want that sunny day eternally!
If we meet again, my joy, my love, my everything,
Would become like jewels, and everyone would know...of a miracle...

My heart is open, let my dreams come forth...
Please, don't let anything surprise you...
I can't stop now, for I have come so far today,
And I must...remain pure, strong, and faithful...
The item that I lost will remain in my sight!
And may the world forever turn...
And as the falling rain consumes me, soothes me...
I will never stop singing this song for you!

Close your eyes tonight and wish upon a shooting star!
See it fly into a million points of light!
Every promise, hope and prayer becomes a jeweled star!
And I believe deep inside my heart that fate, will lead us on...


[guitar solo]

The item that I lost will remain in my sight!
And may the world forever turn...
And as the falling rain consumes me, soothes me...
I will never stop singing this song for you!

If the morning sun should come again and shine once more,
Oh, how I'd want that sunny day eternally!
If we meet again, my joy, my love, my everything,
Would become like jewels, and everyone would know...of a miracle...


[guitar solo]

Took a lot of listening, starting, stopping, and rewinding, but it was worth it
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Alakazam17

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EmeraldSky, that is awesome! I had the actual music playing in the background, and it fit perfectly. :D

As for Lucia's appearance, yes, I have often wondered why her mermaid and human forms were so different from one another when compared to Rina and Hanon. My conclusion was that it was the PokeGods and/or Aqua Regina at work, trying to make Kaito's realization ever so difficult. XD
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Do mermaids have pimples?
I would have to say no because they are naturally beautiful and they don't get acne...But that is just me. Oh random much but I have a youtube account and I have two videos based on Luchia and Kaito, here's the link for them and tell me what you guys think.

Video 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FgphyC1Yj0

Video 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXxIERXLfI4
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Alakazam17

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XD Interesting topic. And nope, I don't think mermaids get pimples, for basically the same reason as above. Furthermore, I think they are less prone to illness than the rest of us, which is kind of a plot point in an MM RPG I'm currently in. ^_^

I do like both videos, Anime/Mangalover247! I always like to hunt for Kaito x Lucia videos on YouTube, like the one in my profile right now. They weren't at first, but now they've become one of my favourite pairings in the Anime-verse. And I love their fights. :D

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Sounds good, Ari! :D

So, if we're done talking about pimples, I guess we need a new topic, eh? How about favourite villain? ^_^

Mine would have to be Lanhua. Her disguises in the human world were usually pretty cute and/or funny, and her character design was one of the best I've seen. And of course those chibis always cracked me up.

EmeraldSky

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Thanks for the complement on my "English" Star Jewel, guys!

Oh, I forgot that I have an "English" version of KODOU too, which I have dubbed "Heartbeat"
The Saga of the Kagayou Theater

The First Sparkling Stage (Waku)
The Stage of Crystal (Paldea)/The Stage of Light (Kalos)/The Royal Stage (Galar)/The Stage of Victory (Talie)
The Global Stage (Unova)/The Stage of Paradise (Alola)
The Shimmering Stage (Waku)
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Hmm..favorite villain...I would have to go with either Yuri or Maria, however I don't know why but I just enjoy them more than the other ones.
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I have a lot of questions like that, so prepare yourselves! XD

1) Don't mermaids have to go to the bathroom?

2) Do mermaids lay eggs?

3) Do mermaids live on seaweed?

4) If so, then how do they adapt so fast to the human world and start eating melon pudding?

5) Do mermaids go to school?

6) Where are Luchia's parents?

7) How can Hippo breathe underwater if he's a penguin?

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Thanks for the complement on my "English" Star Jewel, guys!

Oh, I forgot that I have an "English" version of KODOU too, which I have dubbed "Heartbeat"
I'd love to see that one too. ^_^

I have a lot of questions like that, so prepare yourselves! XD

1) Don't mermaids have to go to the bathroom?

2) Do mermaids lay eggs?

3) Do mermaids live on seaweed?

4) If so, then how do they adapt so fast to the human world and start eating melon pudding?

5) Do mermaids go to school?

6) Where are Luchia's parents?

7) How can Hippo breathe underwater if he's a penguin?
Hehe, quite a bit of questions. I'll take a shot at them:

1) Everything alive does, XD. So I assume so. =P
2) Not too sure on this one. Humans give live birth, and fish lay eggs. Mermaids...I dunno. XD
3) I doubt that's all they eat.
4) LOL That was an interesting image. And well, if that was the case, wouldn't you like to try different foods in a foreign environment? =P
5) I think they do. Otherwise they'd just be a bunch of airheads, and end up floating to the surface.
6) Somewhere in the North Pacific Palace, I guess.
7) He has gills?

EmeraldSky

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Okay...here's KODOU, or as I have dubbed it, "Heartbeat"

"Heartbeat"

Struck by stormy seas and tossed all around,
And it seems as if we'll lose now...
We will shake that off and look for love in our hearts
That lies inside of us...

We will stand up and defend the promise we made
As many times we need to do so!
We bathe in the light, and dance and splash everywhere,
It feels so beautiful...

As we rise into the sunshine,
We are hot! We are hot! We are hot!
We lift up our voices, singing;
Flying high! Flying high! Flying high!

Fly away now...fly away now!

Our excited heartbeat, is consumed by a lovely melody...
Our heartbeat pulses with pride, and now we understand the only truth!
The light's reflection comes, straight from the mirror in the clouds...
Our restless and strong heartbeat is consumed and strengthened by the power of love!
And it will spread out towards our dream of a perfect harmony!

I stretch out my hand across this dark and broken world
I welcome all of you to this place.
Although it hurt at first, I have dealt with the pain
So was that really love?

A rushing wind is blowing,
Really quick! Really quick! Really quick!
I made it through the wild squall,
I am strong! I am strong! I am strong!

We will be strong...we will be strong!

Everybody's heartbeat together forms a rainbow of harmony...
Can't you hear the bell's lovely ring? Our light will shine forever and always!
We will be searching for the return of our paradise,
The heartbeat that we feel will be consumed by the power of love!
And it will spread out toward our dream of a perfect harmony!

Our excited heartbeat, is consumed by a lovely melody...
Our heartbeat pulses with pride, and now we understand the only truth!
The light's reflection comes, straight from the mirror in the clouds...
Our restless and strong heartbeat is consumed and strengthened by the power of love!

Everybody's heartbeat together forms a rainbow of harmony...
Can't you hear the bell's lovely ring? Our light will shine forever and always!
We will be searching for the return of our paradise,
The heartbeat that we feel will be consumed by the power of love!
And it will spread out toward our dream of a perfect harmony!
We will rise again with this dream of a perfect harmony!

There were a few awkward lines, but I think it turned out well.
The Saga of the Kagayou Theater

The First Sparkling Stage (Waku)
The Stage of Crystal (Paldea)/The Stage of Light (Kalos)/The Royal Stage (Galar)/The Stage of Victory (Talie)
The Global Stage (Unova)/The Stage of Paradise (Alola)
The Shimmering Stage (Waku)
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I'd love to see that one too. ^_^

Hehe, quite a bit of questions. I'll take a shot at them:

1) Everything alive does, XD. So I assume so. =P
2) Not too sure on this one. Humans give live birth, and fish lay eggs. Mermaids...I dunno. XD
3) I doubt that's all they eat.
4) LOL That was an interesting image. And well, if that was the case, wouldn't you like to try different foods in a foreign environment? =P
5) I think they do. Otherwise they'd just be a bunch of airheads, and end up floating to the surface.
6) Somewhere in the North Pacific Palace, I guess.
7) He has gills?
1) But how? XD
2) There are no male mermaids, so yeah...
3) What else can they eat under the sea?
4) A fish can't eat pizza, can it?
5) How do they write?
6) So Luchia never misses her parents...
7) He's a penguin! >.<

And nice Kodou.

EmeraldSky

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I created all my "English" versions by looking at the rough translations, then tried to write English words that had the same idea as the rough translations, and still matched the rhythms of the Japanese words to some degree.

Takes a lot of listening, starting, stopping, and rewinding the music, but it's worth it.
The Saga of the Kagayou Theater

The First Sparkling Stage (Waku)
The Stage of Crystal (Paldea)/The Stage of Light (Kalos)/The Royal Stage (Galar)/The Stage of Victory (Talie)
The Global Stage (Unova)/The Stage of Paradise (Alola)
The Shimmering Stage (Waku)

Alakazam17

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And me, XD. I don't think I could manage translating a full song like that, and making it awesome to boot. But good for you for doing just that. :D

1) But how? XD
2) There are no male mermaids, so yeah...
3) What else can they eat under the sea?
4) A fish can't eat pizza, can it?
5) How do they write?
6) So Luchia never misses her parents...
7) He's a penguin! >.<
1) I don't know, XD. Yokote never thought about answering that. =P
2) But there are male beings in the sea, as we have seen.
3) Fish? XD Doubtful as I assume they're herbivores.
4) I think it could-anything can eat pizza!
5) They have thumbs still, and squid-ink. ^_^
6) I assume Mermaids aren't as close to their parents as humans are. Human children stay with their parents longer than most, if not all other animals.
7) But the mermaids must have gills as well, seeing as you can't survive underwater with just lungs.

EmeraldSky

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Here's my usual process:

1. Listen to the song to learn where the rhythms fall

2. Find a translation of the words (or Babelfish them, if you're really desperate)

3. Go through the song line by line, trying to write English words (or your target language's words) that have the same idea is the rough translation and still match the rhythms. Don't be afraid of adding in words, taking words out, or rewording an awkward line to make sense--the ultimate goal is for the song to be understood by those that speak the target language. If there's already words in your target language in the song, leave those alone, unless they sound awkward. Be prepared to stop, start, and rewind a lot.

4. Once you have your first draft of the song completed, sing what you wrote (or say them) along with the original and see how well they match. Also listen for lines that sound awkward in the target language--sometimes what looks good on paper doesn't sound good when sung.

5. Once you've ID'ed parts that need revision, go back and revise. More stopping, starting, and rewinding occurs here. Then sing or say the revised draft. Repeat until you have a draft you're happy with.

6. Save this final draft and share, if you wish
The Saga of the Kagayou Theater

The First Sparkling Stage (Waku)
The Stage of Crystal (Paldea)/The Stage of Light (Kalos)/The Royal Stage (Galar)/The Stage of Victory (Talie)
The Global Stage (Unova)/The Stage of Paradise (Alola)
The Shimmering Stage (Waku)

EmeraldSky

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I know my explanation of writing "English" versions sounds hard, but the only thing hard about it is writing the first draft--and all the stopping, starting, and rewinding
The Saga of the Kagayou Theater

The First Sparkling Stage (Waku)
The Stage of Crystal (Paldea)/The Stage of Light (Kalos)/The Royal Stage (Galar)/The Stage of Victory (Talie)
The Global Stage (Unova)/The Stage of Paradise (Alola)
The Shimmering Stage (Waku)

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Ah, speaking of which... If it loads up...

Using Google Translate, I managed to get Assoluto Amore an English translation. And a Return to the Sea one. And a Birth of Love one :3

But rather than post them here, I can give links to some videos which also happen to be mine; not trying to advertise my account or anything, but...

My first Return to the Sea AMV, so it's in horrible quality, yet somehow it managed to get the second most views of my videos as of now.

Also in cruddy quality, my Birth of Love AMV, feat. Seira of course :3

Do I even have to say how bad the quality is? XD This is the Assoluto Amore AMV :3

And I'd give the other Return to the Sea one I made, but... I really don't want to be seen as an advertiser on here XD

Anyways, just looking at the villain's topic... Lanhua. Definitely. Love her song, love her period. And Alala's cute, too~ And Yuri (HippoXYuri ftw :3).

1) Don't mermaids have to go to the bathroom?
It's an anime for kids (though the manga is much more mature). They never explain this sort of thing XD

2) Do mermaids lay eggs?
Once again... Though they apparently do, as it was mentioned in Futurama XD

3) Do mermaids live on seaweed?
Um... Probably... Unless they go up in their human form... XD

4) If so, then how do they adapt so fast to the human world and start eating melon pudding?
Magic *shot*

5) Do mermaids go to school?
Well, in their human form... But the princesses probably have to, so they can learn how to rule their desired location.

6) Where are Lucia's parents?
I honestly want to say both her parents are women, seeing how all the mermaids are female. Unless mermaids can be born from one mermaid and a human man... But let's not go into details, now ^^'

7) How can Hippo breathe underwater if he's a penguin?
Once again, magic. And... Well... If you've read at least to the end of volume four of the manga, or finished a good portion of the anime, you would know...

So yeah.
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Hanon says "Pretty *star here* Sugar Pitch!" and Caren says "Cutie Hot Pitch!", which I find weirder than "Cool Shine Pitch!" (Rina actually says that when you play Star Jewel in the third and final MMPPP game released for the GBA; I forgot if Hanon says her line from the manga, as with Caren). And Cool Shine Pitch sort of has a nice ring to it, if you ask me XD
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XD I have only read volumes 1 & 5 of the manga(the only ones they had available at my bookstore), but I intend to catch the rest online. Yes, the manga is more mature, so I may just fall for it moreso than with the anime.

I like the "Cool Shine Pitch," though "Cutie Hot Pitch" makes me think twice about Caren's personality, lol.

As for the birth thing, as I said there are non-human, non-mermaid males living in the sea, though we don't see them much. Hippo is one; Kaito is another. XD