There are many complicated fields of translation, but when it comes to art, there's very few forms quite as restrictive as translating songs. Mix the formal constraints of ultra-strict poetry with all the functional constraints of expression, and you get song translation. And what happens when this song is not just an anime opening theme or something non-diegetic, but a vital aspect of the story, like... a musical? Well, the Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure is a perfect game to explore that, with its highs and lows showing just how complicated song translation can be.
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0:00 - Prologue: Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure is a Fascinating Translation Case Study
2:25 - Act 1: Someday and the Constraints of the Original
5:50 - Act 2: Our World and Constraints of the Target Language
10:01 - Act 3: Evil Queen and Subjective Aesthetic Judgement
14:30 - Finale: Song Translations are Cool
Thumbnail Art by sonoci ( / sonocomics )
“Past Sadness” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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