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Most fans already knew about 2 KNT soundtrack CD, KICA-24 "Nekoza Dai Ikkai Kouen" (a.k.a. Drama CD) and KICA-37 "Nekoza Senshuuraku Kouen" (a.k.a. Music CD). Audio files in MP3 format of all tracks are available at Polly Ester's Shrine (http://spcpolly.edoropolis.org/), with respective titles. However there are some mistakes there, so I'm opening a new topic to show the correct titles. Although a topic about KNT music (http://www.edoropolis.org/forums/index.php?topic=18.0) already exists in the board, I thought these informations would deserve their own thread.
This post contains the latin transliteration (roomaji) of the Drama CD.

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ROOMAJI (LATIN) TRANSLITERATION

Nekoza Dai Ikkai Kouen

Enmoku - Dai ichi maku
1. Shoukyuu OEDO kouza bangaihen
2. Ottodokkoi Nihonbare (uta)
3. Himitsu ninja tai Nyankii sanjou!
4. Koon-no-kami to Gen'narisai no aho dakumi
5. Shoukyuu OEDO kouza 1 'Karasu nagaya no yo wa akete...'
6. Hara ga hette mo Yattarou
7. YASU-keku nai! (uta)

Kyuukei

Enmoku - Dai ni maku
8. Shoubai hanjou Piza Kyatto
9. Za-raibaru 'Karamaru VS Nyankii'
10. Shoukyuu OEDO kouza 2 'Riarizumu e no nagaki michi'
11. MekaEDOjou kiki ippatsu! Pafuu
12. Hissatsu! Nekome surasshu
13. Ichi Fuji ni taka san nasubi
14. Shoukyuu OEDO kouza 3 'Tadashii piza no tanomikata no keikou to taisaku'
15. To be Yourself (uta)

I split my post in two parts because not every computer can display Japanese characters, and this can lead to a messy screen. This post brings the Japanese titles typed from the CD backcover scan, so I think they are most accurate.

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日本語

猫座第一回公演

演目＝第一幕

一、初級おEDO講座番外編
二、おっとどっこい日本晴れ(唄)
三、秘密忍者隊ニャンキー参上!
四、コーン守と幻ナリ斎のアホ企み    
五、初級おEDO講座 1「カラス長屋の夜は更けて…」
六、腹がへってもヤッ太郎    
七、YASU-けくナイ!(唄)

〜休憩〜

演目＝第二幕

八、商売繁盛ピザキャット    
九、ざ・らいばる[カラ丸VSニャンキー]    
十、初級おEDO講座 2「リアリズムへの長き道」
十一、メカEDO城危機一髪!ぱふー    
十二、必殺!猫目スラッシュ    
十三、一富士二鷹三ナスビ    
十四、初級おEDO講座 3「正しいピザの頼み方の傾向と対策」
十五、To be Yourself(唄)

Now I'm posting the 1st version of translation of titles of KICA-24 KNT CD. I hope now suggestions, improvements and error corrections from other fans.

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION - 1st version

JP: Nekoza Dai Ikkai Kouen
EN: Nekoza First Show
[Note: 'neko' means 'cat'; 'za' is a suffix often employed for theaters.]

JP: Enmoku - Dai ichi maku
EN: Musical programme - First part

JP: 1. Shoukyuu OEDO kouza bangaihen
EN: OEDO elementary level course - extra lecture

JP: 2. Ottodokkoi Nihonbare (song)
EN: see note below.
[Note: This entire title doesn't have a simple translation. "Otto" is an interjection equivalent to "uh-ho" or "oops". "Dokkoi" is an interjection often used by whom wants to call its spirit of determination, to brings guts. The first 2 verses of the lyrics are:
     "Ottodokkoi kako (past)"
     "Ottodokkoi mirai (future)"
Perhaps "Ottodokkoi" represents how one feels disconcerted when is looking Edoropolis: at first sight, it looks like Japan of the past; but closer looks reveal futuristic features.
"Nihon" (Japan) + "bare" (from "hare" = "sunny day"): represents an exceptionally beautiful weather, with clear and cloudless sky. ]

JP: 3. Himitsu ninja tai Nyankii sanjou!
EN: Secret ninja team Nyankii at your service!
[Note: Literally "sanjou" is "visiting", but in this context means "we came here to offer our service".]

JP: 4. Koon-no-kami to Gen-narisai no aho takurami
EN Foolish plan of Koon-no-kami and Gen-narisai

JP: 5. Shoukyuu OEDO kouza 1 'Karasu nagaya no yo wa fukete...'
EN: OEDO elementary level course - 'A late evening at crow house...'
[Note: 'nagaya' is a crude and poorly built house.]

JP: 6. Hara ga hette mo Yattarou
EN: Even hungry, that is Yattarou

JP: 7. YASU-keku nai! (song)
EN: see note below.
[Note: 'nai' would mean 'do not have' or 'is not'. YASU-keku have no known meaning; in a Google search, one can see a Japanese blog where someone was wondering what would be 'YASU-keku nai!'. Therefore it looks like even Japaneses wouldn't know the meaning; perhaps only the lyrics author would.]

JP: Kyuukei
EN: Intermission

JP: Enmoku - Dai ni maku"
EN: Musical programme - Second part

JP: 8. Shoubai hanjou Piza Kyatto
EN: Trading prosperous Pizza Cat

JP: 9. Za-raibaru 'Karamaru VS Nyankii'
EN: The rivals: Karamaru vs Nyankii

JP: 10. Shoukyuu OEDO kouza 2 'Riarizumu e no nagaki michi'
EN: OEDO elementary level course 2 - 'The long way to realism'

JP: 11. MekaEDOjou kiki ippatsu! Pafuu
EN: Mecha EDO Castle in danger! Pafuu
[Note: 'Pafuu' is a meaningless word often spoken by Ieie Tokugawa.]

JP: 12. Hissatsu! Nekome surasshu
EN: Sure hit! Cats eye slash
[Note: 'hissatsu' is literally 'sure kill'. It refers to Yattarou's ninja technique so powerful that can win and finish any battle.]

JP: 13. Ichi Fuji ni taka san nasubi
EN: First Mount Fuji, second a hawk and third an eggplant
[Note: In Japan it's believed that one will get very good lucky year if it dreams with Mount Fuji, hawk and eggplant, in that order. To learn more, see this Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsuyume.]

JP: 14. Shoukyuu OEDO kouza 3 'Tadashii piza no tanomikata no keikou to taisaku'
EN: OEDO elementary level course - 'The correct way to order pizzas: tendencies and counter-measures'

JP: 15. To be Yourself (song)
EN: 15. To be Yourself (song)

Thanks for the translations. These helped clear up some of the more puzzling or uncertain translations that were on Tigriss's site.

Thanks, but you tricked me!

The topic suggested that this was about translating the songs and CD dramas, you liar!

Tigriss's site (http://www.edoropolis.org/tsimsiean/lyrics-main.htm) has translations for several (but not all) of the songs. No translations of the drama tracks have been done yet, AFAIK.

No, I'm in no way fooling anyone, when I made this topic I really wished to translate lyrics and perhaps dramas. However, as you already knew, I'm working in many SPC/KNT projects, so I'll not make any promise about schedules. Besides, other board members may make translations, not only me.


Well, you made a guess, but I afraid am still with doubt. Perhaps it has no meaning at all.

EDIT: I found something at this link (http://seiyuufan.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E6079444AEA749FD!859.entry):

It was said that the title means 'it's not easy'.
It makes some sense, since yasu (安) means 'relax', 'cheap', 'peaceful', 'safe'... but still I'm not sure if it's correct. 

Harmonex, I wish to do that eventually, but for now I'm posting the Latin transliteration of YASU-keku nai lyrics. At least this helps to sing even a person that doesn't know its meaning.
Note: there is some differences between CD booklet lyrics and what was been sung.

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LATIN (ROOMAJI) TRANSLITERATION

YASU-keku nai!

Sakushi: Owari-no-kami Arakawa NEN-Q-no-shin/Sakkyoku: Takei Hiroyuki/Henkyoku:Katou Michiaki
Uta: MIPPLE (Orikasa Ai, Mizutani Yuuko)

("... tadaima kara - niji - nijuu - gofun - choudo wo - oshirase shimasu... (koto no shirabe de) chin - ton - ten - shaan...")

Kaze wa pasuteru ni kake nukete yuku kara
Neko-harajuku SHINING
   Booklet: Harajuku-neko SHINING
Machi kutabireteru matcha no oishii mise de
Omimi dake piku piku
(Pururun: "Uuhh, yurusumaji!")

Kawaii hito to kagoden no naka de
Udegumi nante USO desho?
(Pururun: "Joudan ja nai wa yott!")
   Booklet: (Pururun: "Ningen ja nai yaitt!")

Mo-u!

Edoropolis juu wo
Hiki mawashi no ue ni
Hyaku tataki dakara ne!
KO-KI-kuru kuru
Kureba koi wa
YASU-keku nai... no
TOUCH ME DOWN！

Akireta hito ne atashi ga iru no ni
Yosomi bakari EVENING
Damatte ite mo daki shimeru mono yo
Atashi kazari ja nai
(Omitsu "Suki... nan de shoo...?")

Sumidaribaa no kishibe no hotaru no
Hikari no uzu ni tsutsumare
(Omitsu: "Itsu made kou shiteru no?!")
   Booklet: (Omitsu: "An, itsu made kou shiteru no!?")

Mo-u!
Guzu guzu shiteru ma ni
Kuchibiru wo "Goyou da!"
Shinmyou ni shina sai!
KO-KI-kuru kuru
Kureba koi wa
YASU-keku nai... no
TOUCH ME DOWN！

(Omitsu: "Funto ni... ikari punpun desu yo ne!"
 Pururun: "Sou yo, chokozai nan da karatt!!"
 Omitsu: "ttaku...!"
 Pururun: "Otokotte"
 Omitsu&Pururun: "Douyuu doubutsu?!")

De-mo..."
Anata nashi da nante
Fujiyama no bakuhatsu
Ohisama harakiri ne
KO-KI-kuru kuru
Kureba koi wa
YASU-keku nai... no
Kokoro wa itazura ne
Utsuri ni keranai de
Hana no iro no you ni
KO-KI-kuru kuru
Kureba koi wa
YASU-keku nai... no
TOUCH ME DOWN！

Sorry, I forgot to post the lyrics in Japanese. By the way, if your O. S. doesn't support Japanese characters, only garbages will be shown in the screen.

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YASU-けくナイ！
作詞：尾張守荒川NEN-Q之進/作曲：武井浩之/編曲：加藤みちあき
歌●MIPPLE(折笠 愛、水谷優子)

(「...ただいまから・二時・二十・五分・ちょうどを・お知らせします...(琴の調べで)チン・トン・テン・シャーン...」)

風はパステルに 駆けぬけてゆくから
ネコハラジュク SHINING
   Booklet：ハラネコジュク SHINING
待ちくたびれてる 抹茶のおいしい店で
お耳だけぴくぴく
(プルルン「うーっ、許すまじ！」)

可愛いひとと カゴ電の中で
腕組みなんてUSOでしよ？
(プルルン「冗談じゃないわよっ！」)
   Booklet： (プルルン「人間じゃないやいっ！」)

も・う！
エドロポリス中を
ひきまわしの上に
ひゃくたたきだからね！
こ・き・くるくる
くれば 恋は
YASUーけくナイ...の
TOUCH ME DOWN！

あきれたひとね あたしがいるのに
よそみばかり EVENING
だまっていても 抱きしめるものよ
あたし飾りじゃない
(おミツ「好き...なんでしょぉ...?」)

スミダリバーの 岸辺のホタルの
光の渦に包まれ
(おミツ「いつまでこうしてるの？！」)
   Booklet：(おミツ「あん、いつまでこうしてるの？！」)

も・う！
ぐずぐずしてるまに
くちびるを「御用だ！」
シンミョーにしなさい！
こ・き・くるくる
くれば 恋は
YASUーけくナイ...の
TOUCH ME DOWN！

(おミツ「ふんとに...怒りプンプンですよね！」
 プルルン「そーよ、ちょこざいなんだからっ！！」
 おミツ「ったく...！」
 プルルン「オトコって」
 おミツ＆プルルン「どーゆー動物？！」)

で・も...！
あなたなしだなんて
フジヤマのバクハツ
お日様ハラキリね
こ・き・くるくる
くれば 恋は
YASUーけくナイ...の
心はいたづらね
うつりにけらないで
花の色のように
こ・き・くるくる
くれば 恋は
YASUーけくナイ...の
TOUCH ME DOWN！

The first part of lyrics translation. I'm waiting for suggestions and corrections.

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YASU-keku nai!

Lyrics: Owari-no-kami Arakawa NEN-Q-no-shin
Composition: Hiroyuki Takei
Arrangement: Michiaki Katou
Song: MIPPLE (Ai Orikasa, Yuuko Mizutani)

("... announcing the time now - two hours - and - twenty - five minutes... (tunes of koto - a Japanese plucked stringed instrument) chin - ton - ten - shaan...")

01   風はパステルに 駆けぬけてゆくから
02   ネコハラジュク SHINING
[02b      Booklet：ハラネコジュク SHINING]
03   待ちくたびれてる 抹茶のおいしい店で
04   お耳だけぴくぴく
05   (プルルン「うーっ、許すまじ！」)

01   Kaze wa pasuteru ni kake nukete yuku kara
02   Neko-harajuku SHINING
[02b      Booklet: Harajuku-neko SHINING]
03   Machi kutabireteru matcha no oishii mise de
04   Omimi dake piku piku
05   (Pururun: "Uuhh, yurusumaji!")

01   Wind in pastel is passing by
02   Neko-harajuku SHINING
[02b      Booklet：Hara-nekojuku SHINING]
03   Tired of waiting in a shop of tasteful tea
04   Only my ears are wagging
05   (Pururun: "Uuh, I don't forgive!")

NOTES:
-02&02b: The booklet is wrong; in the series people refers to that location as "Neko-harajuku" (ネコハラジュク). Besides "neko" (ネコ or 猫) means "cat" and "Harajuku" (ハラジュク or 原宿) is a shopping district in Tokyo.
-03: "Matcha" (抹茶) is a powdered green tea, mainly employed in ceremony.

Interesting translation so far. The "Only my ears are wagging" line definitely evokes a very cat-like image. I've often seen cats sitting nearly completely still, but turning their ears every now and then to pick up nearby sounds.

Did you guess what those ears were catching, felineki?  ;-)

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06   可愛いひとと カゴ電の中で
07   腕組みなんてUSOでしよ？
08   (プルルン「冗談じゃないわよっ！」)
[08b      Booklet： (プルルン「人間じゃないやいっ！」)]

06   Kawaii hito to kagoden no naka de
07   Udegumi nante USO desho?
08   (Pururun: "Joudan ja nai wa yott!")
[08b      Booklet: (Pururun: "Ningen ja nai yaitt!")]

06   With a cute girl, inside a subway
07   Entwining his arm with hers, that's unbelievable!
08   (Pururun: "That's not a joke!")
[08b      Booklet: (Pururun: "That's inhumane!")]

NOTES:
-06: "Hito" (ひと) means "person", but in this context could be interpreted as "girl", "woman" or "lover".

YASU-keku nai appears in this part. Has anyone a better guess than mine?
Besides, those girls can be violent when they are in wrath.  >:[

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09   も・う！
10   エドロポリス中を
11   ひきまわしの上に
12   ひゃくたたきだからね！
13   こ・き・くるくる
14   くれば 恋は
15   YASUーけくナイ...の
16   TOUCH ME DOWN！

09   Mo-u!
10   Edoropolis juu wo
11   Hiki mawashi no ue ni
12   Hyaku tataki dakara ne!
13   KO-KI-kuru kuru
14   Kureba koi wa
15   YASU-keku nai... no
16   TOUCH ME DOWN！

09   * exasperation *
10   Along all Edoropolis
11   You will be dragged and
12   Beaten hundred times!
13   It comes comes [see note]
14   When it comes, love is
15   YASU-keku nai... to
16   TOUCH ME DOWN！

NOTES:
-09: "Mou" is an interjection said by exasperation.
-13: "Ko" and "ki" probably are there due to euphony or to follow the melody ("ko", "ki" and "ku" has the same consonant). "Kuru" is "to come", but "kurukuru" is "turn and turn"; probably it has double meaning.
-15: "YASU-keku nai" seems to be a neologism. Perhaps it means something like "things aren't easy".

Ouch. Didn't think the lyrics would have such a meaning! Although it is rather fitting considering how people who get on Pururun's or Omitsu's bad sides often end up.

Harmonex, do you mean "hero of mime"? I'm almost certain that's just a misprint in the booklet, because it certainly sounds like "hero of mine" in the song.

:speedy: and :guido:: what are you doing? Disappointing that girls, that's unforgivable!!

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17   あきれたひとね あたしがいるのに
18   よそみばかり EVENING
19   だまっていても 抱きしめるものよ
20   あたし飾りじゃない
21   (おミツ「好き...なんでしょぉ...?」)
22   スミダリバーの 岸辺のホタルの
23   光の渦に包まれ
24   (おミツ「いつまでこうしてるの？！」)
[24b      Booklet：(おミツ「あん、いつまでこうしてるの？！」)]

17   Akireta hito ne atashi ga iru no ni
18   Yosomi bakari EVENING
19   Damatte ite mo daki shimeru mono yo
20   Atashi kazari ja nai
21   (Omitsu "Suki... nan de shoo...?")
22   Sumidaribaa no kishibe no hotaru no
23   Hikari no uzu ni tsutsumare
24   (Omitsu: "Itsu made kou shiteru no?!")
[24b   Booklet: (Omitsu: "An, itsu made kou shiteru no!?")]

17   What a disappointing person, regardless my presence
18   You only stay looking aside in this evening
19   Nevertheless nothing has been said, you have to embrace me
20   I'm not here as a decoration
21   (Omitsu: “You like me... didn't you...?”)
23   Covered by the light of
22   fireflies at Sumida river bank
24   (Omitsu: “Till when do we stay like this?”)


NOTES
- Lines 22 & 23 order was reversed to fit English grammar better.
- Line 22: there is a real Sumida river in Tokyo (see http://www.sight-seeing-japan.com/genr/grv_sumida.html (http://www.sight-seeing-japan.com/genr/grv_sumida.html) for some photos).

25   も・う！
26   ぐずぐずしてるまに
27   くちびるを「御用だ！」
28   シンミョーにしなさい！
29   こ・き・くるくる
30   くれば 恋は
31   YASUーけくナイ...の
32   TOUCH ME DOWN！

25   Mo-u!
26   Guzu guzu shiteru ma ni
27   Kuchibiru wo "Goyou da!"
28   Shinmyou ni shina sai!
29   KO-KI-kuru kuru
30   Kureba koi wa
31   YASU-keku nai... no
32   TOUCH ME DOWN！

25   * exasperation *
26   Don't stay wasting your time
27   Give me your lips and
28   stay meek
29   It comes comes [see note]
30   When it comes, love is
31   YASU-keku nai... to
32   TOUCH ME DOWN！

NOTES:
-25: "Mou" is an interjection said by exasperation.
-27: Literally it would be “Your lips are under 'official matter'!”; “Goyou da!” means “It's a official matter!”. Such a phrase is often found in stories about detective/police action in Edo period (for example, “Zenigata Heiji” TV series, or Shoutarou Ikenami's novel “Onihei hankachou”).
-28: “Shinmyou” is a word often found in stories about Edo period, said by detectives or justice agents when are ordering person being arrested to stay quiet.
-29: "Ko" and "ki" probably are there due to euphony or to follow the melody ("ko", "ki" and "ku" has the same consonant). "Kuru" is "to come", but "kurukuru" is "turn and turn"; probably it has double meaning.
-31: "YASU-keku nai" seems to be a neologism. Perhaps it means something like "things aren't easy".

Perhaps TOUCH ME DOWN refers to the touchdown (タッチダウン) in rubgy. I already read such word in manga about this sport.

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33   (おミツ「ふんとに...怒りプンプンですよね！」
34   プルルン「そーよ、ちょこざいなんだからっ！！」
35   おミツ「ったく...！」
36   プルルン「オトコって」
37   おミツ＆プルルン「どーゆー動物？！」)

33   (Omitsu: "Funto ni... ikari punpun desu yo ne!")
34    Pururun: "Sou yo, chokozai nan da karatt!!"
35    Omitsu: "ttaku...!"
36    Pururun: "Otokotte"
37    Omitsu&Pururun: "Douyuu doubutsu?!")

33   (Omitsu: “Really... I'm in anger!”
34   Pururun: “Yes, they are so impertinent!!”
35   Omitsu: “Indeed...!”
36   Pururun: “Men”
37   Omitsu&Pururun: “What kind of animal are them?”)

This is the last part of YASU-keku nai, and it was hard to translate due to Japanese culture references. OK, finally we got all the lyrics translated. It doesn't means improvement can't be made, probably board members could help to make the translation fitting better for native English speaker ears. Thus I hope suggestions will appear here in this thread.
By the way, MIPPLE sings only half of the lyrics. If possible, someone could make a video clip of the entire music. I don't know if it's possible or easy, but would be an interesting fan project. Moreover, with a subtitles would be very good!

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38   で・も...！
39   あなたなしだなんて
40   フジヤマのバクハツ
41   お日様ハラキリね
42   こ・き・くるくる
43   くれば 恋は
44   YASUーけくナイ...の
45   心はいたづらね
46   うつりにけらないで
47   花の色のように
48   こ・き・くるくる
49   くれば 恋は
50   YASUーけくナイ...の
51   TOUCH ME DOWN！

38   De-mo..."
39   Anata nashi da nante
40   Fujiyama no bakuhatsu
41   Ohisama harakiri ne
42   KO-KI-kuru kuru
43   Kureba koi wa
44   YASU-keku nai... no
45   Kokoro wa itazura ne
46   Utsuri ni keranai de
47   Hana no iro no you ni
48   KO-KI-kuru kuru
49   Kureba koi wa
50   YASU-keku nai... no
51   TOUCH ME DOWN！

38   Ho-we-ver...!
39   Being without you is like
40   The explosion of Mont Fuji
41   And harakiri of the Sun
42   It comes comes [see note]
43   When it comes, love is
44   YASU-keku nai...
45   Heart's matter is a trickery
46   And has already faded away
47   Like the color of flowers
48   It comes comes [see note]
49   When it comes, love is
50   YASU-keku nai... to
51   TOUCH ME DOWN！

NOTES:
-41: "harakiri" is a ritual suicide of a disgraced samurai, commited to recover his honor.
-42&48: "Ko" and "ki" probably are there due to euphony or to follow the melody ("ko", "ki" and "ku" has the same consonant). "Kuru" is "to come", but "kurukuru" is "turn and turn"; probably it has double meaning.
-44&50: "YASU-keku nai" seems to be a neologism. Perhaps it means something like "things aren't easy".
-45-47: comes from a poesy (tanka) of Ono no Komachi, collected in Ogura Hyakunin Isshuu (more info in this link (http://etext.virginia.edu/japanese/hyakunin/)):
小野小町
花の色は
うつりにけりな
いたづらに

わが身世にふる
ながめせしまに

Ono no Komachi
Hana no iro wa
Utsuri ni keri na
Itazura ni

Waga mi yo ni furu
Nagame seshi ma ni

Ono no Komachi
Color of the flower
Has already faded away,
While in idle thoughts

My life passes vainly by,
As I watch the long rains fall.

Great, I'm waiting for your progress.  ;)
I agree.  :-*
The lyrics of Ottodokkoi Nihonbare and To be yourself weren't translated by me, they had been done before I joined  translation job. Actually YASU-keku nai is my first attempt of lyric translation. So I don't know what happened exactly, but anyway I can say that, in a translation job, some choices must be done. There isn't exact word by word equivalence between differents languages. Moreover, some references has no meaning in another culture. I mean, translation isn't an exact science, some part needs to be recreated to make it understandable for other language, but without losing its original meaning. This is specially hard for poesy and lyrics. If you saw the last part of YASU-keku nai (with Ono no Komachi's poesy) you know what I'm talking about. 

I think you are right.

"yasui" (cheap) is written with same kanji of "anshin" (safe, relieved) or "anzen" (secure), so I agree with your interpretation.

This is touching me down, whatever would be its meaning.  :(

I hardly believe in it, I can't find any of such kind of suggestion in all "official" KNT related products (but in fan works one can find lot of hentai stuffs).

This is the main difficult to understand what the lyrics intended to mean because, as you said, some words or phrases have been perhaps used mistakenly.

I'm not following you, are you asking to revise your rewrite before publishing it? Or are you asking my expressed permission to do the job? Anyway, all work done to improve my crude translation would be very welcomed.

That's OK, you may count on me.  ;) I hope other board members could also help to check if the rewording is going fine.  :-*

Can anyone please post the titles from the CD backcover scan of "Nekoza Senshuuraku Kouen" (Music CD) like Daisensei did in the second post in this topic (http://www.edoropolis.org/forums/index.php?topic=1610.msg18936#msg18936).

I found song titles on Issarlk's page (http://membres.multimania.fr/rgilb/spc/kntcd/kntcde.html). But the cover contains more data I can`t identify plus top part of the CD is covered with label.

(scan of CD cover is provided by Hayama).

Updated 31/01/2010
No need to post. The same titles are located in other scan:

(http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/245/87759888.th.jpg) (http://img192.imageshack.us/i/87759888.jpg/)

For the KNT Wikia article I am trying to romanize and translate some of the titles from the "Music CD" backcover scan.
Thanks to Daisensei`s posts this process was made easier - some of the titles can also be found on "Drama CD".

This post contains the Japanese titles that needed to be translated

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1. 猫座千秋楽公演
2. 演目・第一幕 (歌謡ヒットパレード)
3. 演目・第二幕 (音楽劇場)
4. 天下無敵のヤッ太郎

This post contains the latin transliteration and the translation for the titles above

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1. Nekoza Senshuuraku Kouen
Nekoza Final Show

2. Enmoku ・ Dai ichi maku (Kayou Hitsu to pareedo)
Musical programm - First part (Hit Songs Parade)

3. Enmoku ・ Dai ni maku (Ongaku Gekijou)
Musical programm - Second part (Musical Theather)

4. Tenka muteki no Yattarou
Invincible power of Yattarou

Suggestions and error corrections are welcome.  :)

The "Tenka Muteki" bit is kind of nuanced and tricky to translate, but my dictionary has it listed as "unequaled" or "unrivaled". That's a bit simple, but it can work, IMO. The rest is looking alright, although I think "Songs Hit Parade" might sound a little more natural in English as "Hit Songs Parade".

The "correct translation" in this case, shall be "Yattarou of invincible ruling power" as we have の (no) particle. But your version, Unrivaled Yattarou, is better.

I found another reason for you variant:

It is not the "Songs Hit Parade" (A list of popular tracks sorted by it`s popularity), it is "Hit Songs Parade" - a list of Hit songs from the KNT. We are not placing them in this order usuing the popularity criteria, we simply giving a list of track used in KNT.

Thanks for the corrections.

Tenka Muteki no Yattarou (天下無敵のヤッ太郎) is the only track from KNT CD for which there is no romanization and translation. I will try to translate it. Any suggestions/comments/improvements are welcomed.

Full track lyrics in Japanese can be found at KNT Wikia (http://kyattounindenteyandee.wikia.com/wiki/天下無敵のヤッ太郎).

(I will skip the introduction, as it`s romanization will be taken from http://www.edoropolis.org/forums/index.php?topic=942.msg16689#msg16689 and the translation from the KNT subbed episodes.)

JP6: やるぜパワー全開
JP7: 胸いっぱいに桜吹雪
JP8: 悪いやつらにゃ　てやんでえ! (てやんでえ!)
JP9: キミの涙　ほっちゃおけねえ

RO6: Yaru ze pawa zenkai
RO7: Mune ippai ni sakura fubuki
RO8: Warui yatsu ra nya Teyandee! (Teyandee!)
RO9: Kimi no namida hott cha oke ne

EN6: I'm in full blast
EN7: My heart is full of a sakura blizzard (or A blizzard of sakura blossoms fill my heart)
EN8: Hey, bad guys, Meow! (Teyandee!)
EN9: I can't leave you alone and crying.

Notes:
-08: Teyandee is Yattaro`s favorite phrase. See Teyandee (http://kyattounindenteyandee.wikia.com/wiki/Teyandee) for more information.

-09: This phrase is supposedly said by :speedy: to :lucille: - he loves her and wouldn`t let anyone hurt her.

kimi will cry, you will cry (seymour) X3

May be. But what about the 7th line? It can`t be 2 translations of this part.

I think it's the 2nd, my chest is full of blossom

Ok.

"Kimi" (君) is "you", and "hottcha okenee" is a colloquial form of "hotte okenai" (ほって　おけない) that means "(I) can't leave (you) alone".

Conversational Japanese is difficult sometimes, as "hotchau" could be either "let's dig" or "let someone alone", so the exact meaning must be inferred by the context.

Then I guess it could mean "You can`t leave me alone and crying". (Something that :speedy: may say to :bigcheese:. I suppose cryings mean "defeated".)

I wish I had my notes from when I was translating this one, I'll have to dig it out. I also wish this computer supported Japanese. Anyway...

I believe the line would be best rendered as "I can't leave you crying alone" or "alone and crying". I don't know why you think "kimi" (an informal way of saying "you") refers to Ko'on-no-kami, I always thought he was referring to Omi-chan. It makes more sense that way. Or it could just be a "you" in general, but I still think it's the former.

I'd translate "Mune ippai ni sakura fubuki" as "My heart is full of a sakura blizzard" or "A blizzard of sakura blossoms fill my heart".

I'll add more when I find my notes.

I too like this variant more - :speedy: loves :lucille:. He wouldn`t let anyone hurt he.

That`s cool.  :)

First part translation updated.
Here is the 2 next parts of the song. It was more difficult to translate. I made a comments in Italics

JP 10: お天道様が　許しても
JP 11: このオイラが　許さねえ
JP 12: 白く光る　ボディに
JP 13: 燃える怒りの　猫オーラ

JP 14: オウオウ　スラッシュ!　スラッシュ!
JP 15: 必殺!　猫目スラッシュ!
JP 16: 闇を裂くぜ　正義の剣
JP 17: スラッシュ!　スラッシュ!
JP 18:必殺!　猫目スラッシュ!
JP 19: 天下無敵　大勝利さ

RO 10: Otentosama ga yurushi te mo
RO 11: Kono oira ga yurusa ne
RO 12: Shiroku hikaru bodi ni
RO 13: Moeru ikari no neko oora

RO 14: Wo-Wo! Surasshu! Surasshu!
RO 15: Hissatsu! Neko Me Surasshu!
RO 16: Yami wo saku ze seigi no ken
RO 17: Surasshu! Surasshu!
RO 18: Hissatsu! Neko Me Surasshu!
RO 19: Tenka muteki dai shouri

EN 10: The sun can forgive you
EN 11: Only we can do that
For both Kono and Oira the dictionaries give the translation We
EN 12: White [Bright] shining of the body
EN 13: Cat aura of the burning rage

EN 14: Here comes Slash! Slash!
EN 15: Sure kill! Cat eye Slash!
EN 16: I will destroy the dark sword of  justice
How can it be the sword of Justice if is is black?
EN 17: Slash! Slash!
EN 18: Sure kill! Cat eye Slash!
EN 19: The Great Victory of the Most Invincible One in the Whole World!

Notes
-15: Hissatsu (必殺) - a name for the last strike used to finish the enemy (finishing move). See Hissatsu (http://kyattounindenteyandee.wikia.com/wiki/Hissatsu) for details.

-16: Neko Me Surasshu is :speedy: s Hisstasu attack. See Neko Me Slash (http://kyattounindenteyandee.wikia.com/wiki/Neko_Me_Slash) for details.

-19: Tenka muteki dai shouri (天下無敵の 大勝利さ; roughly "The Great Victory of the Most Invincible One in the Whole World") is usually said by :speedy: or :polly: after the Hissatsu attack was perfomed. In the track lyrics, the "of" particle (の) is omitted.

Next part of the song translation:

JP 20 ゆくぜ悪のメカ忍
JP 21 奥にひそむ不気味な影
JP 22 笑わせてくれちゃうぜ
JP 23 弱い奴は闇が好きさ

RO 20 Ikuze aku no meka nin
RO 21 Oku ni hisomu bukimi na kage
RO 22 Warawasete kure chau ze (Teyandee!)
RO 23 Yowai yatsu wa yami ga suki sa

EN 20 We will fight the evil mecha ninja
EN 21 Scary shadows are lurking behind
EN 22 That just makes me laught (Teyandee!)
EN 23 Coward prefers to live in the shadows

Comments and corrections are welcomed.  :)

The translation isn't accurate, it would be "Weak fellow prefers darkness". I suggest something like "Coward prefers to live in the shadows" (still awkward, but it's more accurate).

Corrected. Thank you.

Here is the final part of the song.

JP 24 忍者だけど　オイラ HAPPY
JP 25 明日の夢　かなえよう
JP 26 キミとオイラ　みんなの
JP 27 エドロポリスを　守りぬく

RO 24 Ninja dakedo oira HAPPY
RO 25 Ashita no yume kanaeyo u
RO 26 Kimi to oira minna no
RO 27 Edoroporisu wo mamori nuku
[If I heard correctly, it is wo, not o]

EN 24 However we are still happy [ninja]
EN 25 We are dreaming about tomorrow
EN 26 We, you and everybody
EN 27 We will protect the Edoropolis!

Notes:
-EN 26: Can`t think of better translation. Kimi = you/Oira = we/Minna = everybody

Comments and corrections are welcomed.  :)

kimi wa saiko da! X3

although I have heard of kimi and minna, I actually never heard of oira, or maybe I remember it if I hear it....
and "wo" also sounds more logical in stead of "o"

Nice work on the Tenka Muteki no Yattaoru lyrics, Teyandee. I took a look at Mikazuki Connection's lyrics the other day, but I'm having a hard time with them. A few bits I can't quite make sense of, as well as some strange metaphors that I can't really seem to find a "natural"-sounding translation for ("machine gun of kisses firing into the night sky"...  :O).

sjonnoh
Watch the video at http://kyattounindenteyandee.wikia.com/wiki/天下無敵のヤッ太郎 . At about 1:04 "Oira" can be heard. :)
Kono oira ga yurusa ne

I agree about the wo.

felineki
Thank you!  ;]
You can post the song part(s) you have troubles with - I think we can help you!
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Concerning the 天下無敵のヤッ太郎 lyrics - feel free to correct any more mistakes you find. At the weekend I`am adding the lyrics to the KNT Wikia + a video from KNT 47.

Teyandee suggested that we work together on Mikazuki Connection. Personally, I've found the lyrics on this one kind of tricky, and presumably Tigriss did too since she recently mentioned that she once attempted a translation, but never posted a final version as far as I know. Anyway, here's the original Japanese text and Romaji:

Japanese

01 月夜のベランダ　パジャマで眺める　Moonlight (Moonlight)
02 1000年前なら　ウサギとダンスの　Midnight (Midnight)

03 モンロー・ウォークして
04 ためいきの　ストライド
05 逢いたい　逢えない　逢うなら　今夜！

06 あなたと　三日月コネクション
07 天窓から　抜け出して
08 三日月コネクション
09 抜き足　さし足　スリルに恋したい

10 瞳のレーダー　あなたを探して　Searching (Searching)
11 たくらむしぐさで　シャム猫みたいに　Shooting (Shooting)

12 夜空に　撃ち放つ
13 くちづけの　マシンガン
14 夢なら　夢見る　夢より　夢中！

15 二人は　三日月コネクション
16 期待できる　関係ね
17 三日月コネクション
18 満月満ちれば　あふれる恋心

19 モンロー・ウォークして
20 ためいきの　ストライド
21 逢いたい　逢えない　逢うなら　今夜！

22 あなたと　三日月コネクション
23 天窓から　抜け出して
24 三日月コネクション
25 抜き足　さし足　スリルに恋したい

26 二人は　三日月コネクション
27 期待できる　関係ね
28 三日月コネクション
29 満月満ちれば　あふれる恋心

Romaji:

01 tsukiyo no beranda, pajama de nagameru Moonlight (Moonlight)
02 sen nen mae nara usagi to dansu no Midnight (Midnight)

03 monroo uooku shite
04 tameiki no sutoraido
05 aitai　aenai　au nara　konya!

06 anata to mikazuki konekushon
07 tenmado kara nuke dashite
08 mikazuki konekushon
09 nuki ashi　sashi ashi suriru ni koi shitai

10 hitomi no reedaa　anata wo sagashite Searching (Searching)
11 takuramu shigusa de shamu neko mitai ni Shooting (Shooting)

12 yozora ni uchi hanatsu
13 kuchizuke no mashingan
14 yume nara　yume miru yume yori muchuu!

15 futari wa mikazuki konekushon
16 kitai dekiru kankei ne
17 mikazuki konekushon
18 mangetsu michireba afureru koigokoro

19 monroo uooku shite
20 tameiki no sutoraido
21 aitai　aenai　au nara　konya!

22 anata to mikazuki konekushon
23 tenmada kara nuke dashite
24 mikazuki konekushon
25 nuki ashi sashi asi suriru ni koi shitai
26 futari wa mikazuki konekushon
27 kitai dekiru kankei ne
28 mikazuki konekushon
29 mangetsu michireba afureru koigokoro

A few things I can point out at this point: Note that the "koi shitai" at the end of line 25 overlaps the "futari wa" at the beginning of line 26. There's no real way to sing that part solo without some editing. :P Also, you may notice the peculiar shift in pitch on the "nu" in "nuke dashite"... that whole line translates as something along the lines of "slipping out through the skylight", so this rise in pitch is likely to express the image of someone popping up out of an opening. Compare to the rising whistle tone sound effect often heard in cartoons when a character sticks their head up through an opening or from behind something.

felineki,
Thanks for the romanization! I will post my version of translation as soon as it wil be ready.  :)

Here is the first part of the translation:

EN1: On the veranda at night when (under) the moon, watching the moonlight in the pajamas.
EN2: If this happened 1000 years ago, the rabbits would have danced at midnight.

EN3: Walk like Monroe.
EN4: A sighing stride
EN5: I want to meet, we cannot meet, but if we meet, let it be tonight

Notes
Line 3: "Monroe" is probably a reference to Marilyn Monroe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe). (Using translation suggested by Tigriss)

For line 2, the "to" particle implies someone (probably the singer) dancing with the rabbits. Line 4 would probably something like "a sighing stride". The "no" particle is sometimes used to attribute adjectives to nouns like that. "Aenai" would be the negative potential form of "au", basically "can't meet/see", so you're right there. That whole line is kind of tricky due to lack of context, but I was seeing at something along the lines of "I want to meet, we cannot meet, but if we meet, let it be tonight".

felineki
How about "1000 years ago, they were dancing with the rabbits" - they is used for fact stating.

Corrected.

That`s good. Corrected.

Here are the next 4 lines:

EN 06 You and the crescent moon connection
EN 07 It is shining throught the skylight
EN 08 Crescent moon connection
EN 09 You walk on tiptoes, you want to feel the love thrill

Lines 10-14:

EN 10: Searching for you, our eyes like radar.
EN 11: Planning, like the Siamese cats, of Shooting.
(Lines 12 and 13 give more details)

EN12 & EN 13: Machine gun of kisses firing into the night sky.

I think that the felineki`s translation versions is the most appropriate.
This lines are, probably, mean "To give many hot kisses. So hot, that when looking from a distance one may notice a short light flashes. They look like the flashes, that can be seen when a machine gun is firing"  :)

EN 14: Dream if you can, see the dreams, dream while sleeping.


Comments and corrections are welcomed.   :)

Here is the last part of the translation.

EN15: Together with the Crescent moon connection.
EN16: Hope it will bring us closer
EN17: Crescent moon connection
EN18: If the moon will be full, love will overflow us.

Also, I have a new translation for the 11th line. It took some time to carefully analyze the phrase and consult the translators.

JP11: たくらむしぐさで　シャム猫みたいに　Shooting (Shooting)
RO11: takuramu shigusa de shamu neko mitai ni Shooting (Shooting)
EN11: We are Siamese Cats. Our eyes are shooting you with mysterious gestures. (Shooting)

I hope this one is better.

As always - comments and corrections are welcomed. Next week I will add the lyrics to the KNT Wikia.  :)

The romanization and translation of 三日月コネクッション is now available at KNT Wikia (http://kyattounindenteyandee.wikia.com/wiki/三日月コネクッション)

We now have the translations for all KNT songs.  :)

At this point I think one must say "ありがとう!" to each and everyone who made all this happen - everyone who helped with lyrics/translation/romanisation/comments and sugestions: (in the alphabetical order)

Daisensei, felineki, Harmonex, sjonnoh, Teyandee, Tigriss and Violet.

I hope I didn`t forget anyone.  :)

Everyone is still welcomed to post any suggestions and correction for the lyrics!