Dragonball Kai (FUNimation English) Dub: General Discussion

[Son Wukong]

I think he says ''there's no flaw to be found''....

[Kendamu]

It's definitely "We're in luck now." Going along with "We can find paradise" being in the chorus, it would only make sense considering the original lyrics:

Dokkan! Dokkan! Tsuiteru, (Kaboom! Kaboom! We are lucky,)
Dokkan! Dokkan! Paradaisu, (Kaboom! Kaboom! Paradise,)

While FUNimation has never dubbed a Dragonball song to be as exact as possible, they generally follow the original themes and intent of Dragonball songs that they dub and try to pull as much from the original as they can, even if it's placed a bit differently than the original due to Japanese and English being so different.

[Amigo Ten]

Well, at any rate, I'm 100% sure than "My enemies can tail the wind" is supposed to be "My enemies can never win", and "Keep your fears abound" is "Keep your spirit proud", at least.

I'm also sure it's "I feel ___ strength" rather than "I feel so strange", but I can't make out the other word.

[fig404]

"There's no fun to be found" sounds more like "There's so much to be found"

[penguintruth]

So we've found one more thing Sean Schemmel is awful at, aside from voice acting. Singing.

[Kendamu]

"There's no fun to be found" sounds more like "There's so much to be found"

Now that makes sense!

Don't stop! Don't Stop!
We're in luck now,
Don't stop! There's so
much to be found,
We can find paradise,
All we have to do is go!
Go! Bring it on!

[jjgp1112]

Yeah, I figured it was More instead of no, because "there's no fun to be found" doesn't make any sense in the context of the song.

[Kendamu]

That's exactly how I've been "attacking" these lyrics. If it sounds negative, it was probably mis-heard when making the subtitles. Dragonball openings aren't ever really all that emo.

Also, I'm thinkg "Keep your fear abound" is wrong. "Abound" means "be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities." I doubt a song like Dragon Soul would be telling kids, "Be afriad! Be very afraid!" Maybe it's "spirit" instead of "fear" and it could be "abound" or "unbound."

Maybe:
- Keep your spirit abound
- Keep your spirit unbound

[Amigo Ten]

It still doesn't sound like "bring it on" to me, and I'm sticking with "Keep your spirit proud".

[jjgp1112]

It definitely sounds like he's saying, "Reach your soul," instead of "bring it on"

[B]

What I get:

Don't stop, Don't stop
We're in luck now,
Don't stop, there's so
Much to be found!
We can find paradise!
All we have to do is go! go! reach your soul!

Mysteries abound,
In this world, that we will see,
Foes all around, but now we'll go,
Fearless and free!
I feel your strength,
Just give it up, that's how we'll win! (Genki-Dama reference)
Courage won't fail,
If you're with me, my enemies can never win!

We will fight for love and glory
We will live to tell our story
There is nothing we can't live through
Nothing can ever die, we will fight again!

Don't stop, Don't stop
We're in luck now,
Don't stop, keep your
Spirit proud!
And ride aboard the wind!
All we have to do is go!
Don't stop, Don't stop
We're in luck now,
Don't stop, there's so
Much to be found!
We can find paradise!
All we have to do is go! go! reach your soul!
Dragon Soul!

The "luck" might be "love," but I'm fairly confident in everything else.

[Amigo Ten]

I'll agree with that.

[Kendamu]

What I get (small differences in bold):

Don't stop, Don't stop
We're in luck now,
Don't stop, there's so
Much to be found!
We can find paradise!
All we have to do is go! Go! Bring your soul!

Mysteries abound,
In this world, that we will see,
Foes all around, but I will go,
Fearless and free!
I feel your strength,
Just give it up, that's how we'll win! (Genki-Dama reference)
Courage won't fail,
If you're with me, my enemies can never win!

We will fight for love and glory
We will live to tell the story
There is nothing we can't live through
Nothing can ever die, we will fight again!

Don't stop, Don't stop
We're in luck now,
Don't stop, keep your
Spirit proud!
And ride aboard the wind!
All we have to do is go!
Don't stop, Don't stop
We're in luck now,
Don't stop, there's so
Much to be found!
We can find paradise!
All we have to do is go! Go! Bring your soul!
Dragon Soul!

Mostly the same as you now that I've discussed it for awhile and have taken a closer listen.

[fig404]

It definitely sounds like he's saying, "Reach your soul," instead of "bring it on"

Could it be "Free it all" ?

I now have this song stuck in my head, guys. Seriously. It won't leave.

[.:PoetikaL:.]

I found this... if someone else posted it, sorry, but it does contain the lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fiyHwvFZ1o

[Kendamu]

I found this... if someone else posted it, sorry, but it does contain the lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fiyHwvFZ1o

That's the exact thing we're trying to correctly "translate" right now.

[JulieYBM]

I found this... if someone else posted it, sorry, but it does contain the lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fiyHwvFZ1o

That's the exact thing we're trying to correctly "translate" right now.

Or rather, 'transcribe'.

Remember guys, try asking FUNimation (via any of their social networks) to upload an episode or three on a streaming site.

[linkdude20002001]

You mean transcribe. You can't translate English into English. Lolz.

...Beaten to it by the Black Magician.

[.:PoetikaL:.]

I found this... if someone else posted it, sorry, but it does contain the lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fiyHwvFZ1o

That's the exact thing we're trying to correctly "translate" right now.

Well then lol. To me it sounds correct, but let's be real... once a good audio comes out (to the point of actual release) I'll go by this. It sounds pretty good to me, but the part in bold:

Don't stop, Don't stop
We're in luck now,
Don't stop, keep your
Spirit proud!
And ride aboard the wind!
All we have to do is go!

To me that sounded awkward and the flow was off. That's just me.

[B]

It definitely sounds like he's saying, "Reach your soul," instead of "bring it on"

Could it be "Free it all" ?

I now have this song stuck in my head, guys. Seriously. It won't leave.

The last part really doesn't sound like a short "o" sound that would be on "all," though.

And Kendamu's got it right on the middle; he definitely says "tell the story" and not "tell our story."