2017년 10월 21일 토요일

How the Koreans Might Hear the North Korea Polka

I took Weird Al's magnificent "North Korea Polka" and Google translated it into Korean and back. Let's just say it loses some nuances but perhaps picks up others.



"The North Korea Polka (Please Don't Nuke Us)"

Would you annihilate us if you had the chance?
That's such an antisocial thing to do
You've got us crapping our collective pants
May I suggest you take it down a notch or two

We're not exactly sure why you're upset
Did that Seth Rogen movie make you super mad?
You'd like us if you got to know us i bet
We're mostly harmless decent people
hey we're really not so bad
My point is!
Please don't nuke us North Korea
Right now we're all a little tense
Believe me!
We don't hate you
Frankly we don't even think that much about you
no offense

Now you might call us "bloodthirsty dogs"
But that metaphor's not very apt
Were just a bunch of simple fidget-spinning goofy dorks
Who probably couldn't find your country on a map

No we're not savages or cannibals
Well maybe just a really really really small percent
So I think it would be best
if you'd knock off those missile tests
Don't turn us into cinder
while we're swiping right on Tinder
Don't jump start Armageddon
or our beds will soon be wetter
Won't you think this through for a moment please
Now why would you bomb our nice celebrities?
Oh why in the world would you kill Tom Hanks?
Cause nobody doesn't like Tom Hanks!

So!
Please don't nuke us North Korea
That would seriously ruin our day
Remember!
We're not evil psychotic monsters
No matter what the news may say
We're just those goofballs from the U.S.A!
(Please don't nuke us)
(Please don't nuke us)
(Please don't nuke us)
Hey!
"North Polka (Please do not bother us)"

Would you kill us if we had a chance?
Doing so is an antisocial behavior.
You are drinking our collective pants.
Could you suggest a one or two scaling down?

We do not know exactly why you are angry.
Did Seth Rogen make you angry?
If you know our bet you want us.
We are mostly innocent people.
Hey, we are not so bad.
My point is!
Please do not tempt us to North Korea.
I'm a little nervous right now.
Trust me!
We do not hate you.
To be honest, we do not think so much about you
or attack you.

We may now call us "bloodthirsty dogs."
But the metaphor is not very appropriate.
Was it just a bunch of sparkling dorks?
Maybe you could not find your country on the map

We are neither barbarians nor cannibals.
Perhaps it's actually a very small percentage.
So it would be best
if you knocked out the missile test.
Do not make us synthesizers
while we swipe right from the tinder.
Armageddon
or our bed should not start getting wet soon.
Do not you think about this for a while?
Why would we make our great performers into bombs?
Why would you kill Tom Hanks in the world?
Because nobody likes Tom Hanks!

so!
Please do not tempt us to North Korea.
It will ruin our times seriously.
Think about it!
We are not evil psychopaths.
Whatever the news is
We are American idiots!
(Please do not calm us down)
(Please do not calm us down)
(Please do not calm us down)
Hey!

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