Comments on: Crafty Music Videos: U900

By: UkePunk

UkePunk — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:34:45 +0000

The video’s are available with English Subtitles now… (not translations)… I put them on my blog http://ukepunk.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/u-900-and-a-slice-of-heaven/

enjoy!

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:25:41 +0000

I can’t stop watching them! I love it!

By: jungrrl

jungrrl — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:58:21 +0000

Thanks so much for those translations ladies!

By: Riechan

Riechan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:06:58 +0000

These are lovely
To translate a bit;
in the beginning of the first vid the bunny says something like (translated freely) Let’s hurry and get something to eat (+ something I couldn’t understand) Let’s begin!
In the beginning of the second vid he says: Hello everyone on youtube (or st) blabla, listen please.

they are cute! I’m going to search some more vids tomorrow. Very original way to bring your music.

By: Ana

Ana — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:06:13 +0000

or also kindof “if you want to arrive someplace faster, take the safer road (which may be longer) instead of taking the quicker much more dangerous road.

Love the vids!!!
watched them a few times already!

By: Ana

Ana — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:02:29 +0000

I’ve been studying Japanese for 11 years, so I thought I’d help out and do a quick google search on my lunchhour (then back to the translation grind… sigh):

The ukelele group is U900.
U900 is pronounced “OO-KU-RE-RE”

U is pronounced like spanish U, or oo
9 (nine) has a reading of KU
0 (zero) has a reading of RE
0 (zero) has a reading of RE

so U900 is “ukelele” basically. (^-^)//
Kind of a Japanese play on words.

The duo has nicknames:
U
and
900

Rough translation from their myspace:
U was really fascinated by the sound of [musical group] the Ventures, and wanted to become a guitarist. However, he was frustrated that guitars were too big for his body. After that, while on a journey to find himself in Hawaii, he became aware of the existence of the ukelele. Thereafter, he aspired to be a ukelele-ist. U then had a meeting of fate with an artist with a similar story at a live performance at Inoga(ka)shira park in Tokyo, 900. The two hit it off and became the ukelele duo, U900.

The first video you post says “Walk don’t run”
Isogaba maware is a famous saying – isogaba: if you’re going fast maware: go around
It basically means “if you’re going fast, you should take the safer main road (which may be longer) instead of taking the quicker much more dangerous road”

Thanks!
Ana

By: Angelica Bays

Angelica Bays — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:03:00 +0000

Holy COW! I am mesmerized!

By: shaints

shaints — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:20:59 +0000

They’re awesome! Thank you for sharing. So cute and creative. The first one is my favorite.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:08:27 +0000

Exactly how adorable can you get?!?! Those are so clever!