If translation was too easy

IF TRANSLATION SEEMS TOO EASY, IT’S PROBABLY NOT WORTH SERIOUS CONSIDERATION (BUT I WROTE THIS ANYWAY)

Well, my last blog was about the topic of in-material topical substance in translation work, and if you ask me one could be forgiven for thinking that this blog (the one you’re reading now), considering its title, isn’t really anything but a spin-off of that. However, in a way, this particular blog is about easy translation work rather than discussion of phenomena around challenging translation work, and by the same token I will mention this: there are plenty of common expressions which anyone could obtain a correct and reliable translation of in just about any language merely by running it through a machine translator and taking it at its word. I’m talking about “good morning / afternoon / evening”, “thank you”, “please” and things like that; stuff which isn’t even fully grammatical (if seldom unwelcome) most of the time.

Still, I don’t wish to talk about that as part of this blog about (supposedly) easier translation work. You see, I was encouraged to write this blog by the popular Youtube video Pen Pineapple Apple Pen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct6BUPvE2sM , which, for future reference in this blog (you will see), goes like this:

PPAP

I have a pen, I have an apple,
Uh, apple pen!
I have a pen, I have [a] pineapple,
Uh, pineapple pen!
Apple pen, pineapple pen,
Uh, pen pineapple apple pen!
Pen pineapple apple pen

Dance time!
(the background track is just more of the same of this text)

I have a pen, I have a pen,
Uh, long pen!
I have an apple, I have [a] pineapple,
Uh, apple pineapple!
Long pen, apple pineapple
Pen pineapple apple pen

Pen pineapple apple pen

I translate this later on. That said… is it worth attempting to encourage debate about the (hypothetical) cultural elements of this song (for cultural consideration is really important in the subject of translation!)? Probably not, but that’s exactly what I intend to do here all the same, as I assert the following (hypothetical) cultural (so to speak) discussion in connection with this video: I propose two theories as to how this “work of art” (as nonsensical as it clearly is) came into existence in the first place. On the one hand, I can appreciate “pen pineapple apple pen” as a borderline tongue twister in English. On the other hand, the guy is Japanese, and while there is no conceivable relationship between the writing implement and the two fruits when this is weighed against the benchmark of the English lexical items for them, or that of general anglophone culture, maybe, just maybe, this is derived from some little-known aspect of Japanese culture (most likely in a far-fetched way)? But of course, I am only speculating.

I’ve already said that the song is nonsensical – if this guy really is a comedian, then I’m sorry, but what reason could there be to classify this work as any kind of accomplished comedy? It’s just bizarre. That said, I hope it can be understood that I am proposing theories as to what went through the creator’s mind – probably unconsciously – which would serve as the basis behind the creation of this video, even if the content of the final product were, ultimately, left to be random rather than being more specific and contributory to any fundamental message or similar, if that makes sense. Maybe he was fully expecting people to take the video and make their own edited spin-offs of it to post on the Internet (just for fun), just to see what would happen – something which has indeed happened. Look on Youtube and see for yourself. Like where every time he says “p” or the word “pen”, it speeds up or slows down or gets increasingly bass boosted. To say nothing of the one where it is edited such that he says (so to speak), “I have a cat, I have a rainbow – uh, rainbow cat!”, followed by a clip of Nyan Cat. So what does this have to do with professional translation? It’s perfectly simple: the notion that human imagination knows no bounds, has always prevailed – for it is certainly true, at least for most us (no offence) – and I’m reminded of that every time I find myself challenged in my translation work (preferring to keep quiet about it, of course).

Anyway, just as people can trust a machine translator to provide a good and authoritative translation of simple expressions like “good morning” and “thank you” in many other languages, I believe that the same applies with this song. My argument here is simple: chances are that, for any language, as in English, there are certainly no synonyms for the personal pronoun “I”, the indefinite article “a”, or for “apple”, “pineapple” or “pen”; but I wouldn’t suggest that this is completely true for, for the sake of example, “have” or “long” (for “have”: maybe “possess” or “hold”?; for “long”: maybe something like “extended” or “extensive”, or “durating”?). It’s even the same with “dance” and “time”. And I’m sure you will be quick to say “well, it depends [i.e. on the context]” there. And of course it does. For example, I am aware that a “pen” is also a name for a female swan (cob and pen).

The response of the Youtube community to the PPAP video has included some people making their own videos in which they sing it in other languages. I’m sure you can see how easy that must have been – not least because they were native speakers. Myself, as a fully-fledged linguist who translates for a living, I was confident enough that I could use Google Translate to provide a fully authoritative translation of the lyrics of this song not just in French and German, which I have a degree in, but in God knows how many languages I don’t even speak (for reasons elaborated in the last paragraph) (including some I had never even heard of)! I only included the ones I was sure of pending the right amount of consideration – please bear in mind that I didn’t translate this song into absolutely every language offered by Google Translate (sorry to disappoint). This revolves mainly around consideration of possible multiple translations of certain individual words i.e. “apple”, “pineapple”, “pen”, “dance”, time”, “long”, and what I was able to deduce about the simplest aspects of grammar in these languages – at any rate, no more than [nominative noun] + [verb in present tense] + [accusative noun], and maybe a bit of conjugation with but one verb (have) and / or one adjective (long) and / or the singular indefinite article. As eager as I was to translate the lyrics of this song into the following languages, I declined to, for reasons which are basically grounded in a kind of linguistic observation and insight which just cannot be sustained with a casual and insouciant attitude:

Arabic, Malayalam, Mongolian, Khmer, Azerbaijani, Korean, Hebrew, Macedonian, Myanmar (Burmese), Kazakh, Gujarati, Kannada, Bulgarian, Thai, Serbian, Tamil, Pashto, Nepali, Sinhala, Telugu, Ukrainian, Kyrgyz, Belarusian, Armenian, Basque, Bosnian, Catalan, Chichewa, Croatian, Czech, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hmong, Hungarian, Igbo, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Maori, Norwegian, Samoan, Scots Gaelic, Shona, Sindhi, Somali, Sudanese, Swahili, Turkish, Welsh, Xhosa, Yoruba, Zulu

…while a Japanese version of the lyrics is already available in that video alongside the English one.

But for all the rest: I now provide what I claim to be an authoritative translation of the lyrics for this song in all the following languages. For I am a professional translator, and translating is what I do.

***FRENCH***

PPAP

J’ai un stylo, j’ai une pomme,
Uh, pomme-stylo!
J’ai un stylo, j’ai un ananas,
Uh, ananas-stylo!
Pomme-stylo, ananas-stylo,
Uh, stylo-ananas-pomme-stylo!
Stylo-ananas-pomme-stylo

Temps à danser!

J’ai un stylo, j’ai un stylo,
Uh, stylo long!
J’ai une pomme, j’ai un ananas,
Uh, pomme-ananas!
Stylo long, pomme-ananas
Stylo-ananas-pomme-stylo

Stylo-ananas-pomme-stylo

***GERMAN***

PPAP

Ich hab’ ‘nen Stift, ich hab’ ‘nen Apfel,
Uh, Apfelstift!
Ich hab’ ‘nen Stift, Ich hab’ ‘ne Ananas,
Uh, Ananasstift!
Apfelstift, Ananasstift,
Uh, Stiftananasapfelstift!
Stiftananasapfelstift

Tanzzeit!

Ich hab’ ‘nen Stift, ich hab’ ‘nen Stift,
Uh, langer Stift!
Ich hab’ ‘nen Apfel, ich hab’ ‘ne Ananas,
Uh, Apfelananas!
Langer Stift, Apfelananas
Stiftananasapfelstift

Stiftananasapfelstift

***AFRIKAANS***

PPAP

Ek het ‘n pen, ek het ‘n appel,
Uh, pen-appel!
Ek het ‘n pen, ek het ‘n pynappel,
Uh, pynappel-pen!
Appel-pen, pynappel-pen,
Uh, pen-pynappel-appel-pen!
pen-pynappel-appel-pen

Dans tyd!

Ek het ‘n pen, ek het ‘n pen,
Uh, lang pen!
Ek het ‘n appel, j’ai un ananas,
Uh, appel-pynappel!
Lang pen, appel-pynappel
Pen-pynappel-appel-pen

Pen-pynappel-appel-pen

***ALBANIAN***

PPAP

Kam një stilolaps, kam një mollë,
Uh, stilolaps-mollë!
Kam një stilolaps, kam një ananasi,
Uh, ananasi-stilolaps!
Mollë-stilolaps, ananasi-stilolaps,
Uh, stilolaps-ananasi-mollë-stilolaps!
Stilolaps-ananasi-mollë-stilolaps

Valle orar!

Kam një stilolaps, kam një stilolaps,
Uh, stilolaps të gjatë!
Kam një mollë, kam një ananasi,
Uh, mollë-ananasi!
Stilolaps të gjatë, mollë-ananasi
Stilolaps-ananasi-mollë-stilolaps

Stilolaps-ananasi-mollë-stilolaps

***AMHARIC***

PPAP

Kam një stilolaps, kam një mollë,
Uh, stilolaps-mollë!
Kam një stilolaps, kam një ananasi,
Uh, ananasi-stilolaps!
Mollë-stilolaps, ananasi-stilolaps,
Uh, stilolaps-ananasi-mollë-stilolaps!
Stilolaps-ananasi-mollë-stilolaps

Valle orar!

Kam një stilolaps, kam një stilolaps,
Uh, stilolaps të gjatë!
Kam një mollë, kam një ananasi,
Uh, mollë-ananasi!
Stilolaps të gjatë, mollë-ananasi
Stilolaps-ananasi-mollë-stilolaps

Stilolaps-ananasi-mollë-stilolaps

***CEBUANO***

PPAP

Ako adunay usa ka pluma, ako adunay usa ka mansanas,
Uh, pluma-mansanas!
Ako adunay usa ka pluma, ako adunay usa ka pinya,
Uh, pinya-pluma!
Mansanas-pluma, pinya-pluma,
Uh, pluma-pinya-mansanas-pluma!
Pluma-pinya-mansanas-pluma

Sayaw nga panahon!

Ako adunay usa ka pluma, ako adunay usa ka pluma,
Uh, taas pluma!
Ako adunay usa ka mansanas, ako adunay usa ka pinya,
Uh, mansanas-pinya!
Taas pluma, mansanas-pinya
Pluma-pinya-mansanas-pluma

Pluma-pinya-mansanas-pluma

***CORSICAN***

PPAP

Aghju una penna, aghju una pumu,
Uh, pumu-penna!
Aghju una penna, aghju una pinta,
Uh, pinta-penna!
Pumu-penna, pinta-penna,
Uh, penna-pinta-pumu-penna!
Penna-pinta-pumu-penna

Tempo di ballu!

Aghju una penna, aghju una penna,
Uh, penna longa!
Aghju una pumu, aghju una pinta,
Uh, pumu-pinta!
Penna longa, pumu-pinta,
Penna-pinta-pumu-penna

Penna-pinta-pumu-penna

***DANISH***

PPAP

Jeg har en pen, jeg har et æble,
Uh, æble-pen!
Jeg har en pen, jeg har en ananas,
Uh, ananas-pen!
Æble-pen, ananas-pen,
Uh, pen-ananas-æble-pen!
Pen-ananas-æble-pen

Dansetid!

Jeg har en pen, jeg har en pen,
Uh, lang pen!
Jeg har et æble, jeg har en ananas,
Uh, æble-ananas!
Lang pen, æble-ananas
Pen-ananas-æble-pen

Pen-ananas-æble-pen

***DUTCH***

PPAP

Ik heb een pen, ik heb een appel,
Uh, appel-pen!
Ik heb een pen, ik heb een ananas,
Uh, ananas-pen!
Appel-pen, ananas-pen,
Uh, pen-ananas-appel-pen!
Pen-ananas-appel-pen

Danstijd!

Ik heb een pen, ik heb een pen,
Uh, lange pen!
Ik heb een appel, ik heb een ananas,
Uh, appel-ananas!
Lange pen, appel-ananas
Pen-ananas-appel-pen

Pen-ananas-appel-pen

***ESPERANTO***

PPAP

Mi havas plumon, mi havas pomon,
Uh, pomon-plumon!
Mi havas plumon, mi havas ananason,
Uh, ananason-plumon!
Pomon-plumon, ananason-plumon,
Uh, plumon-ananason-pomon-plumon!
Plumon-ananason-pomon-plumon

Dancempo!

Mi havas plumon, mi havas plumon,
Uh, langa plumo!
Mi havas pomon, mi havas ananason,
Uh, pomon-ananason!
Langa plumo, pomon-ananason
Plumo-ananason-pomon-plumo

Plumo-ananason-pomon-plumo

***ESTONIAN***

PPAP

Mul on pastakas, mi on õun,
Uh, õun-pastakas!
Mul on pastakas, mul on ananass,
Uh, ananass-pastakas!
Õun-pastakas, ananass-pastakas,
Uh, pastakas-ananass-õun-pastakas!
Pastakas-ananass-õun-pastakas

Tantsu aeg!

Mul on pastakas, mul on pastakas,
Uh, pikk pliiats!
Mul on õun, mul on ananass,
Uh, õun-ananass!
Pikk pliiats, õun-ananass
Pastakas-ananass-õun-pastakas

Pastakas-ananass-õun-pastakas

***FILIPINO***

PPAP

Mayroon akong panulat, mayroon akong mansanas,
Uh, mansanas-panulat!
Mayroon akong panulat, mayroon akong pinya,
Uh, pinya-panulat!
Mansanas-panulat, pinya-panulat,
Uh, panulat-pinya-mansanas-panulat!
Panulat-pinya-mansanas-panulat

Sayaw oras!

Mayroon akong panulat, mayroon akong panulat,
Uh, mahabang panulat!
Mayroon akong mansanas, mayroon akong pinya,
Uh, mansanas-pinya!
Mahabang panulat, mansanas-pinya
Panulat-pinya-mansanas-panulat

Panulat-pinya-mansanas-panulat

***FINNISH***

PPAP

Minulla on kynä, minulla on omena,
Uh, omena-kynä!
Minulla on kynä, minulla on ananas,
Uh, ananas-kynä!
Omena-kynä, ananas-kynä,
Uh, kynä-ananas-omena-kynä!
Kynä-ananas-omena-kynä

Tanssiaikaa!

Minulla on kynä, minulla on kynä,
Uh, pitkä kynä!
Minulla on omena, minulla on ananas,
Uh, omena-ananas!
Pitkä kynä, omena-ananas,
Kynä-ananas-omena-kynä

Kynä-ananas-omena-kynä

***FRISIAN***

PPAP

Ik haw in pen, ik haw in appel,
Uh, appel-pen!
Ik haw in pen, ik haw in ananas,
Uh, ananas-pen!
Appel-pen, ananas-pen,
Uh, pen-ananas-appel-pen!
Pen-ananas-appel-pen

Dûnstiid!

Ik haw in pen, iik haw in pen,
Uh, lange pen!
Ik haw in appel, ik haw in ananas,
Uh, appel-ananas!
Lange pen, appel-ananas,
Pen-ananas-appel-pen

Pen-ananas-appel-pen

***GALICIAN***

PPAP

Teño unha pluma, teño unha mazá,
Uh, mazá-pluma!
Teño unha pluma, teño unha piña,
Uh, piña-pluma!
Mazá-pluma, piña-pluma,
Uh, pluma-piña-mazá-pluma!
Pluma-piña-mazá-pluma

Tempo de baile!

Teño unha pluma, teño unha pluma,
Uh, pluma longa!
Teño unha mazá, teño unha piña,
Uh, mazá-piña!
Pluma longa, mazá-piña
Pluma-piña-mazá-pluma

Pluma-piña-mazá-pluma

***ICELANDIC***

PPAP

Ég á penni, ég er með epli,
Uh, penni-epli!
Ég á penni, ég á ananas,
Uh, ananas-penni!
Epli-penni, ananas-penni,
Uh, penni-ananas-epli-penni!
Penni-ananas-epli-penni

Danstími!

Ég á penni, ég á penni,
Uh, langur penni!
Ég er með epli, ég á ananas,
Uh, epli-ananas!
Langur penni, epli-ananas
Penni-ananas-epli-penni

Penni-ananas-epli-penni

***INDONESIAN***

PPAP

Saya punya pena, saya punya apel,
Uh, apel-pena!
Saya punya pena, saya punya nanas,
Uh, nanas-pena!
Apel-pena, nanas-pena,
Uh, pena-nanas-apel-pena!
Pena-nanas-apel-pena

Waktu tarian!

Saya punya pena, saya punya pena,
Uh, pena panjang!
Saya punya apel, saya punya nanas,
Uh, apel-nanas!
Pena panjang, apel-nanas
Pena-nanas-apel-pena

Pena-nanas-apel-pena

***IRISH***

PPAP

Tá peann agam, tá úll agam,
Uh, úll-peann!
Tá peann agam, tá anann agam,
Uh, anann-peann!
Úll-peann, anann-peann,
Uh, peann-anann-úll-peann!
Peann-anann-úll-peann

Am damhsa!

Tá peann agam, tá peann agam,
Uh, peann fada!
Tá úll agam, tá anann agam,
Uh, úll-anann!
Peann fada, úll-anann
Peann-anann-úll-peann

Peann-anann-úll-peann

***ITALIAN***

PPAP

Io ho una penna, io ho una mela,
Uh, mela-penna!
Io ho una penna, io ho un ananas,
Uh, ananas-penna!
Mela-penna, ananas-penna,
Uh, penna-ananas-mela-penna!
Penna-ananas-mela-penna

Temp di danza!

Io ho una penna, io ho una penna,
Uh, lunga penna!
Io ho una mela, io ho un ananas,
Uh, mela-ananas!
Lunga penna, mela-ananas
Penna-ananas-mela-penna

Penna-ananas-mela-penna

***JAVANESE***

PPAP

Aku duwe pena, aku duwe apel,
Uh, apel-pena!
Aku duwe pena, aku duwe nanas,
Uh, nanas-pena!
Apel-pena, nanas-pena,
Uh, pena-nanas-apel-pena!
Pena-nanas-apel-pena

Tari wektu!

Aku duwe pena, aku duwe pena,
Uh, dawa pena!
Aku duwe apel, aku duwe nanas,
Uh, apel-nanas!
Dawa pena, apel-nanas
Pena-nanas-apel-pena

Pena-nanas-apel-pena

***POLISH***

PPAP

Mam długopis, mam jabłko,
Uh, jabłko-długopis!
Mam długopis, mam ananasa,
Uh, ananasa-długopis!
Jabłko-długopis, ananasa-długopis,
Uh, długopis-ananasa-jabłko-długopis!
Długopis-ananasa-jabłko-długopis

Czas taniec!

Mam długopis, mam długopis,
Uh, długi długopis!
Mam jabłko, mam ananasa,
Uh, jabłko-ananasa!
Długi długopis, jabłko-ananasa
Długopis-ananasa-jabłko-długopis

Długopis-ananasa-jabłko-długopis

***PORTUGUESE***

PPAP

Eu tenho uma caneta, eu tenho uma maça,
Uh, maça-caneta!
Eu tenho uma caneta, eu tenho um abacaxi,
Uh, abacaxi-caneta!
Maça-caneta, abacaxi-caneta,
Uh, caneta-abacaxi-maça-caneta!
Caneta-abacaxi-maça-caneta

Tempo de dança!

Eu tenho uma caneta, eu tenho uma caneta,
Uh, caneta longa!
Eu tenho uma maça, eu tenho um abacaxi,
Uh, maça-abacaxi!
Caneta longa, maça-abacaxi
Caneta-abacaxi-maça-caneta

Caneta-abacaxi-maça-caneta

***ROMANIAN***

PPAP

Eu am un stilou, eu am un mar,
Uh, mar-stilou!
Eu am un stilou, eu am un ananas,
Uh, ananas-stilou!
Mar-stilou, ananas-stilou,
Uh, stilou-ananas-mar-stilou!
Stilou-ananas-mar-stilou

Timp de dans!

Eu am un stilou, eu am un stilou,
Uh, stilou lung!
Eu am un mar, eu am un ananas,
Uh, mar-ananas!
Stilou lung, mar-ananas
Stilou-ananas-mar-stilou

Stilou-ananas-mar-stilou

***SESOTHO***

PPAP

Ke na le pene, ke na le apole,
Uh, apole-pene!
Ke na le pene, ke na le phaenepale,
Uh, phaenepale-pene!
Apole-pene, phaenepale-pene,
Uh, pene-phaenepale-apole-pene!
Pene-phaenepale-apole-pene

Nako ea ho tantša!

Ke na le pene, ke na le pene,
Uh, pene e telele!
Ke na le apole, ke na le phaenepale,
Uh, apole-phaenepale!
Pene e telele, apole-phaenepale
Pene-phaenepale-apole-pene

Pene-phaenepale-apole-pene

***SLOVAK***

PPAP

Mám pero, mám jablko,
Uh, jablko-pero!
Mám pero, mám ananás,
Uh, ananás-pero!
Jablko-pero, ananás-pero,
Uh, pero-ananás-jablko-pero!
Pero-ananás-jablko-pero

Tanečný čas!

Mám pero, mám pero,
Uh, dlhé pero!
Mám jablko, mám ananás,
Uh, jablko-ananás!
Dlhé pero, jablko-ananás
Pero-ananás-jablko-pero

Pero-ananás-jablko-pero

***SLOVENIAN***

PPAP

Imam pero, imam jabolko,
Uh, jabolko-pero!
Imam pero, imam ananas,
Uh, ananas-pero!
Jabolko-pero, ananas-pero,
Uh, pero-ananas-jabolko-pero!
Pero-ananas-jabolko-pero

Plesni čas!

Imam pero, imam pero,
Uh, dolgo pero!
Imam jabolko, imam ananas,
Uh, jabolko-ananas!
Dolgo pero, jabolko-ananas
Pero-ananas-jabolko-pero

Pero-ananas-jabolko-pero

***SPANISH***

PPAP

Tengo una pluma, tengo una manzana,
Uh, manzana-pluma!
Tengo un pluma, tengo una piña,
Uh, piña-pluma!
Manzana-pluma, piña-pluma,
Uh, pluma-piña-manzana-pluma!
Pluma-piña-manzana-pluma

Tiempo de bailar!

Tengo un pluma, lengo un pluma,
Uh, longa pluma!
Tengo una manzana, tengo una piña,
Uh, manzana-piña!
Longa pluma, manzana-piña
Pluma-piña-manzana-pluma

Pluma-piña-manzana-pluma

***SWEDISH***

PPAP

Jag har en penna, jag har ett äpple,
Uh, äpple-penna!
Jag har en penna, jag har en ananas,
Uh, ananas-penna!
Äpple-penna, ananas-penna,
Uh, penna-ananas-äpple-penna!
Penna-ananas-äpple-penna

Danstid!

Jag har en penna, jag har en penna,
Uh, lång penna!
Jag har ett äpple, jag har en ananas,
Uh, äpple-ananas!
Lång penna, äpple-ananas
Penna-ananas-äpple-penna

Penna-ananas-äpple-penna

***UZBEK***

PPAP

Menda qalam bor, menda olma bor,
Uh, olma-qalam!
Menda qalam bor, menda ananam bor,
Uh, ananam-qalam!
Olma-qalam, ananam-qalam,
Uh, qalam-ananam-olma-qalam!
Qalam-ananam-olma-qalam

Raqs vaqti!

Menda qalam bor, menda qalam bor,
Uh, uzoq qalam!
Menda olma bor, menda ananam bor,
Uh, olma-ananam!
Uzoq qalam, olma-ananam
Qalam-ananam-olma-qalam

Qalam-ananam-olma-qalam

***VIETNAMESE***

PPAP

Tôi có một cây bút, tôi có một quả táo,
Uh, quả táo-cây bút!
Tôi có một cây bút, tôi có một quả dứa,
Uh, quả dứa-cây bút!
Quả táo-cây bút, quả dứa-cây bút,
Uh, cây bút-quả dứa-quả táo-cây bút!
Cây bút-quả dứa-quả táo-cây bút

Giờ nhảy!

Tôi có một cây bút, tôi có một cây bút,
Uh, cây bút dài!
Tôi có một quả táo, tôi có một quả dứa,
Uh, quả táo-quả dứa!
Cây bút dài, quả táo-quả dứa
Cây bút-quả dứa-quả táo-cây bút

Cây bút-quả dứa-quả táo-cây bút

***CHINESE***

PPAP

我有一支筆, 我有一個蘋果,
呃, 蘋果筆!
我有一支筆, 我有一個菠蘿,
呃, 菠蘿筆!
蘋果筆, 菠蘿筆,
呃, 筆菠蘿蘋果筆!

舞蹈時間!

我有一支筆, 我有一支筆,
呃, 長筆!
我有一個蘋果, 我有一個菠蘿,
呃, 蘋果菠蘿!
長筆, 蘋果菠蘿,
筆菠蘿蘋果筆

筆菠蘿蘋果筆

***RUSSIAN***

PPAP

У меня есть перо, у меня есть яблоко,
Э-э, яблоко-перо!
У меня есть перо, У меня ананас,
Э-э, ананас-перо!
Яблоко-перо, ананас-перо
Перо-ананас-яблоко-перо!
Перо-ананас-яблоко-перо

Время танцевать!

У меня есть перо, у меня есть перо,
Э-э, длинное перо!
У меня есть яблоко, У меня ананас
Э-э, яблоко-ананас!
Длинное перо, яблоко-ананас
Перо-ананас-яблоко-перо

Перо-ананас-яблоко-перо

***GREEK***

PPAP

Έχω ένα στυλό, έχω ένα μήλο,
Ω, μήλο στυλό!
Έχω ένα στυλό, έχω ανανά
Ω, ανανά στυλό!
Μήλο στυλό, ανανά στυλό
Ω, στυλό ανανά μήλο στυλό
Στυλό ανανά μήλο στυλό

Χρόνος για χορεύω!

Έχω ένα στυλό, έχω ένα στυλό,
Ω, μακρύ στυλό!
Έχω ένα μήλο, έχω ανανά
Ω, μήλο ανανά!
Μακρύ στυλό, μήλο ανανά
Στυλό ανανά μήλο στυλό

Στυλό ανανά μήλο στυλό

***HINDI***

PPAP

मेरे पास एक कलम है, मेरे पास एक सेब है,
उह, सेब कलम!
मेरे पास एक कलम है, मेरे पास एक अनानास है,
उह, अनानास कलम!
सेब कलम, अनानास कलम,
उह, कलम अनानास सेब कलम
कलम अनानास सेब कलम

नृत्य के लिए समय

मेरे पास एक कलम है, मेरे पास एक कलम है,
उह, लंबा कलम!
मेरे पास एक सेब है, मेरे पास एक अनानास है,
उह, सेब अनानास!
लंबा कलम, सेब अनानास
कलम अनानास सेब कलम

कलम अनानास सेब कलम

***URDU***

PPAP

میرے پاس قلم ہے، میرے پاس ایک سیب ہے
اوہ، سیب قلم
میرے پاس ایک قلم ہے، میرے پاس انناسب ہے
اوہ، انناسب قلم
سیب قلم، انناسب قلم
اوہ، قلم انناسب سیب قلم
قلم انناسب سیب قلم

رقص کا وقت

میرے پاس قلم ہے، میرے پاس قلم ہے
اوہ، لمبا قلم
میرے پاس ایک سیب ہے، میرے پاس انناسب ہے
اوہ، سیب انناسب
لمبا قلم، سیب انناسب
قلم انناسب سیب قلم

قلم انناسب سیب قلم

***GEORGIAN***

PPAP

მე მაქვს კალამი, მე მაქვს ვაშლი,
უჰ, ვაშლი კალამი!
მე მაქვს კალამი, მე მაქვს ანანასი,
უჰ, ანანასი კალამი!
ვაშლი კალამი, ანანასი კალამი
უჰ, კალამი ანანასი ვაშლი კალამი
კალამი ანანასი ვაშლი კალამი

ცეკვა დრო!

მე მაქვს კალამი, მე მაქვს კალამი,
უჰ, ხანგრძლივი კალამი!
მე მაქვს ვაშლი, მე მაქვს ანანასი,
უჰ, ვაშლი ანანასი!
ხანგრძლივი კალამი, ვაშლი ანანასი
კალამი ანანასი ვაშლი კალამი

კალამი ანანასი ვაშლი კალამი

***PUNJABI***

PPAP

ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਇੱਕ ਕਲਮ ਹੈ, ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਇੱਕ ਸੇਬ ਹੈ,
ਓਹ, ਸੇਬ ਕਲਮ!
ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਇੱਕ ਕਲਮ ਹੈ, ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਇੱਕ ਅਨਾਨਾਸ ਹੈ,
ਓਹ, ਅਨਾਨਾਸ ਕਲਮ!
ਸੇਬ ਕਲਮ, ਅਨਾਨਾਸ ਕਲਮ,
ਓਹ, ਕਲਮ ਅਨਾਨਾਸ ਸੇਬ ਕਲਮ!

ਕਲਮ ਅਨਾਨਾਸ ਸੇਬ ਕਲਮ!

ਡਾਂਸ ਸਮਾਂ!

ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਇੱਕ ਕਲਮ ਹੈ, ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਇੱਕ ਕਲਮ ਹੈ,
ਓਹ, ਲੰਮੀ ਕਲਮ!
ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਇੱਕ ਸੇਬ ਹੈ, ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਇੱਕ ਅਨਾਨਾਸ ਹੈ,
ਓਹ, ਸੇਬ ਅਨਾਨਾਸ!
ਲੰਮੀ ਕਲਮ, ਸੇਬ ਅਨਾਨਾਸ
ਕਲਮ ਅਨਾਨਾਸ ਸੇਬ ਕਲਮ

ਕਲਮ ਅਨਾਨਾਸ ਸੇਬ ਕਲਮ

***LAO***

PPAP

ຂ້ອຍມີປາກກາ, ຂ້ອຍມີຫມາກໂປມ,
ໂອ້, ຫມາກໂປມປາກກາ!
ຂ້ອຍມີປາກກາ, ຂ້ອຍມີຫມາກນັດ,
ໂອ້, ຫມາກນັດປາກກາ!
ຫມາກໂປມປາກກາ, ຫມາກນັດປາກກາ,
ໂອ້, ປາກກາຫມາກນັດຫມາກໂປມປາກກາ

ປາກກາຫມາກນັດຫມາກໂປມປາກກາ

ຕອນເຕັ້ນ!

ຂ້ອຍມີປາກກາ, ຂ້ອຍມີປາກກາ,
ໂອ້, ປາກກາຍາວ!
ຂ້ອຍມີຫມາກໂປມ, ຂ້ອຍມີຫມາກນັດ,
ໂອ້, ຫມາກໂປມຫມາກນັດ!
ປາກກາຍາວ, ຫມາກໂປມຫມາກນັດ
ປາກກາຫມາກນັດຫມາກໂປມປາກກາ

ປາກກາຫມາກນັດຫມາກໂປມປາກກາ

***TAJIK***

PPAP

Ман як қалам дорам, ман як себ дорам,
Ух, себ қалам!
Ман як қалам дорам, ман як ананас дорам,
Ух, ананас қалам!
Себ қалам, ананас қалам,
Ух, қалам ананас себ қалам!
Қалам ананас себ қалам

Вақти рақс!

Ман як қалам дорам, ман як қалам дорам,
Ух, қалам дароз!
Ман як себ дорам, ман як ананас дорам,
Ух, себ ананас!
Қалам дароз, себ ананас,
Қалам ананас себ қалам

Қалам ананас себ қалам

***MARATHI***

PPAP

माझ्याकडे एक पेन आहे, माझ्याकडे एक सफरचंद आहे,
अरे, सफरचंद पेन!
माझ्याकडे एक पेन आहे, माझ्याजवळ एक अननसाचे आहे,
अरे, अननसाचे पेन!
सफरचंद पेन, अननसाचे पेन,
अरे, पेन अननसाचे सफरचंद पेन!
पेन अननसाचे सफरचंद पेन

नृत्य वेळ!

माझ्याकडे एक पेन आहे, माझ्याकडे एक पेन आहे,
अरे, लांब पेन!
माझ्याकडे एक सफरचंद आहे, माझ्याजवळ एक अननसाचे आहे,
अरे, सफरचंद अननसाचे!
लांब पेन, सफरचंद अननसाचे,
पेन अननसाचे सफरचंद पेन

पेन अननसाचे सफरचंद पेन

***PERSIAN***

PPAP

من یک قلم دارم، من یک سیب دارم
!خب، سیب قلم
من یک قلم دارم، من یک آناناس دارم
!خب، آناناس قلم
سیب قلم، آناناس قلم
!خب، قلم آناناس سیب قلم
قلم آناناس سیب قلم

!زمان برای رقص

من یک قلم دارم، من یک قلم دارم
!خب، قلم بلند
من یک سیب دارم، من یک آناناس دارم
!خب، سیب آناناس
!قلم بلند، سیب آناناس
قلم آناناس سیب قلم

قلم آناناس سیب قلم

***YIDDISH***

PPAP

איך האָבן אַ פעדער, איך האָבן אַ עפּל
וה, עפּל פעדער
איך האָבן אַ פעדער, איך האָבן אַ אַנאַנאַס
וה, אַנאַנאַס פעדער
עפּל פעדער, אַנאַנאַס פעדער
וה, פעדער אַנאַנאַס עפּל פעדער
פעדער אַנאַנאַס עפּל פעדער

טאַנצן צייַט

איך האָבן אַ פעדער, איך האָבן אַ פעדער
וה, לאַנג פעדער
איך האָבן אַ עפּל, איך האָבן אַ אַנאַנאַס
וה, עפּל אַנאַנאַס
לאַנג פעדער, עפּל אַנאַנאַס
פעדער אַנאַנאַס עפּל פעדער

פעדער אַנאַנאַס עפּל פעדער

***BENGALI***

PPAP

আমার একটি কলম আছে, আমার একটি আপেল আছে,
উহ, আপেল কলম!
আমার একটি কলম আছে, আমার একটি আনারস আছে,
উহ, আনারস কলম!
আপেল কলম, আনারস কলম
উহ, কলম আনারস আপেল কলম!
কলম আনারস আপেল কলম

নাচতে সময়!

আমার একটি কলম আছে,, আমার একটি কলম আছে,,
উহ, দীর্ঘ কলম!
আমার একটি আপেল আছে, আমার একটি আনারস আছে,
উহ, আপেল আনারস!
দীর্ঘ কলম, আপেল আনারস
কলম আনারস আপেল কলম

কলম আনারস আপেল কলম