Well, spreadsheets on Google... but I'll eventually share the Anki deck too. This is a colaborative project, anyone can post their own spreadsheets.
The reason for this is:
1. that the language used in the songs is a nice changeup compared to most of the textbook-like resources beginners get their sentences from (there's a lot of colorful terms and kanji related to nature, feelings, movement, music - but all simple Kanji that's in RtK, mostly RtK1). But, at the same time, it's easy language for lower-intermediate level and up. Beginners can navigate through it too, with a little effort. It's definitely easier than the 400th to 600th sentences in Core2000.
2. you don't need to memorize the words, listening to the songs over and over again will do that for you instead. You just need to know what the Kanji refer to (and you already know that, if you did RtK). So it's more like immersion than study.
These are the four songs I added so far, and the spreadsheet for them:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...F9wMXhWUnc
Kanon Wakeshima (off the album "Shinshoku Dolce"):
1. Monochrome Frame (
- link's just so you know what to expect- don't be a dick, buy the songs - but if you don't, they're on youtube -youtube videos can be converted into mp3, there are sites that do that)
2. Skip, Turn, Step
3. Kagami
Aya Ueto:
4. Kizuna
Here are another two songs, added by undead_saif , and the link to the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...3VzWUNkeVE
1. X-Japan : Rusty Nail (
)
2. Disgaea OST # 22 Battle Comrade
Here are another three songs, added by me on Feb. 2, 2013, and the link to the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...sp=sharing
1. Nanase Aikawa - Yumemiru Shoujo Ja Irarenai
2. Nanase Aikawa - Ima Demo
3. Kanon Wakeshima - Maboroshi (this one has some difficult lines, might wanna skip it until you're ready)
Format:
1. Kanji_lyrics (broken up by sentence, not necessarily line)
2. Hiragana reading.
3. English translation.
Quality:
I think it's good. The lyrics are accurate. The reading is accurate, there's some use of o, e, wa, instead of the wo, he, ha particles. Translation is copy/pasted from various sources around the net, but I did go over them for the most part, they're quite good.
If anyone wants to add a song, please post the name (make sure it's available for purchase and/or on youtube). If the song fits (the only criteria are easy to hear lyrics and a tolerable melody), post the song names and the spreadsheet (or even just a csv file or anki deck), and I'll add links and the names to this post.
If you're downloading and using this resource, please post about it. Otherwise we won't know whether there's a point to keep adding songs or not.
The reason for this is:
1. that the language used in the songs is a nice changeup compared to most of the textbook-like resources beginners get their sentences from (there's a lot of colorful terms and kanji related to nature, feelings, movement, music - but all simple Kanji that's in RtK, mostly RtK1). But, at the same time, it's easy language for lower-intermediate level and up. Beginners can navigate through it too, with a little effort. It's definitely easier than the 400th to 600th sentences in Core2000.
2. you don't need to memorize the words, listening to the songs over and over again will do that for you instead. You just need to know what the Kanji refer to (and you already know that, if you did RtK). So it's more like immersion than study.
These are the four songs I added so far, and the spreadsheet for them:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...F9wMXhWUnc
Kanon Wakeshima (off the album "Shinshoku Dolce"):
1. Monochrome Frame (
- link's just so you know what to expect- don't be a dick, buy the songs - but if you don't, they're on youtube -youtube videos can be converted into mp3, there are sites that do that)
2. Skip, Turn, Step
3. Kagami
Aya Ueto:
4. Kizuna
Here are another two songs, added by undead_saif , and the link to the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...3VzWUNkeVE
1. X-Japan : Rusty Nail (
)
2. Disgaea OST # 22 Battle Comrade
Here are another three songs, added by me on Feb. 2, 2013, and the link to the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...sp=sharing
1. Nanase Aikawa - Yumemiru Shoujo Ja Irarenai
2. Nanase Aikawa - Ima Demo
3. Kanon Wakeshima - Maboroshi (this one has some difficult lines, might wanna skip it until you're ready)
Format:
1. Kanji_lyrics (broken up by sentence, not necessarily line)
2. Hiragana reading.
3. English translation.
Quality:
I think it's good. The lyrics are accurate. The reading is accurate, there's some use of o, e, wa, instead of the wo, he, ha particles. Translation is copy/pasted from various sources around the net, but I did go over them for the most part, they're quite good.
If anyone wants to add a song, please post the name (make sure it's available for purchase and/or on youtube). If the song fits (the only criteria are easy to hear lyrics and a tolerable melody), post the song names and the spreadsheet (or even just a csv file or anki deck), and I'll add links and the names to this post.
If you're downloading and using this resource, please post about it. Otherwise we won't know whether there's a point to keep adding songs or not.
Edited: 2013-02-03, 9:11 am