Zelda: Ocarina of Time/The Great Deku Tree speaks/Dialogue

The Great Deku Tree:

Japanese

ハイラル王国に広がる深き森…

English

In the kingdom of Hyrule in a deep, spreading forest...

Japanese

その森を守り続けてきたワシを人はデクの樹と呼んでおった…

English

I, who continues to protect this forest, am called the Deku Tree.

• 守り続けて　Means "continuing to protect" or "keep on protecting" You can use 続ける in any verb, just take off the ます　stem of the verb and add 続ける. 食べ続ける "Keep on eating", 読み続ける "Continuing to read".

• おった　is the past form of おる, which is the modest form of　いる　

• 樹　is pronounced, and mean, the same as 木. 樹 is being used to elevate the Deku Tree, similar to the word great tacked on in the English version. He's not any old 木 but a 樹.

Japanese

この森にはコキリ族という者たちが住んでおる.

English

In this forest lives a tribe called the Kokiri.

• コキリ族と云（い）う者たち means the people who are called the kokiri. と云（い）う can be used between nouns　to explain the name of the noun, like so "レッドロブスターと云うレストランに行きました。" "I went to the restaurant called Red Lobster".

Japanese

彼らはそれぞれ自分だけの妖精を持っておった

English

Each one has their own fairy.

Japanese

じゃが…たったひとりだけ妖精を持たぬ少年がおったのじゃ…

English

But.. There is one boy who does not have a fairy...

• じゃ is "slang" for だ. Apparently, じゃ is stereotypical elderly talk, and is not common outside of anime and video games.
• 持たぬ is olden version of 持たない

Japanese

ナビィ…

妖精ナビィ、どこじゃ… ここへおいで…

English

Navi

Fairy Navi, where are you...

Come here...

Japanese

おぉ、妖精ナビィ…

English

Ooh, Fairy Navi...

Japanese

このワシの…デクの樹の言葉を聞いておくれ

English

Listen to my... to the Deku's Tree's words.

• 言葉 can be translated as language, words or dialect. It is easily seen by context that 言葉 means words.

Japanese

お前も感じておろう？

English

Do you feel it too?

• おる (居る) after the て form of a verb indicates continuing action or state. おろう expresses probability (similar to だろう). I would suggest as a translation: "You probably feel it?" or "You are probably feeling it?"

Japanese

この世に満ちた悪しき力を…

English

Evil power is filling this world.

Japanese

今、ハイラルはその力に読み込まれようとしておる…

English

Now, This power is trying to appear in Hyrule...

Japanese

このコキリの森は、命の源…

English

This forest of the Kokiris, it is the source of life...

Japanese

人の侵入をこばむことで外の世界をも守ってきた…

English

By rejecting the people's invasion, the outside world is also protected...

Japanese

しかし…

English

However...

Japanese

この強大な悪しき力の前では今のワシはまったくの無力…

English

Before this mighty evil power, I am now completely powerless...

Japanese

どうやらあの妖精を持たぬ子が立たねばならぬ時がきたようじゃ。

English

It appears the time has come for that fairyless child to rise.

Japanese

あの子こそ、このハイラルを善き方向へみちびく者…

English

That child alone shall be the one to lead Hyrule to a better path...

• みちびく is 導く, "to guide, to lead, to show the way." Note that the kanji is made up of "way, street" along with 寸 (the latter probably does not add to the meaning in this case.)

Japanese

さあ、ナビィよ…

English

Now, Navi.

Japanese

あの子をここへいざなうのじゃ…

English

Call that child here.

Japanese

ワシに残された時はもう…多くはない…

English

My time is almost..there is not much left.

Japanese

たのんだぞ

English

I am counting on you.

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