#translaton

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Definition of Terms

黒土 

“black soil”

Compare with a line from Albedo’s Character Story 5:「黑土诞生白垩。」

Official translation is “From soil was birthed chalk”

It’s also the Chinese term for “Art of Khemia” — “黑土之术”

According to the English Wiki, a possible root is “The Ancient Greek word Χημία Khēmía, ‘black earth’”

Here’s an article on the etymology of “alchemy”,which lists one of its origins as “from Khemia, a name for Egypt meaning ‘land of black earth’”

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白垩

“chalk” (the type of rock, not the substance made into writing sticks even though that’s the connotation)

Albedo’s title “Kreideprinz” is “白垩之子” in Chinese

The Chinese characters “黑” and “白” mean “black” and “white” respectively, so “黑土与白垩” is likely used as contrasting imageries 

Same goes for the 1.2 event “白垩与黑龙”, which is officially known in English as “The Chalk Prince and the Dragon”, but you can also say “Cretaceous and the Black Dragon” to keep the fanciness of the Chinese title

Or "The White Chalk and the Black Dragon" to keep the contrast though it's less poetic

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地层

“stratum” —> “a layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground”

“Earth’s crust” would work too

无垢之土 → “pure soil”, “spotless soil”, etc

原初之人 → “primordial human”, “the first human”, “the original form of man”

特征 → “special characteristic”, “unique trait”, etc 

忽视 → “overlook”, “ignore”

古老技术 → “ancient art”, “ancient technique” 

失控 → “Lose control”, “out of control”

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Tone

“黑土与白垩、宇宙与地层，无垢之土创生原初之人”

The first part of this voiceline has a very poetic vibe

Which makes sense because Venti is a poet

The concepts are very grand (e.g. soil and chalk which relate to the Art of Khemia, the universe, creation of life) so the translation should reflect it while not straying from overall concepts too much

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“特征实在太明显了，难以忽视呀。”

呀 (ya) is a sentence-ending particle in Chinese, according to this article 

It has a casual tone and is informal

Venti using it here fits his carefree and playful personality

Zhongli, for example, wouldn’t use it due to his old-fashioned and ancient vibe

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嗨，算了，就让蒙德人自己解决蒙德的问题吧。

嗨 (hai) is an onomatopoeia for a sigh

算了 is “never mind”

吧 (ba) is another sentence-ending particle in Chinese

This sentence is also casual

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Attempts to translate 

黑土与白垩、宇宙与地层，无垢之土创生原初之人…特征实在太明显了，难以忽视呀。这么危险的古老技术，万一在城里失控——嗨，算了，就让蒙德人自己解决蒙德的问题吧。

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Literal:

Soil and chalk, the universe and the earth’s crust, spotless soil giving birth to the original human… The characteristics are just too noticeable. It’s hard to ignore! If such a dangerous ancient art were to lose control in the city— Ah, never mind. Let the people of Mondstadt deal with what goes on in Mondstadt.

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Poetic:

The chalk so white, from soil black. The universe, the hardened crust. The spotless soil bore his life…

From soil black came chalk so white. The universe, the hardened crust. The spotless soil bore his life… His peculiarities are just too great. It's hard to ignore! If an ancient art of such danger gets out of control in the city— Ah, never mind. What goes on in Mondstadt’s walls is for the Mondstadters to deal with!

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Note on the Poem

Initially my poem went “The chalk so white, from soil black. The universe, the hardened crust. The spotless soil bore his life…” but I realized if I switched the order of the first sentence and placed white at the end, it could rhyme with “life”, which is quite nice (and makes it more obvious that it’s a poem).

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“Albedo/Lore”, Genshin Impact Wiki

“Art of Khemia”, Genshin Impact Wiki

The Etymology of “Alchemy”, Useless Etymology

How to use the Chinese Character 呀 (ya), Written Chinese

[剧情讨论] 白垩、粉笔、大理石、石灰岩——我也是石头里蹦出来的，我怎么不是阿贝多[可能有一点化学知识？], NGA 

 From the end of April,

 “Morning Musume ’19 x Caribadix” there are new Gaokki goods,

 They started to sell socks but

 The other day we got a step ahead, Moreover its cause we got them in our own color! Lol

 The members exchanged them~

 Fukumura Mizuki-san’s hot pink, Haga Akane-chan’s light orange, Kaga Kaede-chan’s Italian red, and, I’m the blue one←

 I have a lot at home! Isn’t that good! Today one way or another, it was like, alright lets were socks in Kaedy’s color!

And I wore them,

 Somehow accidentally,

 Kaedy also wore my color

 We’re matching right~

 ….now,

  Somehow accidentally↑ is what I wrote, Kaedy in my color…………..

 If you talk about it, its certainly amazing

 Read the atmosphere, Kaedy--!!←

    I want to see Dumbo…I want to see Kingdom…I also want to see Conan again…I’ve wanted to see a lot of movies recently…

  See you ayumin ❤

Kizakura: (The next scout is Maizono Sayaka. The Super High School Level Idol. The center position for the nationwide-famous idol group appointed the conference room of her ageny building as a meeting place. Avoiding meeting a man not only at her own house but also in public places such as cafe or park… She’s a top idol indeed. She manages her risks thoroughly. It might become a hard scouting…)

Maizono: It’s a coffee, please help yourself. Kizakura: Ah, if you will excuse me then. Maizono: How many cups of salt* would you like in it? Kizakura: Zero cups. Er… wha, what is that. Is this some new healthkeeping method or something of that sort? Maizono: It’s unexpectingly delicious~ I’ve been so into it recently! Kizakura: You’re pretty good… You appealed your ‘homely girl’ and 'pure girl’ side at the same time in that short coversation. So this is the top idol’s technique, eh? Maizono: Heeh~? It’s nothing related to that sort! A pinch of salt makes coffee’s flavor much softer. Besides, it is said to cleanse your insides, ah, so it might be a healthkeeping method!

*mixes salt into coffees* Kizakura: So it wasn’t just a joke gossip… (TN: They actually sell salt coffees in Japan. Maizono’s voice actress have been into 'salt coffee’ recently, so this might be a reference to that.) Maizono: So… About transferring into Kibougamine Academy, right? Kizakura: Seeing you like that, it seems that you’ve made your mind already. Maizono: … that’s so. It’s a bit lonely thinking about saying goodbye to friends at current school though. Kizakura: Sooner or later, you will have to walk different paths from your friends. This is the best option if you want to aim for a higher spot as an idol. (But… 'pure’ type popular idols show relentless images in private places, but this child is no different from her public one… Or is she thorough enough to not let her guard down even to a person who’s not related to her work…) Maizono: I’m just like this usually too. I don’t change my attitude or anything depending on the person! Kizakura: Er, eh, what? D, did my thoughts come out in words? Maizono: I, am an esper after all. I can read minds. Kizakura: … Really? Maizono: Just joking, it’s just intuitons. Kizakura: We-, well. I won’t deny that I’m trying to figure out what’s really in your mind. It’s an important job for a scoutsman to meet a person and figure out what the person is like. It’s because that’s something not in the database. Maizono: Yes, it’s alright~ You can ask about things not in database all you want! Kizakura: Then, what is your favorite food? Maizono: Hmm~ I don’t pick food but… From vegetables, I like tomatoes. Kizakura: Heeh~ Is there an investigator(detective) you like? (TN: The word is 'Keiji’ in Japanese and Kizakura’s VA’s name is Fujiwara Keiji) Maizono: It’s Space Investigator. (TN: A series of drama that went on air in 80’s) Kizakura: (Eh, how old is she actually?) The-, then, your favorite hairstyle? Maizono: I like the twintail hair I do when I have my idol clothes on. It shakes side from side in ??? ways, so I feel like dancing too. And most of all, it looks cute~ (TN: Can’t catch that word T^T) Kizakura: Indeed~ It’s a golden saying that I want to telll all the other idols about!! (What should I say, she’s such a sweet girl yet I feel something dangerous about her~ Should I say it’s a scoutman’s intuitions… Just as if she is holding a small bomb unrelated to her idol sides. Hmm, should I test her a little more.) *energetic music suddenly comes out* Kizakura: Eh, it’s a bit sudden around now but there are letters to Sayaka-chan from our listeners!! Maizono: Wha~ is it a radio roleplay? I like radio jobs too. Kizakura: The first letter, is from radio name 'Yellow Cherry’-san. (TN: Kizakura literally means yellow cherry blossom) Where do you, Sayaka-chan first wash when you shower? (naughty voice) Maizono: Eeh~? Is that so, I wash upper arm first. Kizakura: Indeed! We all want the girls to be innocent and pure, but it’s no fun if they’re coy all the time. Men are such bothersome creatures. That, you know it well. Maizono: Yes? Kizakura: Most idols with run away with replies like hair or ??? or arm. Conversely, the girls who deem themselves as small devils say “chest!” without hesitation. Both are common answers that leave you no impressions.

(TN: Can’t catch that one part of body either) Maizono: … Kizakura: But you answered 'upper arm’. Urban legends has it that upper arms have softness equivalent to boobs- the chest, and they’re structurally close to chest too. No other parts of body blossoms more fantasies than this on the stage called shower. Even if I was an idol, I would answer so too!! It’s the best answer. Maizono: Mister guard!! Kizakura: Aaah~~ Sorry!! I got a little carried away!! Maizono: (laughs) Really~ It isn’t something like that! Kizakura: It isn’t? Maizono: I do have proper reasons for washing upper arms first. There was a rule like that in my home planet. Kizakura: Eh, a-, an alien? Maizono: Joking. Even if it’s true, I won’t leak such an important secret so easily. Kizakura: Then next, radio name School Headmaster. Do you, Sayaka-chan like your daddy? If so, what do you like about him? Maizono: Of course I like him very much~ When I was young, it was bit lonely as he always came back late but he was working hard for the family always so. Kizakura: Hmm… Maizono: And watching TV alone at that time caused me to aim for the idol. Kizakura: Well… everyone likes daddies when they’re young. As a friend, how should I treat the guy who is hated by his daughter like a webworm~? This, just to add, is a letter from radio name Koichi-kun. Maizono: Although he won’t express it with his words, I think that father will be very lonely. Please treat him kindly. Kizakura: (Sobs)…!! Yeah… I’ll do that… Maizono: Er, why are you crying? Kizakura: Because the salt in coffee went into my eye… Maizono: Right… Kizakura: Then the last!! Maizono: Eh, it’s the last already? Kizakura: If you Sayaka-chan can’t continue idol career without sacrificing the person you endear, will you still continue? Or can you cut it off and quit? Maizono: That’s… unexpected. Kizakura: Since this is the last so. Maizono: … I can’t answer until that moment comes. I think it’s something that you shouldn’t imagine so easily.