Can someone explain dialogue expressions? Momotarou


Trying to read and translate Momotarou and I don't quite understand these
expressions.

So far I have

> 「うまい もも こっちゃ こい。

> "Delicious peach ... come.

> Reference translation: Sweet peach come here.

こっちゃ apparently means `as for that thing/matter/fact`. So I can kind of
understand it just referring to the peach and not having an effect on an
English translation. Correct?

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> にがい もも あっちゃ いけ。」

> Bitter peach ... go."

> Reference translation: Bitter peach go away.

あっちゃ is supposedly an expression

> stone the crows; blow me down; oops; uh oh; expression of annoyed surprise
> or shock

But the translated dialogue has no reflection of this. Is it as simple as they
just missed an exclamation mark? I might be horribly wrong, but it feels like
Japanese dialogue has actual words for one's current emotion whereas English
doesn't and it is based solely on the descriptive text before or after the
dialogue. Is this something that is actually used in real life speech or only
when dialogue is written?

Reference story: <http://life.ou.edu/stories/momotarou.html>




I would say あっちゃ, こっちゃ here in your example are the contracted pronunciations
of あっち **へ** , こっち **へ**.

> うまい もも こっちゃ こい。＜＜ うまい桃、こっちへ来い。  
>  "Delicious peach, come this way."

> にがい もも あっちゃ いけ。＜＜ 苦い桃、あっちへ行け。  
>  "Bitter peach, go away."




I would say あっちゃ, こっちゃ here in your example are the contracted pronunciations
of あっち **へ** , こっち **へ**.

> うまい もも こっちゃ こい。＜＜ うまい桃、こっちへ来い。  
>  "Delicious peach, come this way."

> にがい もも あっちゃ いけ。＜＜ 苦い桃、あっちへ行け。  
>  "Bitter peach, go away."

