Magento – Translating attribute on different store views

    /**
     * @var $config  Mage_Eav_Model_Config
     * @var $options Mage_Eav_Model_Resource_Entity_Attribute_Option_Collection
     */
    $storeId   = 3;
    $config    = Mage::getModel('eav/config');
    $attribute = $config->getAttribute(Mage_Catalog_Model_Product::ENTITY, 'color');
    $values    = $attribute->setStoreId($storeId)->getSource()->getAllOptions();
    print_r($values);

    //here is another method
    $options = Mage::getResourceModel('eav/entity_attribute_option_collection');
    $values  = $options->setAttributeFilter($attribute->getId())->setStoreFilter($storeId)->toOptionArray();
    print_r($values);

You can have different scopes for different attributes. Your attribute has obviosuly the scope "store view". Alterantives are: "store", "website" and "global".

You can change the scope with a script, but after that change, I think you have to clean up the database because magento ignores the scope while fetching the data. It only is important when writing them.

You can check this in the backend, when you view a product you can change the scope in the upper left side and beside the selectbox is the information [store view] what the scope of the attribute is.