Close Topic Options

Non-english Music

A lot of people listen to music they do not understand the lyrics to, do you? If so, what's some of the names and titles that you like and why do you listen if you cannot understand what they are saying?

Music Non-english

I like a lot of Japanese music.... Such as the theme from Inuyasha, A song for XX, and various others from Final Fantasy. I can't understand the lyrics but it is not the lyrics that necessarily make a song what it is. I love the rhythm and expressive emotion it portrays.

Non-english Music Sports & Fashion Music Movies

Yes, I like songs from many different languages.

The ones I like the most are:

• Buena Vista, that's a Portugese band, I love the language, although I don't really understand, I love the rythm, and that's all that matters
• Adiemus - part gibberish, part some African language, I love it. Sometimes lyrics aren't everything. The notes are great, and you can somehow get a sense of what they are saying even though I don't know the language.

There are many more, but those are the main ones.

Music Non-english

In my teenage rebel days I listened to a rock/metal band called Rammstein. They are from Germany and I didn't understand any of the lyrics, but I sure enjoyed the music. I guess I liked it because it sounded angry, mostly because the German language can be very rough and harsh sounding.

Offtopic but, Icarus, you may want to check this thread for some information on classical music.

Edited: malexander on 20th Jan, 2005 - 3:32am

Music Non-english

I listen to Rammstein now, and even though I may not understand what they say, I think that the music is what portrays the message, not the lyrics. Lyrics act as a guide, in my opinion. Their german language is rough, harsh sounding, and goes well with their style of music. However, they're not all heavy metal songs, some of them are very passionate, meaningful songs. In fact, Rammstein's first album is almost all about love.

Message Edited! Presephone: Copy text removed. You do not need to copy the user above you entire post in order to respond.

Non-english Music

You are quite right. What I enjoy most about music of other cultures is that you are engulfed with thier melodies and especially the ones with all the dynamics that bring it to life.

Non-english Music

I agree with you smudge on that subject. As stated earlier with Rammstien their music is great even though I don't understand all of the words and some of their music is in fact love songs, wich in case sound elegant even in german, but their heavier more "harsh" songs sound really great with their accents. Another person who sings in latin but sings in english that I love to listen to is shakira. Her voice excites me and the lyrics grasp me to listen more. Even when she sings it in latin or spanish wich ever way you choose to perceive it I love the melody to it. Also to go with the inuyasha songs, I love the second season end theme, Deep forest, although I don't understand it it makes me feel like I am walking through a forest dancing with a kimono clad asian gal.

Non-english Music Movies Music Fashion & Sports

Rammstein sounds great in german but once you translate it most of their lyrics are pretty awful but as has been said the german language is just great for heavier music because it just sounds so harsh! I've got a skit on an album by a band called tool which sounds like a Hitler speech it's really oppressive and disturbing untill you translate it and realise it's a cookie recipie! another really good foriegn metal band is sepultura they are from Brazil and sing in portuguese I know most of their lyrics are political but apart from that I haven't got a clue but it sounds great because again portuguese is a very harsh gutteral language that works really well with their tribal metal sound!