Thoughts on music in a foreign language

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I do it often. I am only fluent in Luo, Swahili, and English, but often I find myself listening to songs in a foreign language and enjoy them. An example is Stromae songs, which are mostly French.
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I like some foreign music because of their rhymes, flows, and beats. I specifically like Spanish and Latin music.
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I HIGHLY recommend French music for any that haven’t listened to it. Such a beautiful language and French rap in particular is strangely addictive.
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Honestly no. It depends on whether what song and genre it is. I would often appreciate Korean songs with lovely vibes.
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Post by Almira789 »

At first I don’t listen to songs with foreign language. However, there are songs that even though I don’t understand it, I will still like and appreciate it. One of which is Chinese songs on Tiktok.
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Post by Rexan »

Music is the language of the soul, so I don't need to understand it, to love it.
For me, it's songs with a nice rhythm or tempo. It might have nothing to do with either.
Songs like "Gangnam Style by Psy", " Blood, sweat, and tears by Bts", "Mmph by Kai", "Anti-romantic by TXT", and "Awilo album by Awilo locomba". Songs by Chaka Chaka and Brenda Fassie just to mention a few.
You don't need to understand these songs before you vibe to them.
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Post by Etini Willie »

For me it depends on the language. Some foreign languages are naturally melodious and when used to sing a song, it just produces good vibes.
Some foreign languages are so heavy and makes music hard to enjoy.

I love listening to Spanish songs though
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Post by maglalangara496 »

My thought on music in a foreign language in a foreign music is that it is an effective tool to learn foreign languages. Most of the people love listening music and most people have access in it. People could easily appreciate foreign languages by listening in music since this is also an effective learning tool to advertise the foreign languages.
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I absolutely love foreign songs, I don't know but sometimes the prospect of having the lyrics of a foreign song flowing through my ears is so pleasant.
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Post by Arianne Joy Melendres »

I love songs in foreign languages ! I speak 6 different ones, so it's always a joy to know that there's a greater variety of songs that I could listen to and enjoy. For the most part, I really don't think that language should be a barrier to good music.
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As long as the music grabs my attention, I can simply Google the lyrics and love the song
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My ancestors came from Sweden. I enjoy listening to Swedish music to stay in touch with my heritage. I have even learned a few songs! My son sang a song in Italian for one of his voice classes, and I thought the language was quite beautiful.
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Post by Emidio Inocencio »

I actually listen to a lot of foreign language music. Normally, I start liking new music by their beat and sound.
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I don’t know why but when it’s not in English it’s slaps more :wink2:
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Post by Karen Gurtiza »

It's the rhythm of a song in a foreign language that gets me into foreign songs, then getting the song lyrics, and started singing it, sometimes with the english translation to better understand the song. I don't know but there is something special for me when i sing foreign songs
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