Songs in different languages:

[NiceBlue]

I tend to prefer songs, sung in languages I don’t know, also I prefer female vocalists. I plan this topic to be of such songs with the language and the language family noted above the video.

Navajo – part of the Na-Dené Family

Tom,

 

[Kitty 34]

sang this all the time in HS choir

 

[NiceBlue]

sang this all the time in HS choir

Kitty, thank you very much for the song, very pretty.

I started in North America and plan to go to the east around the world.

Hawaiian – Part of the Austronesian Family

Tom,

 

[gmi3804]

My favorite: "Tequila."

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

A lot of that old Shakira stuff in Spanish is good

Just one example:

 

[Rogue1677x]

 

[NiceBlue]

A lot of that old Shakira stuff in Spanish is good

Since I can’t speak any language on this list, I can’t be 100% sure of what language they are, so kindly correct me if I am incorrect.
Japanese – Part of the Japonic language family

Kathryn, Thinking about your video, is it about immigrants being arrested?

Tom,

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Since I can’t speak any language on this list, I can’t be 100% sure of what language they are, so kindly correct me if I am incorrect.
Japanese – Part of the Japonic language family

Kathryn, Thinking about your video, is it about immigrants being arreste

I don't know what the song is about...I doubt it's anything political, it is from like the late 90's.

 

[NiceBlue]

I don't know what the song is about...I doubt it's anything political, it is from like the late 90's.

Kathryn, I looked it up.
It is not too favorable for a woman.
Shakira's "Ciega, Sordomuda" (Blind, Deaf-Mute) is a 1998 pop-rock song about being so intensely in love that one becomes irrational, obsessive, and completely out of control. Lyrically, she describes acting "brute, blind, deaf, dumb, clumsy, and stubborn" because of her partner's presence.
Thank you for your responce.
Tom,

 

[NiceBlue]

Chinese – Part of the Sino-Tibetan language family

Meng Jingnu is the name of a Chinese legend and the name of the protagonist; it is tragic somewhat like Romeo and Juliet. Although the video suggests a happier ending.
The legend can be found here: https://www.chinlingo.com/articles/600402/. And a translation of the song can be found in the comments.
Tom,

 

[LuvOrlando]

 

[ChrisFL]

I'm a huge fan of Japanese metal music, but sometimes we get a beautiful acoustic version from one of the groups, like this one (has English captions):

 

[Lumpy1106]

Not a fan of dance per se, but this routine stopped me in my tracks while channel surfing. Good song too;

 

[Smugpugmug]

For some reason the OST version sounds slightly different than the in game version but this song is still incredible.

 

[NiceBlue]

LuvOrlando thank you for the video. Ave Maria is one of my favorites and he sings it very well, but it seems strange to me to hear a man sing it. The German title of the song is "Ellens dritter Gesang", translated to English is "Ellen's Third Song". The words are a maiden’s prayer from Sir Walter Scott’s poem The Lady of the Lake and are meant to be spoken by Ellen Douglas, a woman, a maiden.

Ave Maria! Maiden mild!
Listen to a maiden’s prayer!

ChrisFL, thank you for the very nice video. Is Babymetal related to Band Maid?

Smugpugmug, thank you for the video, I liked it. French is my favorite language.

Tom,

 

[ChrisFL]

ChrisFL, thank you for the very nice video. Is Babymetal related to Band Maid?

No, different groups. Babymetal started in 2010, and they've toured 5 continents, done collabs with tons of artists and reached #9 on the U.S. Billboard chart this past year. They're really an amazing group.

Fun Fact, Olympic Figure Skater Ilia Malinin is a huge Babymetal fan and one of his outfits he uses is directly inspired by Babymetal's outfits from 2024. He also did an interview with Vanity Fair magazine and played their songs for 30 minutes during the interview

 

[NiceBlue]

Uyghur – Part of the Turkic language family

China has been accused of committing crimes against humanity and possibly genocide against the Uyghur population and other mostly-Muslim ethnic groups in the north-western region of Xinjiang. See here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-22278037.

This topic is part of my celebration of diversity.

Tom,

 

[NiceBlue]

Xhosa – Part of the Niger-Congo language family, Bantu subgroup, related to Zulu (spoken in South Africa)

The song Ndiza means “I Will”

The singer Zahara (her singing name) was born as Bulelwa Mkutukana on November 9, 1987. “Zahara is a stunning girl's name with Arabic, Hebrew, and Swahili roots. In Arabic and Hebrew, Zahara means "shining" or "brilliant," derived from Zahar or Zohar. In Swahili, Zahara derives from Zahra, and means "flower" or "flowering." (https://www.thebump.com/b/zahara-baby-name).

Zahara sadly passed away at a hospital in Johannesburg, at age 36.

Tom,

 

[NiceBlue]

Georgian – Part of the South Caucasian language family

The name of the music, Megruli Nana means "Megrelian Lullaby," with Megrelian referring to a group of people in Western Georgia and Nana meaning Lullaby.

The melody of "Megruli Nana" inspired Tchaikovsky’s music for the “Arabian – Coffee Dance” in his ballet, The Nutcracker.

Tom,

 

[NiceBlue]

Hebrew – Afro-Asiatic language family, Semitic subgroup

The song is “Ask the Water” (תשאל את המים) and is sung by and possibly written by Yuval Dayan -

Tom,