do you sometimes listen to a music that you don't understand?

All the time! I listen to music in Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic languages quite often. The Spanish music actually has helped me to increase my vocabulary but I am far from fluent.

hey Kumar!! yeah it happens A LOT not only SOMETIMES and I do enjoy listening to them no matter how illiterate I could be toward the lyrics as long as I go along with the music and the dancing movement... As for the Arabic music; I do understand them very well unless if the singer sings in particular dialects where I find some difficulty and get myself to focus deeply on the meaning hoping to get the meaning but, sometimes I just can't get it well and get other friends to translate

no i think thats a waste of time.

hi kumar I love to listen to Scottish and Irish songs although' I do not know the language but the music is so good and so much fun to listen to. As I have grgrgr grandparents on both sides that are from Scotland and Ireland I have an affinity to the music although I do not know the language at all. And I have heard some fantastic Arabic music as their instruments are so different from what I am used to and the sound is fascinating too.

Yea, happens quite some times. But this isn't the reason which most of the people here have (the language). I listen to heavier groups (mostly metal), and there I don't really understand what they say, yet I like to hear it :D Might seem weird, but it's quite normal if you're into it.

all the time it help u not think at all

To me music has no language, it's music and I understand it no matter in what language it is being sang. A song I like very much is Alkistis Protopsalti - Pame Havai, it's in Greek and I like this language very much along with many more.

Very good post, Kumar. As i said, definitelly yes. Music has no other language besides the Universal one ;) May i ask, again, your opinion on my own Portuguese music? http://www.rrw.pt/skills_the_bunny_crew_1 I hope it isn´t an off-topic. It´s an invitation to make this discussion even more practical as you guys help me to understand how people outside my country feel about my music. Peace

Yeah totally! I have a Buddha bar album where most of the songs are Pakistani, at least that's what I think it is hehehe. But I really love the beat and the rhythm. I play it every time I do my yoga :) Korean songs are also very popular in our country. I don't normally listen to them but there's one song that's very popular, I guess you're familiar with Nobody But You? Yeah I like listening to that also. But most songs that I like that are not English are Indian, Pakistani, or Brazilian songs coz I like the beat :)

in music, the lyrics are secondary... the heart and the soul of any piece of music are the notes that make it... so, if sometimes you are also listening to a japanese song and enjoying it, it's not the lyrical composition but the musical composition to gets into you... don't forget that music is a universal language.

I like listening to Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese songs. Korean songs, especially ballads sound so sad, and even if I don't understand the songs mostly, I can feel the emotion of the singer. Japanese, because I love soundtracks from anime. Some taiwanese because of the drama series I've watched. I've been to Hongkong lately, and the love songs I heard there sounded good. I also love listening to spanish songs because I love the language. Sometimes, I watch MTV Asia, and they feature other Asian songs, and yes, even though I don't understand the lyrics, I really love the melody and the arrangement...:)

The first foreign music that I've heard was from many years ago " Lanca Perfume " ( don't know if I got the title correctly ). It was just relaxing listening to it. There have been a few Japanese and Cantonese songs that I liked. But at present, I'm listening more to Korean songs. Even though I don't understand their language, most of their melody are so upbeat that sometimes, I can even sing a few tunes. Whenever I would like to know more about the lyrics, I just search from the internet and they have their meanings. Not only am I enjoying to listening their songs, I do learn a little also about their language.

My gosh, I'm obsessed with Japanese songs. I really love it when they like play with the beat and getting through harmony, and also the cute way of them pronouncing the their language that somehow it got me influenced on learning it. I

i do. i'm listening to music from japan, korea and china. i'm only understand a little bit chinese and korean language. but i dont really understand their language. but i love their music.they are so wonderful. so romantic, so sad and so touching

Yes I am from the U.S.A. and my husband is from Mexico and I have still not really learned a lot of Spanish like I should have known by now but I understand most well some of it, But yes I enjoy some Spanish music and some of it I have no clue what they are saying or singing but I love some of the music!!

Hiya kumar, Spanish Music I love most of it especially Flamenco. I love listening to the Joteros of the Spanish Ribera of Navarra singing as well they give me the goosebumps to listen to them. The other week I was listening to the Lords Prayer in I think it´s in Aramic it is so beautiful I found it on you tube by coincidence just by chance and I bookmarked it somewhere I´ll see if I can find it. I don´t understand the words but yet they seem so familiar to me I don´t know why. You can learn Spanish by listening to songs yes that is how I actually started out Letters and listening to Songs. If someone listens to Nino Bravo they will pick up quite a bit of Spanish as he had a very powerful voice sang very well and the words were very clear to all. He never swallowed words or phrases so he would be a good one to listen to. Not an affiliate link its a reference to this response. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAEIrp4MFBE&feature=fvw What beautiful music you don´t have to understand the words to this just relax and listen. To learn Spanish listening to music there are so many Groups new ones older ones but the trouble is the Spanish they sing is not so pure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoAKTGJHnQw El Canto del Loco is a good singer he writes his own songs and is easy to understand and more in keeping with your age but I think he is fantastic has a nice soothing voice full of meaning. Let us know what you think verdad que es fantastico? is´nt he just great. Take care now.

You don't have to understand lyrics to enjoy music. The melody of a song can be understood without a language barrier. In high school, we used to listen to songs of other countries. The beauty of the music outweigned the ability to know what the lyrics were. Music is so uplifting. You don't need words to appreciate or understand it.

Yes!I love Tokio Hotel which is a German band. I listen to their songs. When I have time, I look for English translations of their songs.

Yes i do at times! A good example is Shakira's worldcup song, WAKA WAKA..! Am very sure only Africans know the meaning of the song as some elements have been borrowed from an old African classic WAKA WAKA done by by Zangalewa a music group from Cameroon if am not wrong. This song has become a big heat to many worldwide and everyone is singing along yet only a dozen know what it means. At times is the tune used that makes many to love particular songs. look at K'naans worldcup song WAVING FLAG, the song has been re-done in so many languages like Spanish and Italian. but the tune still makes one jump to the song. I remember an old North African song HABIBI, the song has an Arabic setting and 15 years later since i heard it first i still love that song. Songs are a way to sooth our soul, whatever is my taste is another mans poison, and thus at times we find ourselves listening to the best music around the globe. so lets us appreciate good music. have a good day..!

Much of Enya's music is in Gaelic, which I do not pretend to understand, but the language itself is so beautiful that it adds to the beauty of her music. At the same time I think my favorite album of Celine Dion's is her French album. I think when a language is beautiful, it adds to the beauty of the song and I love beauty!