I once posted a video of myself dancing to a Yoruba song, and someone asked me if I understood the lyrics. I didn't. But the music made me feel good, and that was enough.
It made me realize how many people miss out on incredible music simply because they don't understand the language.
So many songs I've come to love are ones I never bothered to translate. I heard them, fell in love with the sound, and that was that. For some, music has a deep, narrative meaning. For others, it's just about the vibes.
I have my "vibe" songs and my "rhythm" songs. Lately, I've had the Indian track "Andha Kanna Paathaakaa" on repeat. I have no idea what the words mean, but I am completely captivated by its rhythm.
As someone who gets bored easily and rarely listens to music for long, the feeling a song evokes is everything. The point is, we should give ourselves permission to enjoy music purely for its sound for its rhythm and its vibes regardless of the language it's sung in.
Ps: this article title is Ai generated, how cool is that? 😂
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