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I loved this game when it was first posted a few years back, so I thought I'd revive it!
The rules are pretty easy:
Choose a song, find the lyrics, and copy them into Google Translate. No songs w/ explicit lyrics, obviously.
Translate the lyrics from English to another language. The less like English it is, the better.
Now translate them back to English and post 'em here. You can give us the title or we could try and guess it.
And that's it! Here's a favorite of mine, translated from English to Malagasy and back again. Any guesses? (If it's too tricky, we can try again with a different one.)
I am determined
No need to think about it anymore
If I am wrong, I am right
Look no further
This is not a bad idea
I know it's love but
If I speak to the world
I will never say
That's why I didn't tell you
And that is exactly what I should do
If I love you
Should I leave
Or should I just chase down the street?
Although it does not lead anywhere
Or will it be wasted?
Even if I know my location, do I leave it there?
Should I leave
Or should I just chase down the street?
Even if it doesn’t lead anywhere
submitted by Bakerloo, age 16, (REDACTED)
(September 4, 2020 - 11:21 am)
(September 4, 2020 - 11:21 am)
Is it Into the Unknown?
(September 13, 2020 - 4:08 pm)
I love these!! I've been watching something exactly like this online for like three years now, and it's hilarious :)
Alright, here's mine, just because it was the song I happened to be listening to when I clicked this thread. Guess away!
You say, we always go
Every true friend
For some pleasant sounds in his head
Give me food to eat, I pray for them: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto thee.
I hate to say I love you
I hate what I have to say
I want to hate you
But that is not the case with them;
I don't know
But I love you
Can you help?
Can he look at you?
And that was their day
Don’t want the sun to rise?
Can you help?
Can he look at you?
You remind me I float on the floor
About the city you work in
Look at me, my eyes smile
So lying, I love you, I love you
I hate to say it alone
I want you to hate telling
I hate to say things like that in the dark
But the truth is, e
I don't know
But I love you
Can you help?
Can he look at you?
And that was their day
Don’t want the sun to rise?
Can you help?
Can he look at you?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Can he look at you?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Can he look at you?
I hate to say it alone
I want you to hate telling
I hate to say things like that in the dark
But the truth is, e
I don't know
But I love you
Can you help?
Can he look at you?
Can he look at you?
you are
Can he look at you?
I hate to say I love you
I hate what I have to say
I want to hate you
But that is not the case with them;
(September 15, 2020 - 11:13 am)
(September 17, 2020 - 7:52 am)
(September 18, 2020 - 7:50 am)
Tendency to this fire
I've exhausted everything I've accumulated
I burned my hands
September
Hot coals are barely visible
Proof of life in the shadows
They're dancing to my plans
They know it's almost over
They know it's almost over
They know it's almost over
They know it's almost over
Burning
It's so low it's worrying
Because they know it when it goes out
It's great gone
It's just time before they show me
Why no one will ever return
With details from a distance
They know it's almost over
They know it's almost over
They know it's almost over
They know it's almost over
They know
They know it's almost over
They know
They know it's almost over
They know
They know
They know
I'll leave town in time
I'll stay alive for now
I'll leave town in time
I'll stay alive for now
I'll leave town in time
I'll stay alive for now
I'll leave town in time
I'll stay alive for now
They know it's almost over
They know it's almost over
They know it's almost over
They know it's almost over
They know
They know
Last year
I needed to change the pace
The pace of change could not change
I'm moving fast
But this year
Even though I'm far from home
I'm not alone in TRENCH
These faces are pointing towards me
They know
They know
What I mean
(September 22, 2020 - 10:08 am)
This is Leave the City by Twenty One Pilots, isn't it?
(September 22, 2020 - 12:36 pm)
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(September 29, 2020 - 7:03 am)
I translated this like...a million times. Can you guess it? Hint: It's on the radio a lot.
If they leave the other one, they will all become kings of Tara.
We have champagne and sweets
For the queen, the survivors will fight
Honey, don't dance alone.
You can't live without me, it's you. But you can never do that.
I think it's fun, but baby, I can't change the movie alone.
I can shake my body, there are so many things I can take
This is to show you how to make real heroin, och
I have no injury problem, don’t save me.
When I started to breathe, you couldn't break me.
Maybe you think I'm weak and not strong.
But if I had one, it would be bigger than you.
If they leave the other one, they will all become kings of Tara.
We have champagne and sweets
For the queen, the survivors will fight
Honey, don't dance alone.
So in my childish mind make me rebellious
Change a world and create a world you will never forget
I have no injury problem, don’t save me.
When I started to breathe, you couldn't break me.
Maybe you think I'm weak and not strong.
But I am stronger than ever.
If they leave the other one, they will all become kings of Tara.
We have champagne and sweets
For the queen, the survivors will fight
Honey, don't dance alone.
With a donkey, the king was able to shake anyone immediately
But queens are free to go where they want
Here's how to get realms.
Close our lives
If they leave the other one, they will all become kings of Tara.
We have champagne and sweets
For the queen, the survivors will fight
Honey, don't dance alone.
(October 26, 2020 - 3:37 pm)
Yes! Kings and Queens by Ava Max! Ava Max is awesome.
'with a donkey the king was able to shake anyone immediately' xD
(November 11, 2020 - 1:35 pm)
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(November 11, 2020 - 11:59 am)
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Hey, guys, gals, and non-binary people!!! Here's DJ Bakerloo coming at you again with another be-boppin' hit for all you cool cats (translated from English to Zulu and back again)!!! Rock on!!!
(November 11, 2020 - 12:09 pm)
This is so funny! Ok, I ran this through French, Portugese, Korean, then back to English. I only did the first verse and chorus though.
Last night I had a strange dream
I sailed to China in a small boat to meet you
And he said he had to clean his clothes
Nobody wanted to hug you, what that means is that you
Nothing can break my rythym
No one will delay me
I have to keep walking
Nothing can break my rythym
I'm running and I'm not going to fall to the ground
Oh no, you have to keep moving
Who can guess? Hint: It's an 80s song
(November 11, 2020 - 3:17 pm)
This is just the beginning of a song. I translated it to Dutch, and then Albanian, and then back to English. This thread is AWESOME.
Who left the dogs outside
Fabric, fabric, fabric, fabric, ind
Who left the dogs outside
Fabric, fabric, fabric, fabric, ind
Who left the dogs outside
Fabric, fabric, fabric, fabric, ind
Who left the dogs outside
(November 11, 2020 - 3:53 pm)
Is that the one that goes, "who let the dogs out?" Ramdom guess. For this one I was trying to do the whole song, but google translate is really annoying, so here's what I got-
I was running the country, but this morning the sea was clear when I asked to sleep alone. Clear the way
I walked and I was afraid of the enemy's eyes
Then I heard the public singing. The old king is dead. Long live the sultan! As soon as I took the key, the wall locked me inside.
I saw that my house was expensive
For salt pillars and sand pillars
I can hear the bell of Jerusalem ringing
The house is a choir of Roman knights.
Be my wife, my sword and my shield
Missionary abroad
For some reason I can’t explain
He was not there when he arrived
This is not a real name
And he decided.
I translated it into like ten different languages to get it to work, so I don't even remember which ones.
(November 11, 2020 - 4:59 pm)
Yessss! Coldplay! Viva la Vida! I used to be able to play it on the violin! Sort of!
(November 11, 2020 - 10:39 pm)