Your favorite song(s) in a language you don't understand

[Clowndoe]

I'm surprised this hasn't come up yet:

Spoiler: This is what English music sounds like to non-English speakers, apparently

...and it's a great song.

 

[lee1287]

"Je suis un homme" By Zazie, it's French (Duh) and anything by Rammstein.

 

[Aramis Night]

Only speak English as well. One of my favorite bands. They do most of their music in English as well, but I love this particular song in German and the video is beautiful. Found a copy with English lyric subs.

 

[Artina89]

I speak English and French, but I love the Norwegian band Kaizers orchestra, and my favourite song has to be this one:


It was the first song of theirs that I heard, but I love it regardless.

 

[Kyber]

I speak Swedish and English fluently, and a little bit of French("tourist french" level, actually had it in high school and had good grades but...) and Japanese(understand the grammar, tiny vocabulary). Other languages I've picked up stray words and phrases or can understand some by proximity(like German).

Japanese power metal! (I understand like 1 word in 10)

Finnish polka! (I don't understand a word)

I think you'll enjoy this:

 

[Kyber]

I speak Portuguese and English fluently. I also speak Spanish considerably well.

So... If you count languages which I know a little bit, I'd say Alors on Danse, by Stromae (which is in French)
If you only count languages I absolutely know nothing about, then I'd go with Ievan Polkka, by Loituma (Finnish)

Can't believe I get the chance to post this twice in the same thread, but here, Ieavan Polkka but better:

 

[Kyber]

Warning; Incoming Metal.

I've never been a fan of screaming, but these two bands have hit that perfect middleground in my eyes of actually sounding like it is a person singing compared to a gargoyle, yet still sounding gruff.

Oh, and I only speak English.




Yeaaah Scandinavia.

As a huge Finnish Folk Metal fan, especially Korpiklaani all the way to their alcohol metal days, I can tell you Finnish Folk Metal bands have the best names for songs;
Moonsorrows song is "City of Gods/A heritage of a thousand years"
Korpiklaani song is called "To the ruler of the of the forest coverage"
You should check out their Kalevala album, it's pure gold.

 

[KoudelkaMorgan]

These are my favorite songs in Japanese




And here is one in German


And of course the French version of this song