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Scorpion451 (Edited uphill both ways)
17th Feb, 2020 02:56:05 PM

Don't think there's anything for multilingual bands, but What Song Was This Again? is when there are a lot of changes in the translated version, and Translated Cover Version is when someone else covers the song in a different language.

(Nena's 99 Red Balloons is a classic example of the first trope: it keeps the same general meaning and sound, but has to dramatically rework the lyrics and some of the music to work in English.)

Edited by Scorpion451
Unsung Since: Jun, 2016
17th Feb, 2020 04:25:09 PM

Multilingual Song if the lyrics change languages mid-song. Cunning Linguist for someone who's fluent in multiple languages.

I think there was an ATT thread about whether or not Short Run in Peru applied in cases where a localization of an anime released at the same time as the original release in Japan, but I don't remember if I saw the final decision on that one, or if it would apply to music. Anyone else know?

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