Translate a Song into Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, and 60+ Languages

Music doesn’t know boundaries, but lyric does! People can easily tell the mood of a song from melodies, but it is impossible to understand a foreign song completely without any translation skills.

An AI translation tool can help you understand song lyrics. In this post, we will show you the best AI translation tool for songs, and the detailed steps to translate a song. Follow us and get started right away.

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FlexClip: Best AI Song Translation Tool

Whether you have a song audio file or an MV, FlexClip can easily extract lyrics in up to 95% accuracy and then translate the lyrics into the language you’ve selected. Currently, FlexClip supports over 60 major languages, like English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, German.

Feel like making some manual edits on the translated lyrics? Move your cursor to anywhere you like and then make changes. Additionally, FlexClip offers you the download option to save the translated lyrics in SRT, LRC, TXT and more formats for easy sharing. In a word, FlexClip has all the means to make sure you get excellent song translations.

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How to Translate a Song

AI song translation is not exclusive to tech-savvies. In 3 steps, you can get faithful, elegant song translation. Click on the Translate a Song Now button below to access FlexClip’s editing page.

Translate a Song Now

Step 1. Upload Song Track/MV

Go to the Media section, follow the prompt to upload your song track or MV from a mobile device, a local folder, or cloud services. Once uploaded, add the resource to the timeline.

Upload a Music Track/MV

Step 2. Translate the Music Track

Go to Tools > AI Translator. Click on the Translate Audio to Text button. Setup the target language and then hit Translate. FlexClip will instantly extract lyrics from the song and translate them into the target language.

Translate Song Lyrics

Step 3. Edit & Export

After the translation process, you can edit the translated output and then export it as SRT, LRC, TXT and more formats.

Edit Translated Lyrics

Tips to Level up Song Translation

Song translation is quite different from translating business documents. The translator should seek a great balance between preserving the original meaning and ensuring the new lyrics sound natural and convey artistic feelings. Here are several easy tips to follow to level up the AI song translation.

Tip 1. Thoroughly Understand the Song

Before translating, you should not only focus on the literal words, but also the slang words, the tone, emotions, and even the cultural background. If possible, check other works of the singer as well as other translations for your reference.

Tip 2. Maintain the Rhythm

Lyrics are meant to fit the melody. It is crucial to adjust the sentence lengths, syllables, stresses so that they fit the music.

It is nearly impossible to find words in another language with exactly the same syllables. Forcing a rhythm can sound clunky. Under this circumstance, use slant rhythms or partial rhythms.

Tip 3. Adapt for Singability

Sing the song with the translated lyrics along with the music and see how well they fit. Sometimes the lyrics sound fine but do not flow when being sung. Additionally, some pronunciations may be hard to sing in certain melodies.

Tip 4. Understand the Target Audience

Consider the tastes, preferences, and linguistic quirks of the audiences. Do they prefer literal translation, or do they love liberties to be taken? Moreover, make sure the translated lyrics don’t offend the audiences from different cultural backgrounds.

FAQs

1. Can I change the song’s meaning slightly when translating?

Minor adjustments to the meaning are understandable because the lyrics should fit the music in the target language. However, please keep in mind that it is crucial to preserve the core message, emotions, and themes.

2. Is permission required to translate and publish a song?

Yes, if the song is copyrighted, you will need permission from the original copyright holders to translate and distribute the translated version. Always check the copyright laws before proceeding.

3. Can I add my own creativity when translating a song?

Creativity is always necessary when translating songs. While it is essential to stay true to the original meaning and emotion, translators often need to be creative with the word selection, phrasing to ensure the translation works musically.

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