Non-English music you enjoy listening to

[Sammy Boy]

Have you any links to non-English music you like?

I enjoy this Mandarin duet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CloA88shsps

[SilverToast]

Do you mean non-English language music or music not from England? I think you mean non English language music or music outside U.S, Australia, and any place that has many people who speak English natively or has English as an official language. I'm just checking.

[FllMtl Novelist]

The Serbian "Molitva" is the only non-English, non-Japanese thing I can think of off the top of my head.

And then most of my non-English stuff is anime music. A lot from Macross Frontier ("Triangler", "Lion", "Diamond Crevasse" to name three favorites), because it has a fantastic soundtrack.

[Sammy Boy]

@ace33Wing - yes, I meant music done with a non-English language.

[Tigerchu]

Closer by Inoue Joe (Naruto Shippuden opening) (Japanese pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OcNMh73um4
Lovers (One Piece opening 9) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ1pQMRmXHI
Believe (Japanese pop, One Piece opening) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UHi9s3srBA
Share the world (One Piece opening, Japanese techno pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIPp1Zhg2gU
Hikari E (One Piece opening) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mJdsDWoNk8
Sakura Saku (Japanese Techno pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gulz_T4BdXQ
Houki Boshi by Younha (Japanese pop, Bleach ending) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHjWZpiT_bo
Beijing Station by Leon Lei (Chinese techno pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHYk67inVgk
Shock by B2st (Korean pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULmjrTPukaM
Binguel Binguel by U-Kiss (Korean pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtLWGX5yHFs
Fire by 2ne1(Korean pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISEoXdHb4W4
Can't Nobody (Korean pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSa-_3CTwLM
Gangnam Style by Psy (Korean pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0
On and on by Agnes(On se donne) (French techno pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTYnhDsHHZE
Gabriel by Najoua Belyzel (French techno pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O8lW5hDplE
Je ferme les yeux by Najoua Belyzel (French techno pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO_J1UMFt8A
My girl by Amine (French techno pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlyTicf13ec
J'voulais by Amine (French techno pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4twHBPE9HHI
Ma vie by Amine (French techno pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8sQgzSqCS8
Because (Connecte-toi) (French techno pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97TdI8hUi20
Elle me dit by Mika (French pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiHWwKC8WjU
Voyage Voyage by Desireless (French pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PDmZnG8KsM
Les rois du monde by Romeo et Juliette (French pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQU59_UP2tQ
Contre ceux dans aux by Romeo et Juliette (French rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccDyXX9_a_4
Ca Marche by Le Roi Soleil (French pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um1xstX2zhk
Mon Essentiel by Le Roi Soleil (French pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17CFKRwNd-0
Le Portefeuille de Manu Chao by Les Wampas (French rock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97AxSaW6t5U
Laura Non c'e by Nek (Spanish/Italian?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVX5L1oZ-JA
Opa! (Russian rap/pop) by Diskoteka Avariya http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46h5o1ARZOw
Sans defense (French pop) by Clemence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIFdaW9pOBU
Dragostea Din Tei, by O-Zone(? Tehno pop) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk7Sxpmr7wI

[the_wolfs_howl]

I listen to a lot of non-English-language music. Here's some examples:

Japanese - "Danzai no Hana" from Claymore

Korean - "Clap Your Hands" by 2NE1

Gaelic - "Magdainn Mara" by Anne Buckley

Farsi - "Allahi Allah" by Niyaz

Arabic - "Wahashtiny" by Amr Diab

Turkish - "Kal Yanimda" by maNga

German - "Helden" by Apocalyptica (feat. Rammstein)

Spanish - "Alejate" by Josh Groban

Italian - "L'Ultima Notte" by Josh Groban

...aaaand that's about all I can think of for now.

[Xeno]

If it's partly in Gaelic and it's pro-IRA, then I'm on board.

[Mr. Hat'n'Clogs]

Like a terrible person, most of the music I listen to is Japanese. My main excuse for this is that I don't really get (as in, understand) music most of the time anyways, so I tend to just listen to stuff I recognize from anime and thus associate with the anime because finding music is tiresome and I don't listen to music that much.

That was supposed to be my entire post except Xeno reminded me that music in my childhood was composed solely of Irish music, which occasionally had a song in Gaelic.

[blkmage]

I actually listen to a fairly sizeable chunk of non-anison Japanese indie rock. Well, used to, because more and more bands are getting signed onto labels which get them into anison stuff, but oh well. So maybe I'll talk about those ones.

Mass of the Fermenting Dregs was one of my favourite bands until its untimely demise this year. They really delightfully intense, and seeing them live was really awesome. Lead vocalist and bassist Miyamoto Natsuko is still working on something, and we've been told to look forward to something in the future. Merpeoples is another great band in the same vein and they're still around and kicking. Their stuff is a bit more upbeat. Akai Ko-en is a newer band, who's a lot like Merpeoples. Until recently, they were extremely secretive and are swift at getting their stuff taken down on video sharing sites. Spangle call Lilli line are super-chill. So are Soutaiseiriron. advantage Lucy are a nice poppy band. Midori are an awesome band with a chaotic and frenetic sound who unfortunately died a year or two ago. Their leader, Mariko Goto has got her start on a solo project.

Honourable mention goes to Rin Toshite Shigure, whose first anison single was this season.

[Tigerchu]

Mass of the Fermenting Dregs has a nice beat to it

[Tigerchu]

Found a new one for the list:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNJH9gwR1kY

Mandarin song I'm not sure of the name of. Chinese DJ: 你到底爱谁DJ版[2009]中文舞曲!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWboaz-drdI Soul Eater opening (warning, PG rating)

[Tigerchu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyXy0m-4bvE NU'EST(뉴이스트) _ FACE
I didn't post this before because in French is reads something bad. But I don't think that's what this K-group meant. "Newest". Probably. The romanji reads "nyo-i-seuh-teuh" I think.

[Hugo Bernhardt]

Mass of the Fermenting Dregs has a nice beat to it

I checked them out on your recommendation, and yes they do rock. posting.php?mode=quote&f=26&p=1602372#
Thanks for the mention.

[SierraLea]

Bach's Ave Maria is a pain to sing because of the extremely high notes, but it sounds like a dream. Italian and Latin are actually easier languages to sing in since the vowels aren't pinched like the English i.

[Cc4FuzzyHuggles]

I have found this messianic website is fun to sample through : http://www.messianicmusic.com/review1.htm
I haven't bought anything from it yet though.

[Kaori]

Too many to list, but here are some favorites anyways.

Classical:

Missa Papae Marcelli by Palestrina (Latin)
Geistliches Lied by Brahms (German)
Liebster Gott, Wann Werd Ich Sterben by J.S. Bach (German)
Im Abendrot by Strauss (German)
Bogoroditse Devo by Arvo Part (either Estonian or Church Slavic, not sure which)
Spaseniye Sodelal (“Salvation is Created”) by Pavel Chesnokov (Russian)

Rock and pop:

“Entre Ciel et Mer” by Sleepthief (French)
“Nära” by Blindside (Swedish)
“Jesus Kom Til Jorden for å Dø” by Extol (Norwegian) . . . is not on YouTube anywhere, so here's "Innbydelse" instead
“Det Rakner!” by In Vain (Norwegian)
“На границе” by Night Snipers (Russian) – couldn’t find this particular song, but you can listen to some of their other stuff on MySpace
“Birds” by Sakamoto Maaya (Japanese)
“Zero” by Alan Kuo (Mandarin)
“Circle” by Code Y (Korean)

World:

Le Mystere de Voix Bulgares (Bulgarian)

[Tigerchu]

Bach's Ave Maria is a pain to sing because of the extremely high notes, but it sounds like a dream. Italian and Latin are actually easier languages to sing in since the vowels aren't pinched like the English i.

Really.

[the_wolfs_howl]

Thought of a few more:

French - "Hymne a L'amour" by Josh Groban

Russian - "The Mercy of Peace" by the Russian State Symphony

Finnish - "Tapporauta" by Korpiklaani