Recommended Music

One of the best ways to learn languages is through listening and immersing in the culture. LRC staff have compiled a list of recommended songs for you all to enjoy and learn from.

Arabic

Nessini El Donya by Ragheb Alama

This song is translated as "Make Me Forget the World."

Chinese

泡沫 (Foam) by G.E.M

G.E.M is a very talented Chinese singer, songwriter, and lyricist. She was born in 1991 and is very popular in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China. English subtitles are provided in the description box below the video.

突然好想你 (Suddenly Missing You) by 五月天 (Mayday)

Video provides Pinyin, simplified Chinese characters, and English translation.

你不是真正的快樂 (You're Not Truly Happy) by 五月天 (Mayday)

With Traditional Chinese subtitles.

那些年 (Those Begone Years) by 胡夏 (Xia Hu)

This song is the soundtrack of a very popular movie from 2011 called You Are the Apple of My Eye (那些年，我们一起追的女孩, literally "Those years, the girl we chased together.") It is a poignant love story between a girl and a boy who met in high school and continued to develop their friendship through to university, but are not fated to be a couple. I highly recommend this movie!
This video provides Pinyin and English translation of the lyrics.

French

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Hebrew

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Portuguese

Russian

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