Do you love singing in your language?

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I usually listen to foreign songs more often.

But when I feel like singing, I sing in my language.

Sometimes I go out by the river and if I am alone, I hum some Georgian melodies.

It comforts me to know that, somewhere faraway from my country,

I can make myself feel home,

and I can carry my country with me.

In summers, my whole immediate and extended family would get together in a village,

in the evenings,

we sang polyphonic songs while sitting or dancing on the roof of our winery. We had a great time.

You can’t sing polyphonic songs alone,

so sometimes when I do go out by the river and quietly sing by myself, I feel like I am lacking the sounds of my family.

I think I miss home a little bit.

[Lliam]

The only language I know is English. I enjoy listening to some music in other languages but have no idea what they are saying.

I am a decent vocalist. I played in three man rock bands with bass, drums, and me on guitar and lead vocals from high school through my early 30s. Everyone eventually got busy with jobs and families. At some point, my guitar wound up in the closet and I didn't play for 20 years.

I got back into music in my early 50s. Around that same time, my wife and I knew a couple who would have karaoke parties at their house four or so times a year. They had a large collection of music.

At first, I thought karaoke was pathetic. But when I heard how bad some of the people at the party were and saw how much fun everyone was having, I started picking out some songs to sing.

Because of the music they had available, I started messing around with different genres that matched my baritone voice - stuff that I was familiar with but had never gotten that into. We're talking Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Bobby Darin, Elvis, Ben E King, and lots of other stuff, including pop and rock songs that I had never had the accompaniment for.

I started realizing that I had a knack for crafting vocals, using vibrato when appropriate, rasp, timing, dynamics, etc. Think about Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin. People thought I was great.

I started doing more live music and a wide assortment of genres, including folk, pop and rock, with other musicians and various types of accompaniment. I created my own arrangements and focused more on vocals, although I still played my guitar (either acoustic or electric) for accompaniment often.

I even played a set of Irish rebel and pub songs at a large annual Irish ceilidh for about 15 years until 2020.

I started a band in around 2010 or so. I had a really good bass player but went through several crappy drummers. I eventually added a keyboardist and finally found a great drummer in around 2016 or 17. I was the guitarist and lead vocalist.

We rented a studio rehearsal space once a week and eventually learned about 20 songs really well. It continued to surprise me that good musicians and audiences really liked my vocals. (I'm my own worst critic).

When the covid hysteria hit, everything shut down. I haven't played since.

Anyway, in answer to your question, I always sang rock and pop songs in English. I come up with all kinds of weird stuff at home. Songs from old TV shows, commercials, and old songs just pop into my head.

[davado88]

magic 11 2UW

[KostasKouvalis]

Embarrassingly enough, yes! And it's fun translating English songs in Polish, like I did here...https://vocaroo.com/1owUUCgdcbJT

I actually need to rerecord that, because I mistranlsted some of the lyrics, but you get the point. Then I sing Polish songs of course and I even wrote some originals in Polish

https://voca.ro/1dZnn2xbl2Sh

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

🤣

Oh, god! That cheered me up a lot!

I hope you won’t be upset but I laughed a lot listening the first one 🤣

Are you saying “давай” in the end?

By the way, I tried to learn some Polish songs when I traveled to Warsaw, I loved “Hej, Sokoly.”

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

And I learned a but of Polish dancing too while listening to Hej Sokoly, I loved it mentioning Black Sea, cause in Georgian songs we also often mention our Black Sea.

[KostasKouvalis]

Are you serious? OMG! Why did you need cheering up?☺️
Yeah, lol
OMG, I'm so embarrassed.

I wish you luck.
Try the Ukrainian version, the Ukrainian version is easier. I know all the lyrics by heart. And I know another Ukrainian song in its entirety. A lot of words are very similar to Polish so they were very easy to learn phonetically, even if I didn't necessarily understand everything.

https://youtu.be/8dC-tKDGB-4?si=OsW2Q9U-ampM5uMp

I listened to a lot Georgian music when I was planning a trip there. I'll make you a recording of what Georgian sounds like to me😂

https://youtu.be/KQr_VY5ObdY?si=-nlRunnjPRr3c58Z

https://voca.ro/1n8txoIYuqN8😂

[KostasKouvalis]

It mentions it because it's a Polish/Ukrainian song, but I never knew that the lyrics, "Гей десь там, де чорні води", were referecing the Black Sea.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I never sing with people, don’t have a voice for it. Only with my family.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I know some Ukrainian songs and can’t believe I am doing this but here it is haha 🤣

https://voca.ro/14fpH2bZaM6m

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I’ll try to do “Hej, Sokoly” next.

And Since Ukraine has got black sea too, I think they mean black water of black sea in Hej sokoly. Just my thoughts.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

here’s “Hej Sokoly” for my fellow Polish friend haha

https://voca.ro/12Wu6MqxgLim

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

“Hey, there somewhere on black water,
A young Cossak mounted a horse,
Tenderly he bids farewell to his girl
Even more tenderly with the Ukraine.

Hey, hey, hey Falcons.
Skirting mountains, forests (rivers) and valleys
Ring, ring, ring little bell.
My steeped little skylark.

Hey, hey, hey Falcons.
Skirting mountains, forests (rivers) and valleys
Ring, ring, ring little bell.
My steeped...
Ring, ring ring.

Plenty of girls in the world
But the most in the Ukraine
There my heart shall remain
Next to my beloved girl.

Hey, hey, hey Falcons.
Skirting mountains, forests (rivers) and valleys
Ring, ring, ring little bell.
My steeped little skylark.

Hey, hey, hey Falcons.
Skirting mountains, forests (rivers) and valleys
Ring, ring, ring little bell.
My steeped...
Ring, ring ring.

Sorrow, sorrow for my girl
For the green Ukraine
Sorrow, sorrow, heart is crying
I will never see her again.

Hey, hey, hey Falcons.
Skirting mountains, forests (rivers) and valleys
Ring, ring, ring little bell.
My steeped little skylark.

Hey, hey, hey Falcons.
Skirting mountains, forests (rivers) and valleys
Ring, ring, ring little bell.
My steeped...
Ring, ring ring.

Wine, wine, wine, pour it/ Wine, wine, wine, wine, give it -
And when I die bury me
In the green Ukraine
Next to my beloved girl.”

I was in Warsaw in October 2022,

At that time I was newly broken up with my ex fiancé who lived in China and the translation of “Hej Sokoly” felt very close to me, as I also, had someone I loved far from me and I felt I would never see him again.

And I knew how it felt to leave someone and have your heart kept far from your body, in a place other than your chest.

[KostasKouvalis]

It's okay. I can barely hear you over the actual songs. Never heard that Ukrainian song before, but it sounds pretty catchy.

And I know the language, so no need to translate the lyrics. 😂

говорите по Русский?

You broke up with your FIANCE? OMG, NO! That is just the worst! What happened? Was he Chinese?

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I speak Russian, but I don’t speak Russian :)

Russian is my 2nd language, but I bo longer speak Russian after war,

I understand everything but after 13, I stopped speaking Russian…

The war was quite traumatic.

How did you guess I know Russian?

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

We broke up a year ago. He was an exceptionally wonderful young Chinese man and my first love.

[KostasKouvalis]

Oh, THAT war!
Because you know Ukrainian song and you used to be part of Soviet Union, so I feel most Georgians know at least some Russian.
Damn, you guys really hate Russia!😂
I think Russian culture is really cool, but I kind of dislike Russian people too after my trip to Turkey. If anything good will come from the war, I hope it will keep Russian tourists in their own stupid country. They're so arrogant, hateful and self-centered. Though to be honest, I'm not particularly fond of Ukrainians either, though I've met more friendly Ukrainians then I have friendly Russians.

I actually used to admire Putin as a strong leader, but not so much anymore. He's weak, insecure and a coward and the tough guy image was all for show.

You dated a CHINESE man? You never had a boyfriend before? You couldn't find a man in Georgia?

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Good, you saw their real face.

I hate Putin.

Always hated.

In childhood I even dreamed to be pretty enough to be liked him so could cut his throat someday.

Haha, that’s a childhood dream when you experience war.

And I mean 2008 Russo-Georgia war.

But we have had many more wars with Russia.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Yes, I dated a CHINESE, haha. Why?

Do you know that he put the standards so high that I have not even met anyone to surpass that before him or after him?

And he’s also 2nd most handsome guy I’ve ever set my eyes on. The first one, was a celebrity.

But it’s not just his looks, he was the grandkid of one of the successful Chinese generals of 20th century and he had exceptionally strong personality.

I have honestly never seen anyone quite like him, not before him not after him.

And I have not seen a nor a black man, nor a white man whose shoulders were as broad as his.

He was the former handball champion and had a royal origin.

I am not surprised because the way he looked, he was devilishly handsome.

I have met and being chased by lots of men, in Georgia and outside of it.

But he was special. That’s why he was my first.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

He was a leader, very ambitious, strong-willed, charismatic, powerful.

When I met him he was poor.

Fast forward 4 years he is the mastermind behind Lithium Business in China.

He was a one of a kind.

I am proud of him.

[KostasKouvalis]

Yeah, I honestly never understood why people hate Russians so much, but now I do. Though I do think it's a bit unfair to punish regular people and athletes for the actions of the government, at the same time, it's high time someone finally shut their big mouths!

Jesus! That's really dark!😂
I really shouldn't be saying this on here, but when I was a teenager, I had similar thoughts about Obama. And I really don't wanna say anymore. There are some rumors that Putin will be dead in 2 years from cancer.

But I dislike Zelenskyy even more. He's a two faced manipulator and people are finally starting to see his true colors with the recent comments he made about Poland. And I'm pretty certain he's blackmailing Biden. And Poles and Ukrainians don't have a pretty history either. It's only recently they started getting along.

I think it's sad that in these times two European countries are killing each other. In the end, it's just two selfish men trying to satisfy their massive egos at the expense of regular people. And people only support Ukraine because they hate Russia and Putin. I just want this stupid war to end

Yes, THAT'S the one I was talking about. That was 2008? Because I was in Canada when the Russians invaded and that was in 2007, because I remember seeing the footage of the reporter getting sniped.

I know

[KostasKouvalis]

Jeeze! That's a pretty high bar😂
How on earth did you get involved with someone like that?😲
You're attracted to black men too?

😲

So what happened?

Yeah, that's a pretty high bar to beat! Do you have really high standards?

Do you like Polish men?😂

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I have been proud of many things in my life. And being his first love and his fiancé was definitely the best title I’ve had.

And I felt so lucky and honored that he loved me the way he loved me.

I have never dated black men. I am just saying I’ve not met a man of any race to surpass my impression on him.

I have concluded that it’s futile to look for him in other men.

I had him and it was wonderful. And it ended.

My goal is not to get another best looking man.

However, I’d appreciate someone who shares a bit of similar personality to him,

Because his looks would mean nothing unless he had this powerful and exceptional personality.

Do I have high standards? What do you think after reading what my one and only boyfriend was like? haha

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

How I met him? It was my 2nd month in China. It was almost 5 years ago.

I was eating lunch by myself, he saw me from outside and told his friends to wait outside, that he just saw his future wife and the rest is the history. 🤣

[KostasKouvalis]

Did you guys have sex?

There was a Muslim med student from Dubai. We talked on and off for seven years. She was the only girl I'd say I was truly in love with. I knew deep down it wouldn't work because she said she'll only marry a Muslim. I had never met anyone like her before. She said there were plenty of girls like her, but I told her there was only one her. We were talking about me going over there and meeting up when I graduated. Then one day she simply disappeared from my life without saying anything. I was so heartbroken. It took me YEARS to get over her. I'd never thought I'd find someone to fill the void or meet a girl that can top her, but then I did. But occasionally I still think about her and wonder how her life turned out.

I think you do, yes😂
I saw a YouTuber who said you need to go on 10 dates and pick the best person from that group of 10. Then when you find one who's better then them, THAT'S the closest thing to your soul mate, so you've got quite a lot of work to do😂

I'm curious, why do you like China and Chinese culture so much?

[KostasKouvalis]

OMG!😂
How did you end up in China again? Were you there during COVID?

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

We lived together… So, yes, of course we had sex.

He is my one and only sexual partner. I have not had anyone before or after him.

I am sorry that happened to you.

I hope you’ll meet someone who’ll love you. Good luck with it.

As for me, I respect Chinese history and culture, I have nothing to do with politics.

I do like Chinese people and I have spent beautiful years here.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I was in China when Covid started. Locked up with my ex fiancé in a quarantine. We lived together. That’s when he asked me for marriage.

At some point I left to renew my visa at the end of 2020 and never managed to go back.

I still remember him holding me in airport, kissing my teary eyes and telling me he loves me and can’t wait till I am back and we get married.

As I left, China locked up though. He wasn’t allowed to leave, I wasn’t allowed to enter…

He waited for me for over 2 years and we tried and failed many times, then we realized time and distance killed what we had.

He moved away to a faraway city and reached a new career level there.

I moved in Shanghai.

We have never seen each other again.

[KostasKouvalis]

😲 Sorry. Don't take this the wrong way, but I thought you'd be one of those girls who's saving herself for marriage. Breaking up with a FIANCE, is bad enough already and surely having had sex makes it even worse! I'm so sorry! What happened?

Thanks. I've already found who I think is the perfect girl, but there are a lot of factors that make a relationship extremely unlikely at this point.

The last girl I was involved with was a psycho and the girl before her, we broke up after just 2 weeks because of religious differences.

Aside for dating a general's grandson😂

China used to be on my bucketlist. I was very fascinated with the history and culture, but all that changed after I spent two weeks in Taiwan and saw how disrespectful Mainland Chinese tourists are (they're even worse then Russians), and in general how Asian people treat White people. I didn't feel very good there. And there's too many rules and the food is weird. I saw a Chines opera, attended a tea ceremony and visited temples. The culture is fascinating I'll admit, but there are many elements of it that don't suit me. I feel most other places you can just go for the sites or wildlife and you'll be fine, but with the Orient, I feel someone truly needs to love the culture to enjoy those places and feel comfortable.

I'm sorry, but I refuse to travel to places where White people are treated like shit.

[KostasKouvalis]

Oh THAT'S how it happened?
I think the fact that it was due to factors that were out of your control makes it slightly better, but still very heart-breaking.
LDRs are complicated, but it's not my fault that I only vibe well with foreign girls.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Oh, sorry to disappoint you…

I don’t fall in love easily. And when I do, It’s forever. I believe sex is a prayer for love.

You have sex not because you signed a paper, but because you love every atom making up this person.

And you’d die today but you’d die a happy woman as long as you are in his arms.

And there’s nothing holier and godlier than the love in my opinion.

And, especially that he was my fiancé, we knew we were getting married in future, we waited for each other for 2 years.

But even a man as perfect as he was, can’t be perfect in everything.

He broke his promise, after 2 years of waiting he gave up on me and betrayed me.

Nothing is perfect in life.

I would never imagine, we’d not get married.

I was certain we were together for life.

But even having my trust betrayed and my heart broken, I don’t regret anything because I truly, deeply and wholeheartedly loved him and I believe, so did he, at some point.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Very first time when he met me, he told me directly that he was dating me to get married to me someday.

And if I wasn’t interested in marriage, he would rather know early on.

So, we knew from the beginning that we would get married.

[KostasKouvalis]

No, I'm not disappointed. To the contrary. I was just surprised, as Georgians seem very religious and traditional.

If we're talking about "love" then I definitely don't either. I mean, I catch feelings very easily, but I certainly wouldn't call it "love".
Yes, I agree. That's why I think waiting 'til marriage is stupid, because it's almost like you're just fulfilling an obligation. Also, I think sex is a very important part of a relationship, so you should know how someone is in bed before you marry them.

Nothing is perfect.

I see. To be honest, I kind of don't blame him. For some people, life is too short to wait. They want assurance.
My friend ended up cheating on his girlfriend with a stripper and possibly a female soldier, when he was stationed in the military. LDRs rarely work. Especially if they're exclusively online, I feel most people would end it and take a real life partner if they had the chance.

Damn. This is so messed up.

Damn! That's crazy! I think you need to REALLY know someone before you even consider marriage. But I do know Georgian girls are expected to marry young.

Apparently he didn't, 'cuz you DIDN'T.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I don’t blame him either…

But I still believed, because I waited for him for so long, without being tempted to ever get close to any men,

I thought his love was as strong as mine.

I believed he would manage to stay loyal to our love too…

I figured, maybe I am just too idealistic.

People don’t usually love the way I did love him.

And they don’t end up being that loyal either…

So, I guess I was naive to think it would work.

But I truly believed he was my life partner. I could never imagine us not being together.

I was shocked, confused and paralyzed good 6 months.

I did not know why did it happen to me.

Because I so believed in him.

But life is not a fairytale we are read in childhood and people don’t love like they do in books.

I was just a silly one to love someone this hard and I learned my lesson.

I don’t have any regrets though. I am happy we didn’t marry.

If we did, that would only make things complicated.

I would never be able to hurt him ever, he WAS able to hurt me though, he didn’t love me as hard as I did and I think I deserve someone who’ll appreciate my love and loyalty better.

[KostasKouvalis]

Yeah, I think most women are demisexual, most men are not and humans in general aren't monogamous.

Damn

I think it always feels that way, especially with your first

Jeeze
Yes, exactly. Real life doesn't work that way

Yeah. If I'm completely honest, I'm sensing that he just wanted to marry for the sake of being married.

But some girls are weird. They act as if they can never love another guy again.

There were a lot of girls in my school who married their "high school sweethearts" then ended up divorcing. Or they'll marry after just a few months of dating. I saw a documentary about a girl who wanted to marry a guy after 4 days of only talking to him on the internet. American girls are crazy!

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I think I’ll love again.

I am too much of a romantic to not love again.

I just think I’ll need someone patient and understanding.

And yes, actually he was in hurry to get married, I was the one willing to take it slow.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Haha, don’t know about American girls.

But he dated me for 3 months before the first kiss haha

Cause he was nervous

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

And I was shy.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I am not that shy anymore.

[KostasKouvalis]

That's very sweet🥰
Yeah. Patience and understanding and also someone who can see through the bullshit.
You see? I knew it!

That's very cute☺️
Is 3 months abnormal? I wouldn't know

[Potteplante]

I love singing in the 3 languages I know - my native tongue being the dearest to me and therefor I probably enjoy it the most.

I know a couple of songs in Nigerian, Greenlandish - no idea what their language is called in English, Bosnian and two children's song in Ukrainian, those I enjoy singing as well.

- Must admit I don't sing well. 🥲

[A_Bell]

Being from the United States, it's hard to sing in anything that's a foreign language because most music that is locally and internationally popular is in English. (That's played here.)

I do like singing some old French pop songs though from Celine Dion.

[OlderAndWiser]

I am most comfortable singing in English, but I have sung in German, Spanish, and Italian. One of my favorites is Besame Mucho, a standard in Mexican culture.

[HitsyHonesty]

English is the go to language. But if I'm babysitting and singing those kids to sleep, it can go from English to Japanese or Portuguese even. Soft and calmly, and they go right to sleep, they don't seem to care!

[DummyThiccFeraligatr]

English is fine, but I enjoy singing in Spanish too.

by the way, you're from Georgia? Could I DM you? I'd like to hear what a native Kartvelian thinks about Svan. :-)

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Whoa!!! You ARE Georgian?

[DummyThiccFeraligatr]

No, but I've enjoyed studying about Georgian, Mingrelian, and Svan. Polyphonic singing is fun too.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Very nice! Feel free to DM me with any questions. I’d love to share my thoughts.

[DummyThiccFeraligatr]

Would love to! DM sent.

[Unit1]

Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein!

*dum dum dum*

Und das heißt

*dum dum dum*

Eee-Rika

*dum dum dum*

https://www.youtube.com/embed/rcVb6l4TpHw

[Charliefretz329]

That’s a beautiful post. Poetic. It should be a song in itself! 🥰

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Aww, thank you ☺️

[Charliefretz329]

Thank you for sharing your heart! 😊

[Charliefretz329]

I’d love to hear you sing down by the river. ❤️ you have a beautiful soul.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

You are so sweet… Thank you 😇

[Charliefretz329]

😊 ❤️

[purplepoppy]

I can sing in English and Welsh I don't really mind. English has more up to date songs but it's easier in Welsh because the grammar is set up to make the sound of words merge and flow better.

[Bklynbadboy12]

Yes I do love singing although I'm not very good at it

[exitseven]

Every once in a while I might hear something on the radio and maybe I will break out in song. It is always in English

[AmeerX]

I like singing in English 😅. Except two songs or my native language. I memorized a Japanese song for my university which I sing 2 times though

[TiaNour]

I usually sing in my main language, but it’s random

[SpaceGalaxy]

Any language can be beautiful if the singer has a nice voice.

[Anonymous]

i only speak English. im not a monkey and have no truc with monkey jabber

[eagle1951]

no i hate singing

[Anonymous]

I'm world best bathroom singer...

[Christoff92]

I speak Portuguese and yes I do 😀

[BLP11520]

I grew up singing in English

[Engin12]

Me too I like English songs more

[slatyb]

Yes, I do.

[renodnol32]

Yes.

[Stopbrhr]

Sometimes