u/Crafty-Bunch-2675

I hope this doesn't come across as "promoting a playlist" because this about my personal song above others. Feel free to discuss your own experiences.

I don't understand a lick of Japanese. However, I remember watching Samurai X when I was a child, and I was particularly fond of the first opening theme called "Sobakasu" I didn't know much about music theory then, but as I grew older I remember always coming back to that song.

I could always pick up on the "nostalgic" feel to the song, and I was pleasantly surprised when I eventually looked up the lyrics and found that the hook of the chorus says:

All the memories, I've had with you are are beautiful in my mind.

But they don't fill the chasm deep within my soul

As soon as I read it, it was like, I already knew that was what the chorus said. The way the singer says the first line fondly, and then the way she says the next line more forcefully... I could tell that the first line of the chorus was a sweet memory, and then the next line was something more bitter.

I also think it's the I, iii, vi, IV progression used throughout the song so often that makes the nostalgic feel.

In the case of getting a visual from a song, I remember the first time I heard Everybody wants to rule the World by Tears for Fears- from the opening lick alone, I got a very strong visual of a person driving lazily down a highway... and then I saw the music video and I thought Eurika! I knew it

I will never get over how powerful it feels to have a Pope who natively speaks English !

Have you ever heard a song in a foreign language, where you were able to guess the meaning by the musical cues, or strong visual cues from just the music?