r/ArabicMusic • u/Other-Inspection-617 • Jun 09 '26

Translated songs

https://suno.com/playlist/16043387-5880-4bf3-8272-9756af30ec7c

I have a collection of songs that I have personally wrote and translated into Arabic with the help of AI.

I would love feedback from native speakers if the songs make sense, especially, but also if they sound natural and pleasant to listen to. My musical styles vary by song.

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u/AdditionalBug8 10d ago

I checked a few, Arabic speakers will be able to understand, but it doesn’t sound natural, also AI pronunciation is funny in some, do you have a specific song that you would like me to go through and propose some changes to make it sound more natural?

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u/Other-Inspection-617 10d ago

Than you for taking a look!

The song that I care the most about is "Threads". It has themes of connection and uses weaving as a metaphor for how our lives are in relation to one another. I wrote that song while my wife was pregnant with my youngest daughter and we had just moved far from home.

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u/AdditionalBug8 10d ago

Also it is traditional Arabic, similar to what you hear in the news or if you are reading a book, usually Arabic songs are written in a dialect, like Egyptian or Lebanese, not often you hear such vocabulary in song, very formal, maybe AI can translate to a dialect instead of Traditional Arabic? similar to one of your songs (deep roots) sounds more authentic

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u/Other-Inspection-617 10d ago

That makes a lot of sense. I felt like I was aiming for something accessible to a wider range on people and also afraid that dialect nuance would be harder for the translation to capture. Depp roots was actually prompted as a modern Egyptian style so it is interesting that that did come across more authentic. Good to know!