Japan Quote by Utada Hikaru

The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of…

— Utada Hikaru

One thing that brings everyone together are the lyrics. Even if the people singing don't know the Japanese words, they still sing along.

— Suzuka Nakamoto

A translation is no translation unless it will give you the music of a poem along with the words of it.

— John Millington Synge

A translation is no translation, he said, unless it will give you the music of a poem along with the words of it.

— John Millington Synge

In Korean, my lyrics are witty and have twists. But translated into English, it doesn't come over. I've tried writing in English, just for…

— PSY

Sort of like, I have to make the Japanese lyrics really deep.

— Utada Hikaru

And also, I think Japan places great value on the lyrics.

— Utada Hikaru

“The songs of Japan take the human heart as their seed and flourish as myriad leaves of words. As long as they are alive…

— Anonymous

I've written more songs for this record than I ever have in the past so I'm trying to give it a lot of special…

— Suzy Bogguss

I have some English words on the first album, but any time I try to do it, you miss something. You think it's just…

— Stromae

I cherish our songs in both Japanese and English.

— Suzuka Nakamoto

Seeing so many comments on our YouTube channel from people all over the world, even if they don't understand Japanese, made me realize that…

— Suzuka Nakamoto