AI music translation, authorized by the rights holder.
lyrical provides AI music language translation for artists, managers, labels, publishers and distributors who own or control a recording. We take a finished master and re-sing it in another language, in the artist’s own voice, over the untouched original backing.
What music language translation actually involves
Music language translation is not a subtitle and it is not a lyric sheet. The words have to be rewritten so they scan against the melody that already exists, syllable for syllable, and then performed against the original backing.
A literal translation almost never fits a tune. Stress lands in the wrong place, lines run long, and the hook stops being a hook. The work is closer to transcreation than to translation, which is why it is done by ear and reviewed by ear.
Voice language translation, without replacing the singer
Voice language translation keeps the identity of the performance. The aim is not a new vocalist who sounds similar to the old one. It is the same artist, singing the same song, in a language they did not record it in.
The melody, the rhythm and the phrasing are kept intact. The original instrumental is untouched. What changes is the language, and nothing else changes with it.
How to convert a song from one language to another
You provide the finished master and the approval. We adapt the lyric to the melody, perform it, and return a finished mix plus a dry vocal stem, so your own team can mix it if they would rather.
One song is the usual first step, and nothing commits you to a second. A catalog program runs the same way, at scale.
Authorization comes first, before any work begins
An artist’s voice is used only with the artist’s or rights holder’s permission. Every version is authorized before it is made, and reviewed by ear before it is delivered. Voice models are built only from catalogs we have permission to use.
This is the part that tends to get skipped elsewhere, and it is the reason this is a service for people who own or control a recording rather than a tool anyone can point at somebody else’s record.
Languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean.
Make one song multilingual.
Hear it come back.
Upload the stems, or the full mix if that is what you have. We confirm we can take it on, and from that moment you have it within 48 hours, sung in the artist’s own voice over your untouched original backing.
No upfront cost. Nothing is released without your approval, and every version is authorized before it is made.
Have a catalog rather than a song? Tell us about it