Lyric Translation

Lyric translation, aiming to create accurate and singable translations of song lyrics, is a growing field blending computational linguistics and musicology. Current research focuses on developing neural machine translation models tailored for this specific task, often incorporating constraints to maintain musicality (e.g., syllable count, rhyme, and melodic alignment) and addressing the scarcity of suitable training data through techniques like data augmentation. This interdisciplinary work has implications for cross-cultural music appreciation and understanding, offering improved tools for translating songs while preserving their artistic integrity.