How to Find or Request a Song Translation on Lyrics Translate

Lyrics Translate (lyricstranslate.com) is a community site where people post human-written translations of song lyrics. To find a translation, use the Search box or Advanced search and filter by language, artist, or lyric text. If nothing exists, you can submit a translation request. Everything on the site is done by volunteers, so availability depends on whether someone has already translated that song into your target language.

Finding an existing translation

The site states it currently holds 1,972,836 translations, all done by humans. There are three main ways to reach them.

1. Basic search

Type the song title, artist, or a lyric line into the Search box. This is the fastest route when you already know what you're looking for.

2. Advanced search

Use Advanced search when you need to narrow results. It lets you search across translations, artists, and members, and you can combine terms to filter down to a specific song or language pair.

3. Browse by language or artist

If you don't have a specific song in mind, browse the Languages or Artists indexes. This is useful for exploring what a particular artist or language community has already covered.

The homepage also surfaces Trending now and Charts sections, which list currently popular translations with their language pairs — for example, entries showing "English, Russian" or "English, Korean" indicate the languages a given song has been translated into.

Requesting a translation

If your search turns up nothing, the site provides a Request translation option. Submitting a request posts it to the community so translators who work in your target language can pick it up.

Keep in mind:

• Requests are fulfilled by volunteers, so there is no guaranteed turnaround.
• The more specific your request (correct artist, exact song title, target language), the easier it is for a translator to act on it.
• You can check back on the request or watch for a new translation appearing in site activity.

What else you can do on the site

Beyond searching and requesting, the homepage lists several community functions:

Transcription matters if a song has no lyrics on the site at all — a translation usually needs the original lyrics to exist first.

Practical tips

• Search by language pair, not just song. A song may exist but not yet in your language; the language tags next to each entry tell you what's available.
• Check the artist page. If an artist is well covered, browsing their page can reveal translations that a title search misses.
• Use Advanced search for lyric fragments. If you only remember a line, searching the text can locate the song.
• Expect human variability. Because all translations are community-made, quality and style differ between contributors; the Proofread option exists precisely because errors get reported and fixed.

Quick decision guide

• You know the song and language → basic Search, then check the language tags.
• You know the song but not who translated it → Advanced search filtered by language.
• You only know the artist → browse the Artists index.
• Nothing exists → submit a Request translation and wait for a volunteer.