Lost In Translation
The chance of mishearing lyrics when you’re bilingual is approximately 372% higher than that of monolinguals. Okay, we just made that up, but it sounded like a pretty legit statistic you might find on the internet after scouring Reddit and seeing how many polyglots mangle the words to well-known songs.
For those who aren’t fluent in Afrikaans, “braai daai wors” translates to “fry that sausage” in English. When Enrique Iglesias wailed the Spanish “Bailamos,” he passionately said, “we dance,” while proclaiming his desire for his dancefloor lover. He wasn’t bellyaching about being hungry and begging for the barbeque to start.