Code Meshing in Music
I bet if I turned on the radio to a pop station and listened to it for an hour I would head some code meshing. There are so many artists now who mix other languages with English. Listening to some of my favorite songs by Beyoncé, Pitbul, Lady Gaga , and Shakira there will be more than a few code meshed lines Common languages that are being used today in pop music are Spanish, Italian and French. One of my favorite examples of code meshing in music is in the song “Vamos a la Playa” by Loona
Here are some lyrics to the song
Vamos a la Playa
A mi me gusta bailar
el ritmo de la noche
sounds of fiesta
Vamos a la Playa
A mi me gusta bailar
el ritmo de la noche
sounds of fiesta
You know we go
Where the feeling'is right
You know we go
Where the groove is hot
You know we go
Were the feling'is right
Vamos a la playa
a mi me gusta bailar
el ritmo de la noche
sonds of fiesta
Vamos a la playa
a mi me gusta bailar
el ritmo de la noche
sounds of fiesta
Amigos que calor
Esta maquina vailando
Vamos todos a la playa
Vamos todos a gozar
Baila baila ho!
Baila baila ho!
Baila baila ho!
From reading over the lyrics there is an obvious code meshing between English and Spanish. In the line “El ritmo de la noche, sounds of fiesta” is a great example of code meshing. By switiching back and forth from English and Spanish It makes the song flow more smoothly and gives the song a little umph. For example in the previous line if Loona used sonidos (the Spanish word for sounds) instead of sounds the lyrics would not sounds the same.
El ritmo de la noche, sonidos of fiesta sounds much less fluid then the original with the code meshing. I think it is great that today in huge hits there is code meshing. I think it makes the music more fun and interesting. Code meshing in music is great!
I bet if I turned on the radio to a pop station and listened to it for an hour I would head some code meshing. There are so many artists now who mix other languages with English. Listening to some of my favorite songs by Beyoncé, Pitbul, Lady Gaga , and Shakira there will be more than a few code meshed lines Common languages that are being used today in pop music are Spanish, Italian and French. One of my favorite examples of code meshing in music is in the song “Vamos a la Playa” by Loona
Here are some lyrics to the song
Vamos a la Playa
A mi me gusta bailar
el ritmo de la noche
sounds of fiesta
Vamos a la Playa
A mi me gusta bailar
el ritmo de la noche
sounds of fiesta
You know we go
Where the feeling'is right
You know we go
Where the groove is hot
You know we go
Were the feling'is right
Vamos a la playa
a mi me gusta bailar
el ritmo de la noche
sonds of fiesta
Vamos a la playa
a mi me gusta bailar
el ritmo de la noche
sounds of fiesta
Amigos que calor
Esta maquina vailando
Vamos todos a la playa
Vamos todos a gozar
Baila baila ho!
Baila baila ho!
Baila baila ho!
From reading over the lyrics there is an obvious code meshing between English and Spanish. In the line “El ritmo de la noche, sounds of fiesta” is a great example of code meshing. By switiching back and forth from English and Spanish It makes the song flow more smoothly and gives the song a little umph. For example in the previous line if Loona used sonidos (the Spanish word for sounds) instead of sounds the lyrics would not sounds the same.
El ritmo de la noche, sonidos of fiesta sounds much less fluid then the original with the code meshing. I think it is great that today in huge hits there is code meshing. I think it makes the music more fun and interesting. Code meshing in music is great!