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Public-domain and traditional songs with the full text, transliteration and an English translation, and credits, meaning and the official video for 82+ songs from Malayalam to Arabic.

Featured songFor All the SaintsFull text, meaning and history of For All the Saints, William Walsham How's 1864 All Saints' Day hymn, with a plain-English reading of every verse.Read the words and meaning

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Overlapping orange and teal circles labelled Punjab and Puerto Rico above a sound-wave skyline, with the title Pokito, the names Daddy Yankee and Diljit Dosanjh and the words: Punjabi plus Spanish, meaning and creditsLyrics ExplainedPokito Meaning: Daddy Yankee and Diljit Dosanjh's Punjabi-Spanish Song ExplainedA red rose over a dance floor marked with waltz footsteps, with the title Coming Up Roses, the name Harry Styles and the words: meaning, credits and the new videoLyrics ExplainedComing Up Roses Meaning: Harry Styles on the Song and Its New VideoA night sky with stars and a crescent moon over a lone walker looking up, with the title Sukiyaki, the Japanese title Ue o Muite Aruko and the words: the story behind Kyu Sakamoto's 1963 Billboard No. 1Lyrics ExplainedSukiyaki Song Meaning: The Story Behind Kyu Sakamoto's 1963 No. 1 HitA black vinyl record with a red label and a gold winged-eyeliner stroke on a dark background, with the title Back to Black at 20: the story and songs of Amy Winehouse's 2006 albumAlbum ReviewsAmy Winehouse's Back to Black at 20: The Story, Songs and Meaning Behind the AlbumA marigold wedding garland and a broken golden bow on a deep red and saffron background, with the title Mangal Rang: the Rama and Sita wedding song from RamayanaLyrics ExplainedMangal Rang Song from Ramayana: Meaning, Singers and Five Language VersionsA harmonium silhouetted against a warm sunburst with sound-wave bars, under the title Deva (1950-2026): the composer who took gaana to Tamil cinemaArtist ProfilesComposer Deva's Legacy: Best-Known Songs, Gaana and the Rajinikanth Sound

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