Hearsay Lyrics
Hearsay Lyrics is an AI-powered KTV companion that generates singable, phonetic English "misheard" lyrics for any Mandarin song.
Core trick
Gemini rewrites each Mandarin lyric line into English with matching syllable counts, then aligns those lines to the original audio timestamps.
Description
Hearsay Lyrics is an AI-powered KTV companion that generates singable, phonetic English "misheard" lyrics for any Mandarin song. By syncing these English approximations to the original audio and generating immersive background visuals, we enable non-Chinese (or weak-Chinese) speakers to seamlessly join karaoke sessions, bridging cultural gaps through music and laughter.
README excerpt
# Hearsay Lyrics Edutainment across cultures. AI-powered KTV companion that converts Mandarin lyrics into singable English "hearsay" lines and stages them as a shareable music-video experience, generating per-line visuals and short video clips that come together like a full music video. ## Inspiration Inspired by short-form social videos and the user-generated "misheard lyrics" phenomenon. See the project brief in [docs/PRD.md](docs/PRD.md) for background and the hackathon framing. ## Pitch A Gemini-powered web app that generates singable English "hearsay" lyrics for Mandarin songs, preserving syllable counts and rhythmic structure. It combines real-time audio sync, per-line personalization, and generative visuals to make foreign-language karaoke inclusive, fun, and shareable. ## Use Cases - Karaoke inclusion: enable non-Chinese speakers to sing along at KTV nights. - Live demos & events: showcase low-latency generation and sync for presentations and hackathons. - Social content: create short-form, shareable lyric videos that resonate on social platforms. - Language practice: pronunciation guides and incidental learning through singing. - Fan engagement: localized, singable lyric experiences for international audiences. ## Current Capabilities - Mandarin lyrics input (paste or demo catalog) - Per-line hearsay generation with pinyin and meaning - Personalization slider and per-line variants - Inline editing, variant selection, and refine actions - Audio input by URL