ChatGPT-4:
Creating an a cappella cover of a Philip Glass song in Simlish presents an interesting challenge. Philip Glass is known for his minimalist compositions that often consist of repetitive structures, and Simlish is a nonsensical language. Since Glass's compositions are largely instrumental, I will create an a cappella adaptation inspired by his musical style while using Simlish-like sounds.
Verse 1:
Doo doo zib, doo doo zib, doo doo zib, doo doo zib,
Bada bada zoob, bada bada zoob, bada bada zoob, bada bada zoob,
Glarbni glarbni glarb, glarbni glarbni glarb, glarbni glarbni glarb, glarbni glarbni glarb,
Sul sul sul, sul sul sul, sul sul sul, sul sul sul.
Chorus:
Froodle froodle, zibba zibba,
Dag dag, drib drib, yibbs yibbs,
Slooble slooble, wib wib, dor dor,
Lerpna lerpna, gort gort, zor zor.
Verse 2:
Doo doo zib, doo doo zib, doo doo zib, doo doo zib,
Bada bada zoob, bada bada zoob, bada bada zoob, bada bada zoob,
Glarbni glarbni glarb, glarbni glarbni glarb, glarbni glarbni glarb, glarbni glarbni glarb,
Sul sul sul, sul sul sul, sul sul sul, sul sul sul.
Chorus:
Froodle froodle, zibba zibba,
Dag dag, drib drib, yibbs yibbs,
Slooble slooble, wib wib, dor dor,
Lerpna lerpna, gort gort, zor zor.
(1) For example here: "Doo doo zib, doo doo zib, doo doo zib, doo doo zib"
You'd actually do something like: "Doo doo zib, doo doo zib, doo zib, doo zib, doo doo doo zib, doo zib, doo zib, doo doo doo zib, doo zib zib, doo zib zib, doo doo zib, doo doo zib"
(2) Here: "Sul sul sul, sul sul sul, sul sul sul, sul sul sul."
He'd likely go for something like: "Sul sul sul, sul sul sul, sul sul sul, sulna sulna sulna, sul sul sul, sulna sulna sulna, sulna sulna sulna, na na na, na na na, sul sul sul, sulna sulna sulna, na na na".
Source: Am a composer who composes music in minimalist style with strong influences from Philip Glass.
Surprisingly the English translation rhymes!
The fact that Simlish lacks any precise meaning probably makes it a bit more tractable.
Michel Kandel's translations of Stanislaw Lem's robot poetry from Polish to English also rhymed, but he's an world class translator and also an accomplished science fiction writer and editor himself.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kandel
Here's a previous discussion of Marcin Wichary's translation of one of Lem's stories from Polish to English. He created the Lem Google Doodle, and he stalked and met Stanislaw Lem when he was a boy. Plus a discussion of Michael Kandel's translation of the poetry of the Electric Bard from The First Sally of Cyberiad:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28600200
>Translations of [Lem’s] works are difficult due to passages with elaborate word formation, alien or robotic poetry, and puns. — Wikipedia [...]
>Memoirs of a train traveller: The day I stalked Stanisław Lem [...]
>I have always wanted to ask Michael Kandel how he translated the poetry of the Electric Bard from The First Sally of Cyberiad.
>Especially the one that is "A love poem, lyrical, pastoral, and expressed in the language of pure mathematics. Tensor algebra mainly, with a little topology and higher calculus, if need be. But with feeling, you understand, and in the cybernetic spirit."
Prompt: Write a poem in Simlish.
ChatGPT-4:
While it's important to remember that Simlish is a nonsensical language without a proper grammar or vocabulary, I can still attempt to create a playful poem using some known Simlish phrases and sounds. Keep in mind that this poem will not have any real meaning:
Sul sul! Vadeesh, plurna zib,
Badeesh! Dag dag, cribna drib,
Froobi flazzle, noogit fraz,
Glarbni weeb, frizzle maz.
Lerpna gort, jibbly zor,
Slooble wib, kwebna dor,
Skibbi plurt, pleeba narn,
Grubble veeb, shazzle darn.
Wabble gret, minzi glarn,
Flartle doo, zibba yarn,
Yibbs frazzle, dribna glorp,
Vorpti zound, greeble snorp.
Prompt: Translate that poem to English, as best you can.
ChatGPT-4:
As a language model AI, I must inform you that Simlish is a fictional language created for The Sims video game series. It does not have a direct translation to English or any real-world languages, as it is designed to mimic the rhythm and flow of speech without conveying any actual meaning. However, I can attempt to provide a creative interpretation of the poem, loosely inspired by its structure and sounds:
Greetings all! Joyful day, skies so bright,
Cheers! Hello, dreams take flight,
Whimsy dazzle, laughter near,
Chatter soft, moments dear.
Dancing thought, playful breeze,
Gentle touch, secrets seize,
Colors blend, friendship true,
Laughter shared, skies of blue.
Murmured dreams, shadows play,
Whispered words, threads of gray,
Heart's embrace, silent gleam,
Boundless sounds, life's grand scheme.
ChatGPT-4:
Thank you for your valuable feedback and insights into Philip Glass's minimalist style. I appreciate your expertise and will attempt to create a more accurate a cappella cover of a Philip Glass song in Simlish, keeping your suggestions in mind:
Sul sul la, sul sul la, sul sul la, sul la sul la,
Sul la, sul sul la, sul la, sul la sul la,
La la, la la, la la, la sul sul la,
La la, la la, la sul la, la sul sul la,
Zib zib doo, zib zib doo, zib doo zib doo,
Doo zib, doo zib, doo doo zib doo, zib doo zib doo,
Zib doo, zib doo, doo doo zib, doo doo zib,
Zib doo zib, zib doo zib, zib doo zib, doo doo zib,
Sul sul na, sul sul na, sul na, sul na sul na,
Sul na, sul sul na, sul na, sul na sul na,
Na na, na na, na na, na sul sul na,
Na na, na na, na sul na, na sul sul na,
Doo doo la, doo doo la, la la doo, la la doo,
Doo la doo, doo la doo, la la doo, la la doo,
Doo la la, doo la la, la la doo, la la doo,
La doo, la doo, doo la doo, doo la doo.
EDIT: "doo doo la" -> "la la doo" looks a bit more "creative" since I don't think this is a suggestion I made (unless you added more examples to your response). So, yeah not bad.
EDIT2: Nevermind, I did use that kind of transformation in my example (1) above: "doo zib zib" -> "doo doo zib". In short, it seems to have vaguely understood that the point of repetition here is to emphasize transformations. But it should be able to come up with novel transformations like Glass does.