List of artworks known in English by a foreign title

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The following is an alphabetical list of works of art that are often called by a non-English name in an English context. (Of course, many such titles are simply the names of people: Don Quixote, Irma la Douce, Madame Bovary, Tosca, Pelléas et Mélisande. These have been omitted, as have examples where the English may easily be inferred: Symphonie fantastique, Les liaisons dangereuses.)

Title Transcription Language Translation Description
99 LuftballonsGerman99 Balloonssong by Nena
À la recherche du temps perduFrenchIn Search of Lost Timenovel by Marcel Proust
Aberystwyth Mon AmourFrenchAberystwyth My Lovenovel by Malcolm Pryce
AinaآئینہUrduMirrorfilm directed by Nazr-ul-Islam
AlhambraالْحَمْرَاءArabicThe Red OneMuslim monument, located near Granada, Spain
Angkor Watអង្គរវត្តKhmertemple complex of the cityHindu and (later) Buddhist temple site, located in Angkor, Cambodia
Arthashastraअर्थशास्त्रम्Sanskrit"science of politics" or "science of material gain"treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy
AutobahnGermanMotorwayalbum and song by Kraftwerk
BalTurkishHoneyfilm by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Barcarolle: une nuit à LisbonneFrenchBarcarolle: A Night in Lisbonsymphonic poem by Camille Saint-Saëns
Bhagavad Gitaभगवद्गीताSanskritSong of Godphilosophical, Hindu book of poems (author contentious)
Carmina BuranaLatinSongs from Beuernmedieval book of poems and a cantata by Carl Orff
Cavalleria rusticanaItalianRustic Chivalryopera by Pietro Mascagni
Chichen ItzaYucatec MayaAt the Mouth of the Well of the ItzaMayan monument, located on the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Commentarii de Bello GallicoLatinCommentaries on the Gallic WarJulius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars
Codex GigasLatinGiant Booklargest medieval manuscript in the world, the authorship is attributed to Hermann Inanclus (Herman, the Recluse), a monk
Così fan tutteItalianThat's What They [feminine] All Doopera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dai Miao岱庙ChineseDai TempleDaoist temple complex, located on Mount Tai, People's Republic of China
Dàin do EimhirScottish GaelicPoems to EimhirSequence of poems by Sorley MacLean
Dao De Jing道德经/道德經ChineseWay/Path, Virtue, Guidelinephilosophical, Daoist book of poems probably by Laozi
Das BootGermanThe Boatfilm directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Das HildebrandsliedGermanLay/Song of Hildebrandheroic lay, written in Old High German
Das KapitalGermanCapitaltreatise by Karl Marx
Das klagende LiedGermanThe Lamentationcantata by Gustav Mahler
Das Lied von der ErdeGermanThe Song of the Earthsymphony by Gustav Mahler
De Leeuw van VlaanderenDutchThe Lion of Flandersbook by Hendrik Conscience
Déjeuner sur l'herbeFrenchLunch on the Grasspainting by Édouard Manet
De re publicaLatinOn the Statephilosophical hexalogy by Cicero
De rerum naturaLatinOn the Nature of Thingsphilosophical didactic poem by Lucretius
De vita CaesarumLatinAbout the Life of the Caesarscollection of biographies by Suetonius
Der FreischützGermanThe Freeshooter or The Marksmanopera by Carl Maria von Weber
Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem HerzenGermanHell's vengeance boils in my heartaria by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Der Ring des NibelungenGermanThe Ring of the Nibelungcycle of four operas by Richard Wagner
Der SchauspieldirektorGermanThe ImpresarioSingspiel by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Der WehrwolfGermana portmanteau and word play, combining the words for "defence" and "wolf" to Wehrwolf, similar to werewolfbook by Hermann Löns
DesafinadoPortugueseOut of Tunesong by Antônio Carlos Jobim
Deus ExLatinGod out ofvideo game-series by Eidos Interactive
Die Entführung aus dem SerailGermanThe Abduction from the Seraglioopera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die FledermausGermanThe Batoperetta by Johann Strauss II
Die glückliche HandGermanThe Lucky Handmusical drama by Arnold Schoenberg
Die Mensch-MaschineGermanThe Man-Machinealbum by Kraftwerk
Die schöne MüllerinGermanThe Fair Maid of the Millsong cycle by Franz Schubert
Die Verbannten Kinder EvasGermanThe Banished Children of Evealbum from the Austrian band of the same name
Dies iraeLatinDay of Wrathhymn by Thomas of Celano and part of the Requiem
Don Quichotte à DulcinéeFrenchDon Quixote to Dulcineasong cycle by Maurice Ravel
DorvyzhyДорвыжыUdmurt"homeland roots" or "homeland generation"Udmurt literary national epic
EddaÓðrOld NorsePoetryEddur (plural of Edda) are the Poetic Edda (author unknown) and Prose Edda (by Snorri Sturluson), are two Icelandic ancient books
Eine kleine NachtmusikGermanA Little Night-Musicserenade by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
El amor brujoSpanishLove, the Magicianballet by Manuel de Falla
El CieloSpanishThe sky/heavenalbum by dredg
El cóndor pasaSpanishThe Condor Passessong by Daniel Alomía Robles and Julio Baudouin
El Shaddaiאל שדיHebrew"God Almighty" (loosely translated)video game by Ignition Entertainment
Elfen LiedGermanElf Songmanga and anime-series by Lynn Okamoto
EroicaItalianHeroicsymphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
ErlkönigGerman"The Alder King" or "The King of the Elves"poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
ErwartungGermanExpectationopera by Arnold Schoenberg
Fetih 1453TurkishConquest 1453film by Faruk Aksoy
Feuer frei!German"free to fire!" (German military language for "fire at will")song by Rammstein
Gesta DanorumLatinDeeds of the Danesseries of books by Saxo Grammaticus
Gitanjaliগীতাঞ্জলিBengali"An offering of songs" or "prayer offering of songs"collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore
Giv'at Halfon Eina Onaגבעת חלפון אינה עונהHebrewHalfon Hill Doesn't Answerfilm by Assi Dayan
GötterdämmerungGermanTwilight of the Godsopera by Richard Wagner
GurreliederGermanSongs of Gurreoratorio by Arnold Schoenberg
Hagia SophiaἍγια ΣοφίαGreekDivine WisdomByzantine dome-church (now a mosque), located in Istanbul, Turkey
Harakiri腹切りJapaneseHarakiri/cutting the bellyfilm by Masaki Kobayashi
HäxanSwedishWitchesfilm by Benjamin Christensen
HeimskringlaOld NorseThe World-CircleKings' saga by Snorri Sturluson
Hiroshima mon amourFrenchHiroshima My Lovefilm directed by Alain Resnais
Huis closFrenchIn Cameraplay by Jean-Paul Sartre
Ich willGermanI wantsong by Rammstein
Ikiru生きるJapaneseTo Livefilm directed by Akira Kurosawa
Il trovatoreItalianThe Troubadouropera by Giuseppe Verdi
IliasἸλιάςAncient Greek"Trojan" or "Troas"epic poem, attributed to Homer
Jeux d'enfantsFrenchChildren's Gamessymphonic suite by Georges Bizet
Jewang Ungi제왕운기KoreanRhymed Chronicles of Sovereignspoem by Yi Seung-hyu
KaabaالكعبةArabicThe Cubemost sacred site in Islam, located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Kagemusha影武者JapaneseShadow Warriorfilm directed by Akira Kurosawa
KalevalaFinnishLands of Kalevaepic poem by Elias Lönnrot
KalevipoegEstonianKalev's Son epic poem by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
Kama Sutraकामसूत्रSanskritVerses of Desireancient book about human sexual behavior by Vātsyāyana
Katamari Damacy塊魂JapaneseClump Soulvideo game by Namco
Kebra Nagastክብረ ነገሥትGe'ezGlory of KingsEthiopian's national epic
Keine LustGermanNo Desire (German idiom for "I don't feel like it.")song by Rammstein
KindertotenliederGermanSongs of Dead Childrensong cycle by Gustav Mahler
KraftwerkGermanPower Station debut album by Kraftwerk
KremlinКремльRussianFortresshistoric fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, Russia
Kundunསྐུ་མདུན་TibetanThe Presencefilm directed by Martin Scorsese
La BohèmeFrenchThe Bohemianopera by Giacomo Puccini
La création du mondeFrenchThe Creation of the Worldballet by Darius Milhaud
La cucarachaSpanishThe Cockroachtraditional song
La dame aux caméliasFrenchThe Lady of the Camelliasnovel by Alexandre Dumas, fils
La Damoiselle élueFrenchThe Blessed Damozelcantata by Claude Debussy after poem by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
La Dolce VitaItalianThe Sweet Lifefilm directed by Federico Fellini
La finta giardinieraItalianThe Pretend Garden-Girlopera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
La merFrenchThe Seathree symphonic sketches for orchestra by Claude Debussy
La notteItalianThe Nightfilm by Michelangelo Antonioni
La stradaItalianThe Roadfilm by Federico Fellini
La traviataItalianThe Fallen Womanopera by Giuseppe Verdi
La Vie en roseFrenchRose-Tinted Lifesong by Louis Gugliemi and Édith Piaf
LāčplēsisLatvianBear-slayerepic poem by Andrejs Pumpurs
LacrimosaLatin"weeping" or "tearful"part of Dies Irae
Lahuta e MalcísGheg AlbanianThe Highland LuteAlbanian national epic poem
Le bœuf sur le toitFrenchThe Ox on the Roofballet by Darius Milhaud
Le chasseur mauditFrenchThe Cursed Huntsmansymphonic poem by César Franck
L'eclisseItalianThe Eclipsefilm by Michelangelo Antonioni
L'enfant et les sortilègesFrenchThe Child and the Spellsopera by Maurice Ravel
Le Grand MeaulnesFrenchThe Great Meaulnesnovel by Alain-Fournier
Les nocesFrenchThe Weddingdance cantata by Igor Stravinsky
Le tombeau de CouperinFrenchCouperin's Tombsuite by Maurice Ravel
L'étrangerFrenchThe Outsidernovel by Albert Camus
L'heure espagnoleFrenchThe Spanish Hour/The Time in Spainopera by Maurice Ravel
LiebestodGermanLove's Deathfinal scene from the opera Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner
Longmen Shiku龙门石窟/龍門石窟ChineseDragon's Gate Grottoes/Cavesartificial, Buddhist grottoes, located south of Luoyang
L'Isle joyeuseFrenchThe Joyful Islepiano piece by Claude Debussy
Má vlastCzechMy Fatherlandcycle of symphonic poems by Bedřich Smetana
Machu PicchuQuechuaOld PeaksInca site, located above Urubamba Valley, Peru
MadadayoまあだだよJapaneseNot Yetfilm by Akira Kurosawa
MahabharataमहाभारतSanskritThe Great History/Story of the Bharatasepic of ancient India
Mahabodhi Templeमहाबोधि मंदिरSanskritGreat Awakening TempleBuddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, India
Masjid Al-Haramالمسجد الحرامArabicThe Sacred Mosquelargest mosque in the world, located in Mecca, Saudi-Arabia
Mein KampfGermanMy Struggleautobiography and political treatise by Adolf Hitler
MementoLatinRecallfilm by Christopher Nolan
Mo Ghile MearIrishMy Gallant Darlingsong by Seán Clárach Mac Domhnaill
MoaiRapa NuiFigurinemonolithic human figures on the Polynesian island of Easter Island
NamáriëQuenyaBe Wellpoem by J. R. R. Tolkien
Narn i Chîn HúrinSindarinThe Tale of the Children of Húrinunfinished story by J.R.R. Tolkien
Nayakanநாயகன்TamilThe Herofilm by Mani Ratnam
Nessun dormaItalianNo-one Shall Sleeparia from Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot
Ni no Kuni二ノ国JapaneseSecond Countryvideo game by Level-5 and Studio Ghibli
NibelungenliedGermanLay/Song of the NibelungsGerman national epic
Nobilissima VisioneItalianThe Noblest Visionballet by Paul Hindemith
Notre DameFrenchOur Ladycathedral in Paris, France
Obaltan오발탄KoreanMaybe a Missfilm by Yu Hyun-mok
Ōkami大神, 狼 or 大紙Japanese"Great God" if written as 大神, "Wolf" if written as 狼 or "Great Paper" if written as 大紙video game published by Capcom
Ōkamiden大神伝, 狼伝 or 大紙伝Japanese"Chronicles of a/the Great God" if written as 大神伝, "Chronicles of a/the Wolf" if written as 狼伝 or "Chronicles of a/the Great Paper" if written as 大紙伝sequel to Ōkami
Ombra mai fuItalianNever was a shadearia by Georg Friedrich Händel
OrgelbüchleinGermanLittle Organ Bookcollection of chorale preludes and pedagogical treatise on composition by Johann Sebastian Bach
Pappa Ante PortasGerman (the first word) and LatinDaddy in front of the Gatesfilm by Loriot
Pavane pour une infante défunteFrenchPavane for a Dead Infantapiano/orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel
Petite FleurFrenchLittle Flowerinstrumental by Sidney Bechet
PetraπέτραGreekStonecity in the Jordanian governorate of Ma'an, famous for its rock cut architecture
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia MathematicaLatinMathematical Principles of Natural Philosophythree books by Sir Isaac Newton
Pierrot lunaireFrenchMoonlit [or Moonstruck] Pierrotsong cycle by Arnold Schoenberg
Popol VuhClassical K'iche'Book of the Peoplecorpus of mytho-historical narratives of the K'iche' kingdom in Guatemala
Porco RossoItalianRed Pigfilm by Hayao Miyazaki
PoticheFrenchTrophy Wifefilm by François Ozon
Praanপ্রাণBengaliStream of Lifepoem by Rabindranath Tagore
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un fauneFrenchPrelude to the Afternoon of a Faunsymphonic poem by Claude Debussy
Princess Mononokeもののけ姫 (Mononoke-hime)JapanesePrincess of the demons/monsters (only the hime was translated to English)film by Hayao Miyazaki
Qur'an (or Koran)القرآنArabicThe Recitationreligious text of Islam by Muhammad
Ramakienรามเกียรติ์ThaiGlory of RamaThailand's national epic
RamayanaरामायणSanskritRama's Pathancient Indian epic
Ran乱Japanese"Chaos" or "Revolt"film by Akira Kurosawa
Rashōmon羅城門JapaneseGate of the Fortressformer Japanese monuments, were located in Heijō-kyō and Heian-kyō, Japan
Rashomon羅生門JapaneseGate of the Fortressfilm by Akira Kurosawa
RatatouilleFrencha French dishfilm by Pixar
Selva morale e spiritualeItalianMoral and Spiritual Forestcollection of sacred music by Claudio Monteverdi
SerseItalianXerxesopera by Georg Friedrich Händel
ShahnamehشاهنامهPersianThe Book of Kingsenormous poetic opus written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi
Shiri/Swiri쉬리KoreanKorean Splendid Dacefilm by Kang Je-gyu
ShoahהשואהHebrewCalamityfilm by Claude Lanzmann
SilmarillionQuenyaFrom the Radiance of Pure Lightcollection of J. R. R. Tolkien's mythopoeic works
SkáldskaparmálOld NorseLanguage of Poetrypoem by Snorri Sturluson, consisting of around 50,000 words
Skeireins𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃GothicExplanationcommentary on the Gospel of John by an unknown Gothic author
Stalag 17Germana German abbreviation for "Stammlager" (base/main camp)film by Billy Wilder
Suzakumon朱雀門JapaneseGate of the Vermilion Birdformer Japanese monuments, were located in Fujiwara-kyō, Heijō-kyō and Heian-kyō, Japan
Taegukgi태극기KoreanSouth Korean Flagfilm by Kang Je-gyu
Taj Mahalتاج محل or ताज महलPersianCrown of BuildingsIndian monument, located in Agra, India
Te DeumLatinYou, GodChristian hymn of praise
Tekken鉄拳JapaneseIron Fistvideo game series by Namco
Tiananmen天安门/天安門ChineseGate of Heavenly PeaceChinese Monument, located in Beijing, People's Republic of China
Titash Ekti Nadir Naamতিতাস একটি নদীর নামBengaliA River Named Titashfilm by Ritwik Ghatak
TodesfugeGermanDeath Fuguepoem by Paul Celan
TorahתּוֹרָהHebrewInstructionJudaism's founding legal and ethical religious texts, probably by Moses
Tristan und IsoldeGermanTristan and Iseultopera by Richard Wagner
(Tsubaki) Sanjūrō椿三十郎 or 三十郎JapaneseThirty year-old Camellia Tree or Thirty year-oldfilm by Akira Kurosawa
TurandotتوراندخترPersianTuran's Daughteropera by Giacomo Puccini
Vers la flammeFrenchTowards the Flamepiano piece by Alexander Scriabin
Verklärte NachtGermanTransfigured Nightstring sextet by Arnold Schoenberg
Vespro della Beata VergineItalianVespers for the Blessed Virgin, 1610musical composition by Claudio Monteverdi
VolverSpanishTo Returnfilm by Pedro Almodóvar
Vom KriegeGermanOn Warbook by Carl von Clausewitz
Weiß KreuzGermanWhite Cross (accurately "weißes Kreuz" in German)anime by Ken'ichi Kanemaki
WinterreiseGermanWinter Journeysong cycle by Franz Schubert
YeelenBambaraBrightnessfilm by Souleymane Cissé
Yojimbo用心棒JapaneseBodyguardfilm by Akira Kurosawa
Yungang Shiku云冈石窟/雲岡石窟ChineseCloud Ridge Grottoes/Cavesartificial, buddhist grottoes, located by Datong
Zaveshchanie russkogo fashistaЗавещание русского фашистаRussianThe Last Will of a Russian fascistbook by Konstantin Rodzaevsky
ZemlyaЗемляUkrainianSoil/Earthfilm by Alexander Dovzhenko
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