JP2000029475A - Karaoke machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a KARAOKE machine which enables a singer to sing with ample expression even a KARAOKE music of an unknown language. SOLUTION: Musical piece data 10 have a playing track 11 and a words track 12. A playing sequencer 13 reads out the data of the playing track 11 and generates the KARAOKE playing tone by driving a sound source 14. A words sequencer 17 reads out the data of the words track 12 and inputs the data to a character pattern developing section 18, thereby displaying the words on a monitor 20. Further, the machine has an automatic interpretation section 21 which interprets the words to a target language by using the character code (text) data of the text track and displays the translated sentence in parallel with the original words. As a result, even if the singer cannot understand the language of the original words, the singer is able to sing while understanding the contents of the words. The displaying of kana letters of the Japanese phonetic syllabary printed at the side of the words in parallel with the translated sentence is equally well.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus capable of translating lyrics of a karaoke song and displaying it on a screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Song data registered in a karaoke apparatus has lyrics data for displaying lyrics together with performance data for generating a karaoke performance sound. The lyrics are displayed on a monitor so that the singer can sing without memorizing the lyrics.

[0003]

By the way, at present, karaoke apparatuses are registered not only with Japanese songs but also with song data of songs around the world. Foreigners may also sing Japanese songs. In such a case, there is a problem that even if the song is sung in accordance with the display of the lyrics, the content of the lyrics cannot be understood, so that the expression cannot be sung with expressiveness.

Therefore, it has been proposed to write lyrics data in a plurality of languages in music data and display one or more of the lyrics data as necessary. Is included, the data amount increases, so that it takes time to distribute data online, and there is a problem that the storage capacity of data in the karaoke apparatus increases. Also, there is a problem that lyrics data in a plurality of languages cannot be displayed for such music data having no plurality of lyrics data.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke apparatus which solves the above-mentioned problem by translating lyrics and displaying the translated text.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided storage means for storing performance data for playing a karaoke song and lyrics data corresponding to the progress of the performance data, and playing the karaoke song based on the performance data. Playing means, a lyrics displaying means for displaying lyrics by lyrics data in synchronization with the performance of the playing means, a translating means for translating the lyrics into another language to generate a translated sentence, and a display and synchronization of the lyrics by the lyrics displaying means And displaying a translated sentence.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the lyrics display means is means for displaying lyrics in line units, and the translation means is means for translating the lyrics in line units. Features.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage means for storing performance data for playing a karaoke song and lyrics data corresponding to the progress of the performance data, a performance means for playing a karaoke song based on the performance data, Lyrics display means for displaying lyrics by lyrics data in synchronism with the performance of the means, reading means for analyzing the pronunciation of the lyrics and generating readings in the notation of other language characters, and display and synchronization of the lyrics by the lyrics display means And a reading display means for displaying the reading.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the invention, the lyrics display means is means for sequentially changing the display color of the lyrics in synchronization with the progress of the performance, and the translation means is a progression of the performance. And means for sequentially changing the display color of the lyrics in synchronization with.

The karaoke apparatus generates a karaoke performance sound based on the performance data, and displays the lyrics in parallel with the karaoke performance so that the singer can sing without memorizing the lyrics. Generally, the lyrics are displayed based on the lyrics data stored in parallel with the performance data.
The lyrics data includes the character code of the lyrics. Since the lyrics can be treated as text data by this character code, in the first aspect of the invention, by inputting this to the translation means, it can be translated into another language, that is, a language different from the original language. As a translation means, a conventional software translation engine may be applied. By displaying the translation translated in this way in synchronization with the lyrics, even a singer who does not understand the language of the original lyrics can understand the contents well, and can express a rich singing.

The display of lyrics in a karaoke apparatus is generally performed line by line. Therefore, it is preferable that the translated sentence also indicates what is described in each line of the lyrics. Therefore, in the invention of claim 2, the translation of the lyrics is made in units of lines in accordance with the display unit, and the translation is displayed in synchronization with the display of the lyrics. In the present invention, the "line" which is a display unit of lyrics is not limited to one physical line, but is a concept including a wide range of characters displayed simultaneously.

In order to display a translated sentence in parallel with the lyrics, the translated sentence must be prepared before the display timing. To realize this, there is a method of completing the translation before playing the karaoke, but in order to process the translation in parallel, when the performance of the karaoke song starts, it is asynchronous with the progress of the song ( The translation of the lyrics should be processed (as soon as possible) and stored in a buffer.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the pronunciation of the character code of the lyrics is analyzed to generate a phonetic notation that is a phonetic notation of a character in another language. By displaying the reading in synchronization with the lyrics, even a singer who cannot read the original lyrics can sing the song.

[0014] In some cases, the display color of the lyrics is changed (for example, from left to right) in synchronization with the progress of the karaoke song. In the invention of claim 4, in synchronization with the change of the display color of the lyrics, The display color of reading is also changed. As a result, even a singer who cannot read the lyrics can know where to sing at the present and can sing in time with the tempo.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This karaoke device translates the lyrics of a karaoke song into another language, which is a language different from the language, and displays a translation of the lyrics.
It has a reading display function that displays the pronunciation of lyrics in character notation. The karaoke apparatus stores only lyrics data, and translates and pronounces the lyrics data to obtain translated sentences and readings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the karaoke apparatus. The music data 10 includes a performance track (performance data) 1 for driving a sound source 14 to generate a karaoke performance sound.
1 and a lyrics track (lyrics data) 12 for displaying lyrics on a monitor 20 as the music progresses. During a karaoke performance, the data of the performance track and the lyrics track are read out synchronously by the performance sequencer 13 and the lyrics sequencer 17, respectively.

The music data 10 (the performance track 11 and the lyrics track 12) are described by MIDI format sequence data composed of event data and duration data. The event data is data to be input to the sound source 14 and the character pattern developing unit 18 to generate a performance sound and display lyrics. The duration data is data indicating a time interval between event data, and determines read timing of each event data. The event data of the performance track is
Is data for instructing setup, generation, erasure, and the like of music. The event data of the lyrics track includes character display data indicating a character string to be displayed on the monitor 20, color change data indicating a color change of a displayed character, and the like.

The performance sequencer 13 reads the performance tracks sequentially from the beginning. When the event data is read, the data is input to the sound source 14, and then the next data is read. When the duration data is read, it waits for the time indicated by the data based on the tempo clock, and then reads the next data. Sound source 14
Sets up each unit and generates musical tones (karaoke performance sounds) based on the input event data. The generated musical tone is input to the amplifier 15. Amplifier 1
A singing voice of a singer is also input to the microphone 5 from a microphone (not shown), and the musical sound of the karaoke performance and the singing voice are mixed and output from the speaker 16.

The lyrics sequencer 17 reads the lyrics tracks sequentially from the beginning. When the event data is read, the data is input to the character pattern developing unit 18, and then the next data is read. When the duration data is read, it waits for the time indicated by the data based on the tempo clock, and then reads the next data. By using the same tempo clock as the performance sequencer 13, the lyrics track and the performance track can be advanced in synchronization. Character display data, which is event data for instructing the display of characters, includes data such as a character code to be displayed, display coordinates, and an initial display color.
The color change data, which is event data for displaying the color change of the displayed character, includes data such as the color to be changed and the changed coordinates. When the character display data is input, the character pattern developing unit 18 searches the font database using the character code to read out the character pattern,
Expand on specified coordinates of AM. The display color is the designated initial display color. When the color change data is input, the character pattern developing unit 31 changes the display color of the character pattern data developed on the VRAM from the left end to the changed coordinates. In the lyrics track, the lyrics of the karaoke song are displayed on a line-by-phrase basis, and the displayed lyrics are changed in color in synchronization with the progress of the karaoke song. The character pattern data of the lyrics expanded in the VRAM in this manner is input to the video synthesizing unit 19 as a video signal. The video synthesizing unit 19 receives a background video of a moving image or a still image from the background video reproducing unit 23 and synthesizes the character pattern data on the background video in a superimposed manner. The synthesized video signal is displayed on the monitor 20. The video synthesizing unit 19 superimposes a translated text or a kana character pattern, which will be described later, on the background video in addition to the character pattern of the lyrics.

On the other hand, the automatic translator 21 performs the translation process by inputting the data of the lyrics track quickly and asynchronously with the performance of the karaoke tune. In other words, it operates to translate the lyrics before the lyrics are displayed in parallel with the performance of the karaoke song. The translation result is written into the translation buffer (see FIG. 2) and read out to the character pattern developing unit 22 in synchronization with the character display event of the lyrics track.

By inputting a corresponding translation into the character pattern developing section 22 in synchronization with the character display event (character display data reading timing) of the lyrics track, the contents of the displayed original lyrics are converted into a language different from the original. The karaoke performance can be progressed as indicated by.

The original language of the karaoke song and the target language for translation are various, such as Japanese, English, Korean, and Chinese. The character pattern developing unit 18 and the character pattern developing unit 22 use font data of all these languages. (Character pattern data). The font data may be shared between the character pattern developing unit 18 and the character pattern developing unit 22.

The automatic translator 21 also has a function of analyzing the pronunciation of the original lyrics when translating the lyrics and generating a reading. This “reading” may be displayed in characters of the target language of the translation, or may be displayed in alphabets. The reading character code data is stored in the reading buffer with a time stamp attached so as to be read out at the same timing as the event data of the lyrics track. Thereby, the reading is displayed in parallel with the display of the lyrics by the lyrics sequencer 17, so that even a foreigner who does not know the pronunciation of the original lyrics can sing with the original lyrics. Like the translation, the generation of the reading data is performed prior to the display of the lyrics based on the progress of the karaoke performance.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the automatic translation unit 21. The lyrics track data read from the music data 10 is written into the original buffer 30 and is translated by the translator 31.
And input to the pronunciation analysis unit 38.

The translation unit 31 has a word dictionary / syntax dictionary 32, analyzes the syntax of the input original sentence, and assigns a translated word conforming to the analyzed syntax to each word to create a translated sentence. This translation process is performed for each phrase (line by line) of the lyrics so that the original lyrics and the translated sentence do not appear before or after the display order. In other words, the translated sentences A, B, and C obtained by translating the phrases a, b, and c of the original lyrics are displayed in the order of A, B, and C in synchronization with the display of the original lyrics, and include complicated syntax such as relatives. Even so, the expression is devised so that the order is not reversed. The created translation is in the translation buffer 3
3 is written. The translation has a time stamp synchronized with the display timing of the lyrics display data corresponding to each phrase. The translated sentence buffer 33 inputs the translated sentence corresponding to the timing synchronized with the timing at which the lyrics sequencer 17 reads out the character display data based on the tempo clock to the character pattern developing unit 34. The character pattern developing unit 34 develops the input translation into a bitmap character pattern using font data of the corresponding language.

The pronunciation analysis unit 38 includes a pronunciation dictionary 39. When lyrics are input from the original sentence buffer 30, the pronunciation is analyzed in accordance with the language configuration of the lyrics, and the pronunciation of each word is determined. For example, in the case of Japanese, the kanji reading is determined from the meaning in the sentence. The pronunciation determined in this way is converted into phonetic notation (reading) in characters of the target language for translation. For example, when reading is displayed in Japanese, it is converted to katakana (character code). In the case of phonetic transcription in a language other than Japanese, characters in that language may be used. Then, the reading character code data is input to the reading buffer 40. The reading data is accompanied by timing data synchronized with the lyrics display data and the color change data, and is displayed in synchronization with the display of the lyrics, and the color is changed in synchronization with the color change of the lyrics.

The reading buffer 40 outputs reading data corresponding to the read timing of the lyrics display data of the lyrics sequencer 17 to the character pattern developing section 41. Further, at the timing of reading out the color change data, the color change control unit 43 is instructed to change the reading color corresponding to the color change character of the original lyrics. The color change control unit 43
The display color of the reading developed in the character pattern is changed according to the instruction.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the karaoke apparatus. In the karaoke apparatus having this configuration, the sequencer function, the translation function, and the like are executed by the CPU 50. This karaoke apparatus stores music data for performing karaoke music on a hard disk 57, a CD-ROM, or the like.
It is stored in a CD-ROM or the like set in the changer 4.

In FIG. 3, the karaoke apparatus comprises a karaoke apparatus main body 1, a control amplifier 2, an audio signal processing apparatus 3, a CD-ROM changer 4, a speaker 5, a monitor 6, a microphone 7, and an infrared remote controller 8. ing. The karaoke apparatus main body 1 controls the operation of the entire karaoke apparatus. The CPU 50 which is a control device of the karaoke apparatus main body 1 has ROM 51, R via an internal bus.
AM 52, hard disk storage device 57, communication control unit 5
6, remote control receiving unit 53, display panel 54, panel switch 55, sound source device 58, audio data processing unit 59, character display unit 60, display control unit 61, and control amplifier 2 The signal processing device 3 and the CD-ROM changer 4 are connected via an interface.

The ROM 51 stores a starting program and the like necessary for starting the apparatus. A system program for controlling the operation of the apparatus, a karaoke performance sequence program, a translation program, and the like are stored in the hard disk storage device 57. When the power of the karaoke apparatus is turned on, a system program and a karaoke performance program are read into the RAM 52 by the above-mentioned startup program.

The hard disk storage device 57 is set with a program storage area for storing the system program, the sequence program, the translation program, a music data storage area for storing music data, a font database for storing various fonts, and the like. The translation program includes a dictionary file. When the karaoke apparatus is started, the program is read into the RAM 52.

In the RAM 52, a program storage area for reading a program from the hard disk storage device 17 when the apparatus is started up, an execution music data storage area for reading music data of the requested karaoke music, and only the lyrics track data from the execution music data An original sentence buffer for extracting and storing a translation, a translated sentence buffer for storing a translation result, a reading buffer for storing reading data, and the like are set.

The communication control unit 56 is connected to the distribution center 9 via an ISDN line. The distribution center 9 periodically makes a telephone call to the karaoke apparatus and downloads new music data, upgraded control programs and the like.

The remote controller 8 is provided with key switches such as numeric keys, and when a user operates these switches, a code signal corresponding to the operation is output by infrared rays. The remote control receiving unit 53 receives the infrared signal sent from the remote control device 8, restores the code signal,
Input to PU50.

The display panel 54 is provided for the karaoke apparatus main body 1.
And a matrix display for displaying the currently playing music number and the number of reserved music, and a group of LEDs for displaying currently set keys and tempo. The panel switch 55 includes a numeric keypad, a key change switch, and a tempo change switch for inputting a music number, similar to the remote control device 8.

The tone generator 58 forms a tone signal based on music data (event data of a performance track).
The performance track has a plurality of tracks, and the tone generator 58 simultaneously generates tone signals of a plurality of parts based on the data. The audio data processing unit 59 forms an audio signal having a specified length and a specified pitch based on audio data included in the music data. The sound data is a signal waveform that is difficult to form electronically, such as a human voice such as a back chorus, and is stored as it is as a PCM signal. The tone signal formed by the sound source device 58 and the sound signal reproduced by the sound data processing section 59 are transmitted to the control amplifier 2.
Is input to Two microphones 7a and 7b are connected to the control amplifier 2, and a singing voice signal of a karaoke singer is input. The control amplifier 2 applies a predetermined effect such as an echo to each of these audio signals, amplifies them, and outputs them to the speaker 5. The audio signal processing device 3 digitally processes the singing audio signal input from the control amplifier 2 to correct a pitch shift or create a harmony singing of another part. The modified singing voice signal and the created harmony singing signal of another part are input to the control amplifier 2 again.

The reading of the performance track and the audio data is performed by the CPU 50 based on a sequence program.
The CPU 50 also reads the lyrics track based on the sequence program, and executes the translation and pronunciation analysis processing based on the translation program. CPU
Character patterns such as lyrics, translations, and readings developed by 50 are input to a character display unit 60. The character display unit 60 includes a VRAM, and pastes the character pattern data at predetermined coordinates. Then, the character display unit 60
To generate a video signal of a character pattern. This video signal is input to the display control unit 61. Further, the CD-ROM changer 4 reproduces a predetermined background video in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 50, and this video signal is also input to the display control unit 61. The display control unit 61 superimposes a character pattern on the background video in a superimposed manner and displays it on the monitor 6.

As described above, in the karaoke apparatus, the sequence processing, the translation processing, and the like are all performed by the CPU 50, but a part of the processing may be processed by another hardware.

FIGS. 4 to 6 are flowcharts showing the operation of the karaoke apparatus. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the karaoke performance operation. When there is a request for a karaoke song, the corresponding song data is read from the hard disk 57 to play the song and written into the execution data storage area of the RAM 52 (s1). At the same time, only the lyrics track of this music data is copied to the original sentence buffer (s2).

Thereafter, a performance sequence process for generating a performance sound and a display sequence process for displaying lyrics and translations are started (s3, s6). In the performance sequence processing, first, the setup operation of the tone generator 58 is executed (s4). The sound source setup operation is an operation of resetting the sound source device 58, transmitting parameters for initial setting, and setting the sound source device 58 to perform an operation suitable for the karaoke song. This operation takes 5 to 10 seconds. In parallel with this, the title of the music is displayed in the display sequence processing (s7). These operations are CP
Since it does not impose a burden on U50, the translation process (s10) and the reading generation process (s11) are executed as much as possible using this time.

Thereafter, in the performance sequence processing, the music is played based on the tempo clock (s5), and the processing operation shown in FIG. 5 is executed as the display sequence processing (s8). During this time, the CPU 50 executes the translation process (s10) and the reading generation process (s11) using the idle time.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the display sequence processing executed in s8. First, the data of the lyrics track is read (s20). It is determined whether or not this data is event data (s21). In the case of event data, the operation from s25 on is executed. In the case of the duration data, the duration value is counted based on the tempo clock (s22). When the counting is completed, the pointer is incremented (s23) and the next data is read (s20).

In the case of event data, it is determined whether the content of the data is character display data or color change data (s25). In the case of character display data, the character code included in the character display data is developed into a character pattern using font data (s26). Then, the translation corresponding to the character display data is read from the translation buffer (s27), and the reading corresponding to the character display data is read from the reading buffer (s2).
8). Then, these translated sentences and readings are developed into character patterns of the corresponding language (s29). Then, the lyrics, the translation, and the character pattern data of the reading are output to the character display unit 60. As described above, before the character display data is read out by the sequence processing, a translated sentence and a reading of the character display data are generated.
The display coordinates of each character pattern are determined in advance.

On the other hand, when the read event data is color change data, the VRAM of the character display unit 60
The color is changed to the coordinates indicated by the color change data among the lyrics displayed on the monitor 6 (s31). Then, the readings corresponding to the lyrics whose colors have been changed this time are simultaneously changed in color (s32). The display color of the lyrics is described in the event data of the lyrics track, but the display color of the reading generated by the karaoke device may be determined independently by the karaoke device in consideration of the display color of the lyrics. As described above, the reading is also changed in color according to the change in the color of the lyrics. However, the translated sentence does not correspond to each pronunciation of the lyrics and is not changed in color.

The lyrics are displayed in units of lines, and the color is changed one character at a time, and then deleted in units of lines. Although not described in this flowchart, when lyrics deletion data is input as event data, the corresponding lyrics, translation, and reading are deleted simultaneously.

In the operation shown in FIG. 5, both the lyrics and the translated sentence / reading are displayed when performing the karaoke. However, some singers do not need the translated sentence / reading. Some people do not need the lyrics to sing. For such a singer, a display mode selection means is provided on the remote controller 8 or the panel switch 55, and the singer operates the mode to display only the original lyrics (conventional mode), and displays only the translated sentence and reading. A mode and a mode in which both are displayed may be selectable.

FIG. 6 shows the operation of the karaoke apparatus provided with such a display mode selecting means so that the display mode can be set. This operation is an operation inserted between AB in FIG. When the event data of the lyrics track is read, the display mode is determined first (s35). If the display mode is a mode for displaying both, the operation returns to the operation of s25 in FIG.

In the case of the mode in which only the original lyrics are displayed, it is determined whether the content of the data is character display data or color change data (s36). In the case of character display data, the character code included in the character display data is developed into a character pattern using font data (s3
7) The character pattern data is output to the character display unit 60 (s38). On the other hand, if the read event data is color change data, the VR
The color is changed to the coordinates indicated by the color change data among the lyrics developed on the AM and displayed on the monitor 6 (s3
9).

In the case of the mode in which only the translation and reading are displayed, it is determined whether the content of the data is character display data or color change data (s41). In the case of character display data, the translation corresponding to the character display data is read from the translation buffer (s42), and the reading corresponding to the character display data is read from the reading buffer (s43), and the translation and the reading are translated into the corresponding language. (S44). Then, the translated sentence and the reading pattern data are output to the character display section 60 (s45). When the read event data is color change data, the character display unit 6
Of the readings displayed in the VRAM of 0 and displayed on the monitor 6, the reading change corresponding to the lyrics whose color change data indicates the change of color is changed (s46).

In this embodiment, the translation and the reading are always set and displayed together. However, the original lyrics and the translation, or the original lyrics and the reading may be displayed. Or only the reading may be displayed.

By the above processing, the reading of the lyrics and the translation can be displayed in accordance with the karaoke performance and the display of the lyrics. You can sing with the correct pronunciation and the correct tempo by changing colors.
For example, in the case of a Japanese, even when singing a foreign language song such as English or Korean, it is possible to sing with a pronunciation written in katakana while understanding the meaning in Japanese. In addition, even when a foreigner sings a Japanese song, the foreigner can correctly sing with the pronunciation expressed in the alphabet while understanding the meaning of the translated sentence displayed in the native language such as English.

Although the above embodiment does not mention the setting of the original language and the selection of the target language for easy understanding, the original language of the karaoke song (lyrics) can be read from the header of the song data. Good.
It is also easy to provide the karaoke apparatus of the embodiment with a function of translating into a plurality of languages. In this case, a selecting means is provided to allow the user to select a target language, and to generate a translation / reading for the selected language. What should I do?
In addition, means for setting the installation location of the karaoke apparatus or means for detecting the installation location are provided, and the language of the installation location is compared with the original language of the karaoke tune to turn on / off the translation function and the reading generation function. You may.

In the above embodiment, the translation (generation of the translated sentence) and the generation of the reading are performed in parallel with the karaoke performance, but this may be performed prior to the karaoke performance.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention, even if the song is in a language that the singer cannot understand, the translated text is displayed in parallel with the lyrics, so that the user can sing while understanding the meaning. You can sing expressively.

Further, according to the present invention, since a reading indicating the pronunciation of the lyrics is displayed in parallel with the lyrics, even a foreign song whose pronunciation is not understood can be sung while watching the song.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a translation unit of the karaoke apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of hardware of the karaoke apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the karaoke apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the karaoke apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the karaoke apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 music data, 11 performance track, 12 lyrics track, 13 performance sequencer, 17 lyrics sequencer, 18 character pattern development section, 21 automatic translation section, 2
2 ... character pattern developing unit, 30 ... sounding buffer, 31 ...
Translation unit, 32: word dictionary / syntax dictionary, 33: translation buffer, 34: character pattern development unit, 35: font database, 38: pronunciation analysis unit, 39: pronunciation dictionary, 40: reading buffer, 41: character pattern development unit .. 42 font database 43 color changing control unit 50 CP
U, 52 RAM, 57 hard disk, 58 sound source device, 60 character display unit, 61 display control unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A storage means for storing performance data for playing a karaoke song, lyrics data corresponding to the progress of the performance data, a performance means for playing a karaoke song based on the performance data, and a performance of the performance means. Lyrics display means for displaying lyrics in synchronization with lyrics data; translation means for translating the lyrics into another language to generate a translation; translation display means for displaying translations in synchronization with the display of the lyrics by the lyrics display means A karaoke device comprising: 2. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said lyrics display means is means for displaying lyrics on a line basis, and said translation means is means for translating the lyrics on a line basis. 3. Performance data for playing a karaoke song, storage means for storing lyrics data corresponding to the progress of the performance data, performance means for playing a karaoke song based on the performance data, and performance of the performance means. Lyrics display means for displaying lyrics in synchronism with lyrics data; reading means for analyzing pronunciation of the lyrics to generate readings in the notation of other language characters; and reading in synchronism with the display of lyrics by the lyrics display means. A karaoke apparatus comprising: a reading display means for displaying; 4. The lyric display means is means for sequentially changing the display color of the lyrics in synchronization with the progress of the performance, and the translating means sequentially changes the display color of the lyrics in synchronization with the progress of the performance. 4. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the karaoke apparatus is a means for changing.