It is acknowledged that music plays a crucial role in our lives as it is the language of the human soul and linguistically neutral. Some people believe that music can bridge various cultures and generation gaps. While I consider that musical compositions, lyrics of many songs seem to be loved by people worldwide, I disagree with those advocating that music helps bring different ages together.
On the one hand, it is understandable why the community thinks that music overcomes hurdles among various nations and cultures. The key rationale in favor of this view is that most music listeners enjoy instrumental compositions from all parts of the world. Music speaks the same language, which embodies a range of emotions such as happiness, sorrows, or love. It is not necessary to interpret or understand entire lyrics as it touches our hearts, and resonates in our mind. No matter what language we speak and understand, we enjoy the melody and depth of music rather than its meaning, which is the reason why people in all corners of the world can love the same song or singer. Consequently, the geographical distance among different nations seems to be intangible when we have the same strong feelings.
On the other hand, I don’t completely side with those who believe music is an effective way to bridge the generation gaps. First, the musical taste of particular individuals, especially youngsters and elders is considerably different. For example, while many young people prefer listening to pop music or rap songs, most elderly people complain about this taste, instead, they enjoy songs having traditional tunes, positive and motivational meanings. Second, psychologically, the elderly are fond of the nostalgic feel of songs released years ago which were prominent in the past, modern music genres are likely to be favored popularly by youngsters, however.
In conclusion, although music can remove the language barrier and it can act as a powerful means of uniting people of different cultures in general, I would argue that it may accidentally increase gaps between young and old people due to differences in musical preference.
Muziki una jukumu muhimu katika maisha yetu, kwa kuwa ni lugha ya nafsi ya binadamu na haina tofauti na lugha. Watu fulani huamini kwamba muziki unaweza kuunganisha tamaduni mbalimbali na tofauti za vizazi. Ingawa ninaamini kwamba nyimbo na maneno ya nyimbo nyingi yanaonekana kupendwa na watu ulimwenguni pote, sikubaliani na wale wanaodai kwamba muziki husaidia kuunganisha watu wa umri tofauti. Kwa upande mmoja, inaeleweka kwa nini jumuiya hiyo hufikiri kwamba muziki hushinda vizuizi kati ya mataifa na tamaduni mbalimbali. Sababu kuu inayopendekeza maoni hayo ni kwamba wasikilizaji wengi wa muziki hufurahia muziki wa ala kutoka sehemu zote za ulimwengu. Muziki huzungumza lugha ileile, ambayo huonyesha hisia mbalimbali kama vile furaha, huzuni, au upendo. Si lazima kutafsiri au kuelewa maneno yote ya wimbo kwa kuwa yanaugusa moyo wetu, na yanazunguka akilini mwetu. Haijalishi tunazungumza lugha gani na kuelewa, tunapenda wimbo na kina cha muziki badala ya maana yake, ambayo ni sababu kwa nini watu katika pembe zote za ulimwengu wanaweza kupenda wimbo huo au mwimbaji. Kwa hiyo, umbali kati ya mataifa tofauti-tofauti huonekana kuwa usioonekana tunapokuwa na hisia sawa zenye nguvu. Kwa upande mwingine, siungi mkono kabisa wale wanaoamini muziki ni njia bora ya kuziba pengo la kizazi. Kwanza, mapendezi ya muziki ya watu fulani-watu, hasa vijana na wazee-wazee, ni tofauti sana. Kwa mfano, wakati vijana wengi wanapendelea kusikiliza muziki wa pop au rap, watu wazima wengi wanalalamika juu ya ladha hii, badala yake, wanafurahia nyimbo zilizo na nyimbo za jadi, maana nzuri na za kuhamasisha. Kwa upande wa kisaikolojia, wazee wanapenda hisia za nostalgia za nyimbo zilizotolewa miaka iliyopita ambazo zilikuwa maarufu katika siku za nyuma, lakini aina za muziki wa kisasa zinaweza kupendwa na vijana. Kwa kumalizia, ingawa muziki unaweza kuondoa kizuizi cha lugha na inaweza kutenda kama njia yenye nguvu ya kuunganisha watu wa tamaduni tofauti kwa ujumla, ningesema kwamba inaweza kwa bahati mbaya kuongeza pengo kati ya vijana na wazee kwa sababu ya tofauti katika upendeleo wa muziki.