WelaAlunga/CrossTheWaves_legacy

This repository, Xhosa Song Translator, is a machine learning project aimed at creating a model capable of translating South African music lyrics, specifically in Xhosa, into English. The ultimate goal is to develop an application that can actively listen to South African music and provide real-time translations for end users. # 🌊 CrossTheWaves **CrossTheWaves** is an AI-powered translator that brings South African Amapiano lyrics — especially Xhosa — to life in poetic, culturally-aware English. 🗣️ Think: not just "word-for-word", but "heart-for-heart" — honoring the rhythm, tone, and cultural meaning behind the music. --- ## 🎯 Vision We're building a platform that can: - Translate Amapiano lyrics in **Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho**, etc. - Offer both **poetic** and **literal** translation modes - Provide **cultural context** so nothing gets lost between languages - Eventually handle **audio-to-translation** in real-time --- ## ✅ Built With - **Python 3.10+** - Streamlit – frontend UI - OpenAI GPT – translation engine - `.env` – to store your OpenAI key securely --- ## 🚀 Quickstart 1. Clone the repo and install dependencies: ```bash git clone github.com cd CrossTheWaves python -m venv venv venv\Scripts\activate pip install -r requirements.txt