The Greek in Luke 15:25 that is translated in English as «music» is translated in Muna as «the sound of the gong and the drum.» René van den Berg explains: «There is no abstract word for ‘music’ (the footnote has the loan musik).»

In other languages it is translated as:

• Noongar: «singing» (source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Mazagway: «the sound of singing»
• Mofu-Gudur: «the sound of drumming» (source for this and above: Ken Hollingsworth)
• Uma: «people playing flutes» (source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: «playing-of-the-kulintang/gongs» (source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: «drum» (source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Mairasi: «the sound of songs» (source: Enggavoter 2004)
• Hiligaynon: «sounds» (source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Burmese: «the sound of beating-blowing» («‘Beating blowing’ is a general term for instrumental music and covers the sound of percussion instruments, wind and brass instruments which are blown, and some stringed instruments which are also ‘beaten.'» — source: Anonymous)