Carin León and Kacey Musgraves don’t need to speak the same language to tell a cross-cultural love story. On Friday, the Mexican star and country queen released “Lost in Translation,” a norteño-influenced ranchera track in English and Spanish on which the pair sing about a love that defeats language barriers.

“This really cute idea came about these people meeting and not being able to speak the same language, but love language and body language is universal and you don’t really need words for that,” said Musgraves of the song.

Musgraves and León said they first met in Nashville, and to warm up their vocals, sang along to the classic duet by Juan Gabriel and Rocío Dúrcal, “Fue Un Placer Conocerte.”

“It was a big surprise for me that it was one of my favorite songs…and she knew all the

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