<p>I would think it's a mistranslation.  合唱团 means chorus, where 乐队 means band.    As why it's called / translated as "心灵蒙蔽":  </p>

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  <p>心灵 - soul / spirit.  As eyes are called windows of the soul, 心灵 is
  used insteads of 眼.  Also see Ampersand's comment for connotations on
  third eye.</p>
  
  <p>蒙蔽 - clouded / covered.  Nothing's wrong here</p>
</blockquote>

<p>As the direct translation - 第三只眼失明乐队 doesn't sounds quite right (I laughed reading it), 心灵蒙蔽乐队 might be a more valid translation</p>

<p>EDIT: thanks to leo4jc, "瞎心眼樂隊" is even more catchy</p>

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Definitely "band" should be translated as 樂隊! If I were to translate it, I will go for 瞎心眼樂隊. Shorter, more catchy. 心眼 might retain the tie to eye and the new age meaning to the soul/heart. My two cents.
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<p>I don't often see a lot of foreign bands names translated but came across this:</p>
<p><a href="http://music.163.com/#/artist?id=78230" rel="nofollow noreferrer">网易云音乐</a></p>
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<p>心灵蒙蔽合唱团</p>
<p>Third Eye Blind</p>
</blockquote>
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<li>How Did Third Eye Blind Get Translated As 心灵蒙蔽合唱团?</li>
</ul>
<p>合唱团 means chorus, does it not, they're certainly not a chorus either...</p>

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How Did Third Eye Blind Get Translated As 心灵蒙蔽合唱团?
# How Did Third Eye Blind Get Translated As 心灵蒙蔽合唱团?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-21)

I don't often see a lot of foreign bands names translated but came across this:

[网易云音乐](http://music.163.com/#/artist?id=78230)

> 心灵蒙蔽合唱团
>
> Third Eye Blind

* How Did Third Eye Blind Get Translated As 心灵蒙蔽合唱团?

合唱团 means chorus, does it not, they're certainly not a chorus either...

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-06-25. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

I would think it's a mistranslation. 合唱团 means chorus, where 乐队 means band. As why it's called / translated as "心灵蒙蔽":

> 心灵 - soul / spirit. As eyes are called windows of the soul, 心灵 is
> used insteads of 眼. Also see Ampersand's comment for connotations on
> third eye.
>
> 蒙蔽 - clouded / covered. Nothing's wrong here

As the direct translation - 第三只眼失明乐队 doesn't sounds quite right (I laughed reading it), 心灵蒙蔽乐队 might be a more valid translation

EDIT: thanks to username_2, "瞎心眼樂隊" is even more catchy

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Definitely "band" should be translated as 樂隊! If I were to translate it, I will go for 瞎心眼樂隊. Shorter, more catchy. 心眼 might retain the tie to eye and the new age meaning to the soul/heart. My two cents.  

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