It's called a Mondegreen [1] in English, where a foreign language (or nonsense language in this case) is interpreted by your brain to be some meaningful sentenc

It's called a Mondegreen [1] in English, where a foreign language (or nonsense language in this case) is interpreted by your brain to be some meaningful sentence in your (usually) native language. In Dutch the phenomenon is known nowadays as a "Mamma Appelsapje" (a "Mommy Apple Juice"), because the Michael Jackson song "Wanna be starting something" contains > mama say mama sa mama coosa Which sounds to Dutch speakers like > mama say mama sa mamma appelsap Another one is Chumbawamba - Tubthumping, where > You're never gonna keep me down Sounds like > Jullie hebben nog niet betaald Which means "You haven't paid yet" [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen