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Max Origins of Row, Row, Row Your Boat (42) RE: Origins of Row, Row, Row Your Boat 11 Nov 11


I'm still working on this now almost 12 years later... here's some translations:

Czech   
Pluj, pluj, loďko pluj
dál po proudu jen
vesele, vesele, vesele, vesele
život je jen sen.

Danish  
Ro, ro, ro din båd
Tag din åre fat
Vuggende, vuggende, vuggende, vuggende
Over Kattegat

Danish
(Drinking version) 
Drik, drik, drik din øl
Ta' ved flasken fast
Hvis du ser en autonom
Så sku du ta og kast

Dutch    
Roei, roei, roei je boot
zachtjes door de stroom
vrolijk, vrolijk, vrolijk, vrolijk
`t leven is maar een droom 

Persian
رو رو با قایق
در مسیر آب
پارو زن شادی کن پارو زن شادی کن
زندگی زیباست     

French  
Rame, rame, rame sur ton bateau
Doucement, dans le courant
Gaiement, gaiement, gaiement, gaiement
La vie n'est qu'un rêve charmant

German
Fahr, fahr, fahr dein Boot
Durch Wasser und durch Schaum
lass dich treiben, treiben, treiben, treiben
Das Leben ist ein Traum.

Greek    
Τράβα το κουπί
σκίσε το νερό
ήρεμα ήρεμα ήρεμα
κύλα στον αφρό

Hungarian           
Szaladj, szaladj csónakom
túl a kis tavon
vígan, vígan, vígan
az élet egy álom

Italian    
Va, va, lenta va
La barchetta va
Passan le ochette, salutano e seguono
Lentamente va     

Korean  
리 리 리자로 끝나는말은
괴나리 보따리 댑싸리 소쿠리 유리항아리        

Latin      
Flumen placide naviga tuum
laetulae laetulae laetulae latulae
vita somnium        

Norwegian           
Ro, ro, ro din båt
Ta din åre fatt
Vuggeti, vuggeti, vuggeti, vuggeti
Over Kattegat       

Spanish
Vamos a pasear
en un botecito
rápido,rápido,rápido,rápido,
en un botecito       

Spanish
(Plaza Sésamo version)      
Rema, rema, rema tu bote
Rema por la calle
Muy felices y contentos
Vamos por el valle

Turkish 
Sür, sür arabanı
Gez sokakları
Neşeli, keyifli, tasasız
Çıkar hayatın tadını              

Polish   
Płyń,płyń,łódko płyń
W dół strumienia hen!
Na,na,na,na,na,na,na,na
Życie jest jak sen

Japanese
陽気に、楽しく、陽気に、陽気に、
そっと通りダウン
tドライブ、ドライブ、あなたの車を運転
人生は御馳走ですが。

Klingon
ro' ro' ro' yIbot
jItlheD Daw' nguSDI'
marI'lI' marI'lI'
marI'lI' marI'lI'
law' veS bang DaghIm

King Friday XIII's version (Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood)
Propel, propel, propel your craft,
Unforcefully down the liquid solution.
Ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically,
Existence is merely an illusion.



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