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Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm

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Subject: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: rich-joy
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 03:49 AM

That "Significant Other" of mine (Poor Misery), keeps pestering me to ask about the Latin version of "Old MacDonald's Farm" that "Guest,Ray" alluded to in another thread earlier this year - I did ask in that one, but got no takers. Can anyone point me in the right direction?? Thanks and Cheers! R-J


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 05:12 AM

Macdonaldus senex fundum habuit.
e-i-e-i-o.
et in hoc fundo, nonnullas boves domesticas habuit.
e-i-e-i-o.
cum moo moo hic,
cum moo moo ibi.
hic una moo, ibi una moo,
ubique una moo moo.
Macdonaldus senex fundum habuit.
e-i-e-i-o.


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: fogie
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 05:27 AM

and......
Tres mures tres mures,
Ecce currunt, ecce currunt,
Sequnter agricolae feminam,
Caudas ( e a de secuit cultro)
Mirabile spectaculum visu,
Trium murium, Sorry about the 4th line It was 40 yrs ago!

(line breaks added by a Joeclone)


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: fat B****rd
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 05:47 AM

Shouldn't that be Pig Latin. Atfe Astardbe


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: allie kiwi
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 06:26 AM

Oh dear Lord.

And I thought Latin was a dead language? Guess I shouldn't be too shocked - I did see Dr Suess's 'The Cat in the Hat' in Latin on sale in Borders awhile back...

Allie


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 07:58 AM

Not to mention Winnie Ille Pu...


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 11:11 AM

I know I have it in Gaelic somewhere. Want that version?


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Mr Happy
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 11:43 AM

we used to sing 'old mcdonald had a farm, f-a-r-m and on that farm he had some cows, c-o-w-s' etc

it was a sort of fun spelling game


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 11:48 AM

Thank you, Mr Happy

You have enhanced all our lives...


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: wysiwyg
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 11:57 AM

Won't be complete unless we get the version Seamus Kennedy sings, in Latin, AND Gaelic. *G*

~S~


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Deda
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 12:05 PM

You can find almost any Latin lyrics to anything if you go to Latinteach.com and get on their chat group, post a query. They're as fast as mudcatters to answer queries, my other very favorite virtual community -- although I've dropped out since I'm not teaching much anymore.


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Subject: Lyr Add: SENEX MACDONALDUS HABUIT FUNDUM
From: GUEST,Ray
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 02:56 PM

Im sorry I missed your message on the previous thread but perhaps this will make up for it. The words I use are by Dave Summers a song writer and folk singer of prodigous talent. I stole it of one of his albums and as I have no real understanding of latin you must forgive any errors. So here goes

Senex Macdonaldus habuit fundum
e-i-e-i-o.
et in hoc fundo, habuit carnem.
e-i-e-i-o.
cum woof woof hic,
woof woof ibi.
hic woof, ibi woof,
ubique woof woof
Senex Macdonaldus habuit fundum
e-i-e-i-o.

Senex Macdonaldus habuit fundum
e-i-e-i-o.
et in hoc fundo, habuit bovem.
e-i-e-i-o.
cum moo moo hic,
moo moo ibi.
hic moo, ibi moo,
ubique moo moo.
Senex Macdonaldus habuit fundum
e-i-e-i-o.

Senex Macdonaldus habuit fundum
e-i-e-i-o.
et in hoc fundo, habuit galenas. (chicken)
e-i-e-i-o.
cum chuck chuck hic,
chuck chuck ibi.
hic chuck ibi chuck,
ubique chuck chuck.
Senex Macdonaldus habuit fundum
e-i-e-i-o.

Senex Macdonaldus habuit fundum
e-i-e-i-o.
et in hoc fundo, habuit anetras. (duck)
e-i-e-i-o.
cum quack quack hic,
quack quack ibi.
hic quack, ibi quack,
ubique quack quack
Senex Macdonaldus habuit fundum
e-i-e-i-o.

Senex Macdonaldus habuit fundum
e-i-e-i-o.
et in hoc fundo, habuit porkem.
e-i-e-i-o.
cum oink oink hic,
Oink oink ibi.
hic oink, ibi oink,
ubique oink oink.
Senex Macdonaldus habuit fundum
e-i-e-i-o.

Senex Macdonaldus habuit fundum
e-i-e-i-o.
et in hoc fundo, habuit vinem. (wine this is a latin joke)
e-i-e-i-o.
cum hic hic hic,
hic hic ibi.
hic hic, ibi hic,
ubique hic hic.
Senex Macdonaldus habuit fundum
e-i-e-i-o.

And thats it. Its a bit of a tongue twister to learn but once the form is fixed it becomes easier. It does tend to lend itself to being sung relatively fast

If you want a copy of the recording let me know and somehow Ill get a copy of to you.

Anyway good luck

Ray

(line breaks added by a Joeclone)


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: MMario
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 03:02 PM

Ray - that final verse looks like it would be a killer to sing...


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: GUEST,Bill Kennedy
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 03:08 PM

there is a famous Finn (famous in Finland anyway!) by the name of Dr. Ammondt who has recorded and performs Elvis's and other early rock and roll songs in Latin. Check out his web site sometime.

http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~thrafool/ammo.htm


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: mousethief
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 03:13 PM

There is an excellent recording by Sandra Boynton (of board-book fame) and friends which includes a generous chunk of "Old MacDonald" in Latin. It's a spoof on the "Chant" phenomenon of a few years back, and is called "Grunt."

See this page: http://www.boyntonfordmusic.com/products.htm

Alex


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Deda
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 04:12 PM

God, I just love this -- I would really have sworn that I was the only latin-and-folk-music-lover in the wide, wide world, in totum orbem terrarum -- and look at all these great posts!


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: mousethief
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 04:16 PM

Deda, I'm not sure that "latin music" is the proper term -- it rather has other overtones. :o)

Alex


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 04:18 PM

Latin is fabulous.

Of all the 'O' levels I took Latin (apart from Maths and English, perhaps) is the one that has proved to be most useful.

I never need to know about 'Ox Bow canals' (geography) or 'The Principle of Momemts' (physics) but the understanding of language that learning Latin has given me, means that I make use of that part of my education every day.


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: mousethief
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 04:23 PM

Lucky dog! I was furious when I got to high school and discovered they weren't teaching Latin. I've felt it a gaping hole in my education ever since.

Alex


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 04:23 PM

'Ox Bow canals' should probably read 'Ox Bow lakes'

'The Principle of Momemts' should certaily read 'The Principle of Moments'

It's been a while

My point about studying Latin being a good idea does however remain


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: mousethief
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 04:24 PM

And I still agree!

Alex


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: MMario
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 04:25 PM

according to various members of the academic world (against whom my mother fought a losing battle to retain latin in our educational system) a good curriculum of spanish or italian is "as useful or more so then latin"


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: mousethief
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 04:32 PM

Only for ordering burritos or linguini. For understanding the English language and European culture, Latin has to be my choice.

Alex


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Deda
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 05:53 PM

I'm a latin tutor. If you'd really like to start to learn it now, PM me and I can recommend books for self-study as well as web-sites for grammatical exercises.


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: mousethief
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 06:24 PM

Thanks Deda, but at this point in my life it's a matter of time. I have Wheelock's 7th edition but never the time to work with it.

Back in high school would have been the perfect time to learn it, doggone it. Maybe when more of the kids have flown the nest.

Alex


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: DonD
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 08:48 PM

Salve, Deda et alii:

My father was a Latin teacher and I has the privilege of being in his classes. Probably the most valuable and lasting education I've had.

His fame in his High School was acting out Caesar's attack on Vercingetorix by climnig on his desk with the window pole while declaiming. He also isisted that someone in the class oplay Cataline while a chosen student excoriated him. I can picture it now, the poor miscreant bowed in shame, covering his eyes from the verbal lashes.

But on the musical side (and was he ever non-musical) he wrote a fight song for the school football team (which I was coincidentally recalling just today, after almost sixty years)_ and he had it printed up on little cards to hand out at the games, with one side in English and the other side in Latin. Sadly, it was so behind the times that neither side caught on -- except with me.

Relating toother current threads, I relate Latin in the US to soccer/football -- beautiful to those who know it, but just too much trouble to understand for most.


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: rich-joy
Date: 07 Jun 02 - 07:59 AM

I've just printed out the song versions above and handed them to the requesting Significant Other "Poor Misery". He is OVERJOYED at the Mudcat response and says "THANKS MA-A-A-A-TE!!!!" As I write, he is tormenting me with his attempts at producing this song ... (Thanks you guys)
Cheers from Down Under!! R-J


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: fogie
Date: 07 Jun 02 - 12:31 PM

Dont forget the Kippers AWAYDAY a parody on Gaudete. havent got the time to quote it at present.


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 08 Jun 02 - 12:01 PM

Caeser asum am furte
Brutus eterat
Caeser sic in omnibus
Brutus sic in et
Excuse the spellings if they are wrong, I learned this 40 years ago while at school, using the oral tradition, and never saw it written down......Giok


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 08 Jun 02 - 06:54 PM

Te cano patria
Candida libera
Te referet
Portus et exsulum
Et tumulus senum
Libera montium
Vox resonet


Got it?

Aloha,
Mark


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Lanfranc
Date: 08 Jun 02 - 07:00 PM

Latinus lingua mortua est
Ut mortua ut mortua esse potest
Romanos antiquos necabat
Et nunc me necat!

40 years sloughed off as I recalled that bit of doggerel.

Thanks for old MacDonald - was it written by a Campbell!

Alan


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Jun 02 - 07:01 PM

Giok,

Caesar ad sum jam forti
Brutus ad erat
Caesar sic in omnibus
Brutus in is at

was the way I learned it


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Moleskin Joe
Date: 09 Jun 02 - 01:08 PM

At school I learned "I Belong to Glasgow" in Latin. It started Civis Glasguensis, Glasguensis sum. I can't remember the rest of it now.


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Haruo
Date: 09 Jun 02 - 01:27 PM

And yet no one will give me a tune for "Malo, I would rather be" (a rather clever bit of minimal macaroni)? Cur?

Liland


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: fat B****rd
Date: 09 Jun 02 - 03:12 PM

The only Latin I can muster after 42 years is "pilae tibi magna vagina" For whatever reason I wish I'd bothered to learn more. Valete from Spurius Magnus.


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Deda
Date: 09 Jun 02 - 03:28 PM

Liland -- I'm sorry you haven't gotten an answer about the malo malo (etc) ditty. Have you tried Latinteach.com? I'd think you could fit it to various children's tunes, you just need something with four strong beats to a line, and four lines. (Trochaic -- quadrameter? What's greek for "four"?)

Bonam fortunam!


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 09 Jun 02 - 05:54 PM

If I remember rightly, there used to be an inscription on a bench in the University Parks, Oxford, which read:

"Ore stabit fortis arare placet ore stat".

Kitty


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Haruo
Date: 09 Jun 02 - 07:09 PM

"Tetra", Dēda, credō. Grātiam agō! Latinteach.com conābor!

Lelandicus Brŷans Rox (gen. Lelandicī Bryantis Rossis)


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Haruo
Date: 09 Jun 02 - 09:08 PM

Thanks, Deda! Latinteach.com does look like fun (though their archives are awash in popup ads; and I thought GeoCities was bad that way!) and I have already posted to them twice. Hope they don't mind a non-teacher interloping.

Liland


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 10 Jun 02 - 12:15 AM

That's a good one, Herga. Of course, "arare" is the name for those tasty little Japanese rice crackers. They're very popular here in Hawaii. Just thought you might like to know. And no one's yet given the answer to "Te cano patria". But, hey, that's America for you.

Aloha,
Mark


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Haruo
Date: 10 Jun 02 - 02:03 AM

What do you want to know about it, Mark? It's a cute translation.
;-)


I've been digging around at the Latinteach.com archives that Deda recommended, and have come up with... ta-da...

Dacelo sidet in eucalypto,
rex laetissimus omnis silvae:
ride dacelo ride dacelo:
felix avis sis.

Got it? ;-)

Liland


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 10 Jun 02 - 06:37 PM

Yes I do, but why would Felix's sister be renting a car from Avis? And in Australia, no less?

Aloha,
Mark


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: GUEST,mgarvey@pacifier.com
Date: 10 Jun 02 - 10:36 PM

I am wondering why you (Deda) wrote in totum orbem instead of in toto orbe????something like that..isn't it accusative when you mean "into" and ablative when you mean "in" or "on" or am I misremembering. Shame on me. I figured as long as I remembered some Latin I might get into heaven.

mg


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Coyote Breath
Date: 13 Jun 02 - 09:04 AM

I LOVE the Senex Macdonaldus! I am going to learn it, pronto! The only "latin" I know is: "Illigitimus non carborundum" I too (mousethief) regret not having had latin in HS. My catholic friends knew bits and pieces and a couple of them attended a Catholic High School and had it taught them. One of the funniest scenes of Monty Python's "Life of Brian" is when Brian is "corrected" by the centurion!

CB


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Wilfried Schaum
Date: 14 Jun 02 - 03:02 AM

Latin, alas, will go down in Germany due to a change in the high school system. I am the last of my family who had the chance to start with Latin as first foreign language and to learn Greek and Hebrew, too. Poor daughters of mine who hadn't the chance any more, only poor 4 years of Latin.
But in the late 19th century a lot of students enjoyed their skills in Latin and Greek translating famous German student and folk songs into these languages. I happen to own a not so small book with such translations, entitled Allemannia.

Wilfried


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Jeanie
Date: 14 Jun 02 - 03:20 AM

At the risk of being told off (and quite rightly) for a temporary diversion into another language altogether, Wilfried and others who speak German and English will be interested in the following poem from one of my favourite books: "Moerder Guss Reims", complete with annotations by the learned Professor Leberwurst. The poem MUST be read aloud. When you do, you will see why.

Kocher dudel' Du Mai, dem ass los der Schuh.

Mai Mast es los. Dies Feder links tick'

An Dutzend. Nu, Worte Du !

There are many more where that came from, for example "Dick Wien auf Harz, sie meid' samt Arzt".

Sorry for the Germanic diversion. Entschuldigung !

- jeanie


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Micca
Date: 14 Jun 02 - 08:37 AM

or..
Civile, si ergo
Fortibus es in ero
Gnoses mare,thebe trux
Vatis inem?
Causan dux!


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Deda
Date: 14 Jun 02 - 07:01 PM

I think I did in fact make a mistake with that "totum orbum" thing. What I was trying for was "the entire circle of the lands" which is latin for "in the whole wide world" and it's something like "totum orbum terrarum". Accusative can be used for destination, for duration, extent, various things, not just direct object. But you're absolutely right, "in" requires the ablative in this situation, so it should be "in orbi tota terrarum", assuming orbs, orbis is feminine, which I'm not sure about. If not, then "in orbi toto terrarum". So guest mgarvey, if Latin is a pass into heaven, you'll beat me to it. Optime!

Mark's patriotic ditty was "My country, tis of thee", and Liland's song is "Cuckaberry sits in the old gum tree... Laugh, cuckaberry, laugh cuckaberry, etc." Micca's is a particularly delightful piece of nonsense which I won't give away right away. It has to be said out loud with Latin vowels. I've also seen the first line as "Sibille, si ergo," which may or may not help at all.


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Deda
Date: 14 Jun 02 - 07:40 PM

Just in case (unlikely) anyone on this thread missed the OTHER Latin thread which is currently running, here's a cross post:

There's a very gifted Latin teacher who is actually a Latinist for the Vatican and who gives summer seminars in the US on spoken Latin; he's a big believer that Latin should be taught as a living language. I've never been able to attend any of his seminars but those who have are wildly enthusiastic. His name has slipped my mind but it's hovering just out of reach. There is also a web site, based in Finland, where world news is published in Latin--the only thing is, it's only updated every few weeks so it's usually stale news. There are various Latin chat rooms and threads, where you can discuss anything your heart desires as long as you do it in Latin. Some Elvis songs have been translated, performed, and put out on cassette in Latin. A guy named Henry Beard wrote a very popular book a few years ago translating a lot of modern expressions, pickup lines, etc., into Latin (see below). Several Dr. Seuss books are available in Latin, including How the Grinch stole Xmas, The Cat in the Hat, and Oh, The Places You'll Go (the last one a rather lame, weak translation, IMHO, but the others are outstanding). All the links you could want to all of this are probably available at www.latinteach.com, and if not you can find any Latin information or reference or web connection you want by posting a query on their chat group. If anyone really wants them, I have the words to "Bye-bye Miss American Pie" in Latin, but they're at home. They don't scan.

Important Latin Phrases

Die dulci fruere. Have a nice day.
Si hoc signum legere potes, operis boni in rebus Latinus alacribus et fructuosis potiri potes! If you can read this sign, you can get a good job in the fast-paced, high-paying world of Latin!
Sona si Latine loqueris. Honk if you speak Latin.
Ne auderis delere orbem rigidum meum! Don't you dare erase my hard disk!
Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam. I have a catapult. Give me all the money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head.
Gramen artificiosum odi. I hate Astroturf.
Furnulum pani nolo. I don't want a toaster.
Sentio aliquos togatos contra me conspirare. I think some people in togas are plotting against me.
Noli me vocare, ego te vocabo. Don't call me, I'll call you.
Cave ne ante ullas catapultas ambules. If I were you, I wouldn't walk in front of any catapults.
Canis meus id comedit. My dog ate it.
Illiud Latine dici non potest. You can't say that in Latin.
Vidistine nuper imagines moventes bonas? Seen any good movies lately?
Nullo metro compositum est. It doesn't rhyme.
Non curo. (or: Nihil mihi est.) Si metrum non habet, non est poema I don't care. If it doesn't rhyme, it isn't a poem.
Fac ut gaudeam. Make my day.
Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur! Those green pants go so well with that pink shirt and the plaid jacket!
Visne saltare? Viam Latam Fungosam scio. Do you want to dance? I know the Funky Broadway.
Re vera, potas bene. Say, you sure are drinking a lot.
Utinam barbari spatium proprium tuum invadant! May barbarians invade your personal space!
Utinam coniurati te in foro interficiant! May conspirators assassinate you in the mall (forum)!
Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant! May faulty logic undermine your entire philosophy!
Radix lecti Couch potato
Quo signo nata es? What's your sign?
Spero nos familiares mansuros. I hope we'll still be friends.
Mellita, domi adsum. Honey, I'm home.
Tam exanimis quam tunica nehru fio. I am as dead as the Nehru jacket.
Ventis secundis, tene cursum. Go with the flow.
Te precor dulcissime supplex! Pretty please with a cherry on top!
Magister Mundi sum! I am the Master of the Universe!
Fac me cocleario vomere! Gag me with a spoon!
Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure. I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear.
Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari? How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Nihil est--in vita priore ego imperator Romanus fui. That's nothing--in a previous life I was a Roman Emperor.
Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est. Yes, that is a very large amount of corn.
Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem! Stand aside plebeians! I am on imperial business.
Fac ut vivas. Get a life.
Insula Gilliganis Gilligan's Island

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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Latin form of Old MacDonald's Farm
From: Haruo
Date: 15 Jun 02 - 01:05 AM

Deda, I would not turn down "Vale, vale, Miss American Pie", but in the meantime I think I'll steal all of your Latin phrases for use on my Latin webpage.

Gratiam maximissimam ago!

Lelandico


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