Latin Translations of English Children's Songs

These translations used to be hosted on my Geocities site but are now posted here because Geocities is going to be shut down.


Mica, Mica, Parva Stella ("Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star")

Mica, mica, parva stella
Miror quaenam sis tam bella
Splendens eminus in illo
Alba velut gemma caelo.

I, I In Lintre ("Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
This one is my own translation.

I, i in lintre
Lente sub flumen
Laete, laete, laete, laete
Vita (e)st somnium.


I, II, III Barbari ("1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Indians")

Unus duo tres barbari
Quattour quinque sex barbari
Septem octo novem barbari
Et decem barbari

Nonne Dormis? ("Are You Sleeping?")

Nonne dormis, nonne dormis?
Frater mi, frater mi.
Sona matutinas, sona matutinas
Ding dong ding
Ding dong ding

Agricola Habet Fundum ("Old Macdonald Had a Farm")

Agricola habet fundum.
I-AE-I-AE-O
In hoc fundo est ____
I-AE-I-AE-O
Cum ____ ____ hic
______ _____ illic
Hic ____ illic______
Ubique _____ _____
Agricola habet fundum.
I-AE-I-AE-O
pig/porcus(sus)- oenc, oenc
donkey/asinus- i au, i au
cow/vacca(bos)- mu, mu
horse/equus- ne, ne
dog/canis- wuf, wuf
chicken/gallina- cluc, cluc
cat/feles- miau, miau
duck/anas- quec, quec
goose/anser- haunc, haunc
got/caper- maa, maa



Iac et Iill ("Jack and Jill")

Iac et Iill quaerentes fontem
Ascendebat parvum montem.
Ille, cadens, fregit frontem
Trahens secum hanc insontem.

Tres Caeci Mures ("Three Blind Mice")

Mures tres, mures tres
Caeci currunt, caeci currunt
Sequuntur sponsam agricolae
Ab ea abscissae sunt caudulae
Est plenius nihil stultitiae
Quam mures tres, mures tres.

Felix Dies ("Happy Birthday")

Felix dies tibi
Felix dies tibi
Felix dies, ____
Felix dies tibi