SENEX MACDONALD HABEAT FUNDUM and other silly songs.

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SENEX MACDONALD
Senex MacDonald habeat fundum, E-I-E-I-O!
Et in hic fundum habeat bovum, E-I-E-I-O!
"Moo moo" hic, "Moo moo" ibi,
Hic "Moo," ibi "Moo," ibique "Moo moo"
Senex MacDonald habeat fundum, E-I-E-I-O!

Senex MacDonald habeat fundum, E-I-E-I-O!
Et in hic fundum habeat agnem, E-I-E-I-O!
"Baa baa" hic, "Baa baa" ibi,
Hic "Baa," ibi "Baa," ibique "Baa baa"
"Moo Moo" hic, "Moo Moo" ibi,
Hic "Moo," ibi "Moo," ibique "Moo Moo"
Senex MacDonald habeat fundum, E-I-E-I-O!

Senex MacDonald habeat fundum, E-I-E-I-O!
Et in hic fundum habeat canem, E-I-E-I-O!
"Bow wow" hic, "Bow wow" ibi,
Hic "Bow," ibi "Bow," ibique "Bow wow"
"Baa baa" hic, "Baa baa" ibi,
Hic "Baa," ibi "Baa," ibique "Baa baa"
"Moo Moo" hic, "Moo Moo" ibi,
Hic "Moo," ibi "Moo," ibique "Moo Moo"
Senex MacDonald habeat fundum, E-I-E-I-O!

Senex MacDonald habeat fundum, E-I-E-I-O!
Et in hic fundum habeat porcem, E-I-E-I-O!
"Oink oink" hic, "Oink oink" ibi,
Hic "Oink," ibi "Oink," ibique "Oink oink"
"Bow wow" hic, "Bow wow" ibi,
Hic "Bow," ibi "Bow," ibique "Bow wow"
"Baa baa" hic, "Baa baa" ibi,
Hic "Baa," ibi "Baa," ibique "Baa baa"
"Moo Moo" hic, "Moo Moo" ibi,
Hic "Moo," ibi "Moo," ibique "Moo Moo"
Senex MacDonald habeat fundum, E-I-E-I-O!

Senex MacDonald habeat fundum, E-I-E-I-O!
Et in hic fundum habeat felis, E-I-E-I-O!
"Miaow miaow" hic, "Miaow miaow" ibi,
Hic "Miaow," ibi "Miaow," ibique "Miaow miaow"
"Oink oink" hic, "Oink oink" ibi,
Hic "Oink," ibi "Oink," ibique "Oink oink"
"Bow wow" hic, "Bow wow" ibi,
Hic "Bow," ibi "Bow," ibique "Bow wow"
"Baa baa" hic, "Baa baa" ibi,
Hic "Baa," ibi "Baa," ibique "Baa baa"
"Moo Moo" hic, "Moo Moo" ibi,
Hic "Moo," ibi "Moo," ibique "Moo Moo"
Senex MacDonald habeat fundum, E-I-E-I-O!

Senex MacDonald habeat fundum, E-I-E-I-O!
Et in hic fundum habeat piscem, E-I-E-I-O!
"Splish splosh" hic, "Splish splosh" ibi,
Hic "Splish," ibi "Splosh," ibique "Splish splosh"
"Miaow miaow" hic, "Miaow miaow" ibi,
Hic "Miaow," ibi "Miaow," ibique "Miaow miaow"
"Oink oink" hic, "Oink oink" ibi,
Hic "Oink," ibi "Oink," ibique "Oink oink"
"Bow wow" hic, "Bow wow" ibi,
Hic "Bow," ibi "Bow," ibique "Bow wow"
"Baa baa" hic, "Baa baa" ibi,
Hic "Baa," ibi "Baa," ibique "Baa baa"
"Moo Moo" hic, "Moo Moo" ibi,
Hic "Moo," ibi "Moo," ibique "Moo Moo"
Senex MacDonald habeat fundum, E-I-E-I-O!



DECEM UMAE
Decem umae pendent e muro
Decem umae pendent e muro
Si una uma cecedit ad terram
Sic novem umae pendent e muro.

Novem umae pendent e muro....
Octo...
Septem...
Sex...
Quinque...
Quattuor...
Tres...
Duae...

Una umae pendent e muro
Una umae pendent e muro
Si una uma cecedit ad terram
Sic nulla uma pendent e muro.

FELIX DIES TIBI SIT
Felix dies tibi sit
Felix dies tibi sit
Felix dies care/cara .......
Felix dies tibi sit.


SODALS ENIM EST GRATUS/GRATA
Sodalis enim est gratus (grata)
Soldalis enim est gratus
Sodalis enim est gratus
Et quis illud negat?
Et quis illud negat
Et quis illud negat
Sodalis enim est gratus
Soldalis enim est gratus
Sodalis enim est  gratus
Et quis illud negat!

(does anyone know the 'and so say all of us' version of this?) EDIT: I got these from the Chicken Lady, and she got them in an e-mail from someone. I have no formal training in Latin so lots of it may be wrong; I'm not going to go and make the corrections myself because I don't know enough to verify whether suggested corrections are indeed correct.

Comments

[phelyan.livejournal.com]

Now the most frightening thing is that I actually understood them.

:)

[flannelcat.livejournal.com]

*Yoinked*

:P

[(Anonymous)]

You want an imperfect subjunctive, caderet, rather than the perfect indicative cecidit.

grammarius juxtratractus

[beingjdc.livejournal.com]

does anyone know the 'and so say all of us' version of this

I'm much more impressed with that phrasing actually. I guess the alternative would be something like 'Ut diciamus nos omnes', but it's been a long time.

[caradea.livejournal.com]

We had Felix Dies Natalis Tibi and Carus/Cara not Care iirc. I nearly remember Row Row Row your boat in Latin although I think I can sing it better than spell it...

De Donaldo sene eiusque fundo

[(Anonymous)]

SALVETE!
The version you wrote hurts a little since it's a violation of a language so dear to me. Besides, it doesn't fit the melody.
Let me suggest something I consider more convenient (at least for the first few lines:
Donaldo seni fundus est, E-I-E-I-O!
Et in hoc fundo vacca est, E-I-E-I-O!
"Mu mu" hic, "Mu mu" ibi,
Hic "Mu," illic "Mu," ubique "Mu mu"
Donaldo seni fundus est, E-I-E-I-O!

Donaldo seni fundus est, E-I-E-I-O!
Et in hoc fundo ovis est, E-I-E-I-O!
"Be be" hic, "Be be" ibi,
Hic "Be," illic "Be," ubique "Be be"
Donaldo seni fundus est, E-I-E-I-O!

Please consider that in Latin - diferent from the English custom - vowels are spoken as the are written.

VALETE