Author Topic: Just for fun - Translate Ooey Gooey poem into Latin (Read 1657 times)

Matthew · « **on:** September 23, 2013, 09:35:04 PM »

My children are doing poetry memorization as part of their homeschool curriculum this year. They've already learned to recite 3 poems.

The first of them is quite catchy; I think it would be nice to have it translated into other languages, such as Spanish or Latin. Just for fun!

I guess I'd like to have it in another language, just for something different.

Here is the poem:

Ooey Gooey was a worm
A mighty worm was he:
He stepped upon the railroad tracks
The train he did not see.
Ooey... Gooey...

The first two lines would be something like...

Ooey Gooey erat vermis.
Fortissimus erat.
...

InfiniteFaith · « **Reply #1 on:** September 23, 2013, 10:34:29 PM »

Quote from: Matthew

My children are doing poetry memorization as part of their homeschool curriculum this year. They've already learned to recite 3 poems.

The first of them is quite catchy; I think it would be nice to have it translated into other languages, such as Spanish or Latin. Just for fun!

I guess I'd like to have it in another language, just for something different.

Here is the poem:

Ooey Gooey was a worm
A mighty worm was he:
He stepped upon the railroad tracks
The train he did not see.
Ooey... Gooey...

The first two lines would be something like...

Ooey Gooey erat vermis.
Fortissimus erat.
...

I can't help but laugh

poche · « **Reply #2 on:** September 24, 2013, 10:30:12 PM »

Here it is in Euskadi

Ooey Gooey harra izan zen
Abiega harra zuen:
Zapaldu trenbidearen ibilbideak gainean zuen
Trena ez zuen ikusi.
Ooey ... Gooey ...

poche · « **Reply #3 on:** September 24, 2013, 10:31:19 PM »

Here it is in Latin

Ooey gooey erat vermis
Magnus ille vermis:
Ipse iit in via
Neque erant.
Ooey ... Gooey ...