The song, "Baby Sister"

Baby Sister · 06-18-2004, 11:50 AM

Does anyone know what he's actually saying at the "Ave Maria..." part?

SilentNight · 06-18-2004, 12:02 PM

i don't know, but i love that part. it's as beautiful as the classic version.[img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]

Banjaxed · 06-18-2004, 12:07 PM

i dunno, but i'm taking it as my quest for the afternoon to find out. :-)

Banjaxed · 06-18-2004, 12:25 PM

I don't speak any latin, but some if it is clear enough. It sounds like this (words in red are just phonetics - the others i think i right).

"Ave Maria dor-lay hose hosanna, key-vay Maria dor-ee hallelujuh"

I guess that's Latin, and I don't speak any Latin. [img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img]Edited by: Banjaxed

Gatsby · 06-18-2004, 12:38 PM

good job for trying[img]smileys/smiley32.gif[/img][img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]

Baby Sister · 06-18-2004, 01:00 PM

Listening very, very carefully, I'm not even sure it's all Latin....yes, in fact, I think it might be Spanish, but I couldn't swear to that. It's definitely not the Hail Mary, that much I know. Hmmm...

cille · 06-18-2004, 01:02 PM

welcome to the board, baby sister [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]

Banjaxed · 06-18-2004, 01:06 PM

Well "A've Maria" means "Hail Mary" and

"Hose hosanna" or "Jose hosanna" prob means "O Save Joseph"

i know that's not much help, but there ya go.

SisterMidnight · 12-31-2004, 06:31 AM

Okay this has been bugging me so I tried to translate, it's definitely not the traditional Ave Maria...

I found a Latin dictionary and it's not Latin, there's no word for "ave" in Latin, so I think that's actually Italian.

Ave Maria (Hail Mary - Italian)

Then I hear: Dol-lay or Dollin (language?)

Jose Hosanna -->this is Hebrew and meansa cry of acclamation and adorationto the lord or something (tho there's disagreement on the meaning and origin of this word too)Jose has me stumped, unless it's meant jokingly... if you've heard the soundtrack to Jesus Christ Superstar "Hosanna, Hey-sanna, sanna, sanna, ho..." you know what I mean. [img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]

Then: Qui te Maria (which I think is Spanish and came up as "here you Maria" for me)

Then I hear: Bol-lay (B instead of D like Banjaxed, still no idea on what langauage it might be)

Hallelujah (Hebrew again used to express praise, joy or thanks.)

I also read somewhere the Ave Maria is hard to translate cos it was originally written in Shakespearian English then translated backinto Latin/Italian or something like that...

I searched and there's other threads on this too going pretty far back but no one's come up with an actual translation yet. I'm just curious now! Maybe it wasthe Christian thread got me going...

Sinead · 01-01-2005, 10:38 PM

^that's a girl with alot of time on her hands!!![img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]

izze · 01-01-2005, 10:50 PM

indeed! i dont speak any latin my school stopped teachin it years ago.

Sinead · 01-01-2005, 10:53 PM

I think most schools did!!

06-18-2004, 11:50 AM	#1
Baby Sister Eskimo Baby Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 11	Does anyone know what he's actually saying at the "Ave Maria..." part? __________________ I don't know if I'm wrong, 'cause she's only just gone

06-18-2004, 12:07 PM	#3
Banjaxed Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 620	i dunno, but i'm taking it as my quest for the afternoon to find out. :-) __________________ I'll build a tower in your name and you will do the same, won't you my love, won't you my love? Won't you my love?

06-18-2004, 12:25 PM	#4
Banjaxed Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 620	I don't speak any latin, but some if it is clear enough. It sounds like this (words in red are just phonetics - the others i think i right). "Ave Maria dor-lay hose hosanna, key-vay Maria dor-ee hallelujuh" I guess that's Latin, and I don't speak any Latin. [img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img]Edited by: Banjaxed __________________ I'll build a tower in your name and you will do the same, won't you my love, won't you my love? Won't you my love?

06-18-2004, 01:00 PM	#6
Baby Sister Eskimo Baby Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 11	Listening very, very carefully, I'm not even sure it's all Latin....yes, in fact, I think it might be Spanish, but I couldn't swear to that. It's definitely not the Hail Mary, that much I know. Hmmm... __________________ I don't know if I'm wrong, 'cause she's only just gone

06-18-2004, 01:02 PM	#7
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	welcome to the board, baby sister [img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img] __________________ Yeah

06-18-2004, 12:02 PM	#2
SilentNight Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 901	i don't know, but i love that part. it's as beautiful as the classic version.[img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]

06-18-2004, 12:38 PM	#5
Gatsby Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,809	good job for trying[img]smileys/smiley32.gif[/img][img]smileys/smiley4.gif[/img]

06-18-2004, 01:06 PM	#8
Banjaxed Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 620	Well "A've Maria" means "Hail Mary" and "Hose hosanna" or "Jose hosanna" prob means "O Save Joseph" i know that's not much help, but there ya go. __________________ I'll build a tower in your name and you will do the same, won't you my love, won't you my love? Won't you my love?

12-31-2004, 06:31 AM	#9
SisterMidnight Jellyfishsting Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Is this heaven? Posts: 5,500	Okay this has been bugging me so I tried to translate, it's definitely not the traditional Ave Maria... I found a Latin dictionary and it's not Latin, there's no word for "ave" in Latin, so I think that's actually Italian. Ave Maria (Hail Mary - Italian) Then I hear: Dol-lay or Dollin (language?) Jose Hosanna -->this is Hebrew and meansa cry of acclamation and adorationto the lord or something (tho there's disagreement on the meaning and origin of this word too)Jose has me stumped, unless it's meant jokingly... if you've heard the soundtrack to Jesus Christ Superstar "Hosanna, Hey-sanna, sanna, sanna, ho..." you know what I mean. [img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img] Then: Qui te Maria (which I think is Spanish and came up as "here you Maria" for me) Then I hear: Bol-lay (B instead of D like Banjaxed, still no idea on what langauage it might be) Hallelujah (Hebrew again used to express praise, joy or thanks.) I also read somewhere the Ave Maria is hard to translate cos it was originally written in Shakespearian English then translated backinto Latin/Italian or something like that... I searched and there's other threads on this too going pretty far back but no one's come up with an actual translation yet. I'm just curious now! Maybe it wasthe Christian thread got me going...

01-01-2005, 10:38 PM	#10
Sinead Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 427	^that's a girl with alot of time on her hands!!![img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]

01-01-2005, 10:50 PM	#11
izze Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 270	indeed! i dont speak any latin my school stopped teachin it years ago. __________________ why'd you sing..with me..at all?

01-01-2005, 10:53 PM	#12
Sinead Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 427	I think most schools did!! __________________ Enjoy the little things in life,there are so many of them.