Originally Posted By gardenrooms I'm a teacher who would love to teach my children the foreign lyrics to "Its A Small World", but can't find them anywhere. Apparently at some time in the past, there was sheet music that contained some, but I can't find any anywhere. I'm not looking for a freebie, just a source (though my time its now almost up). I know if you guys can't help, no one can. Please point me in the right direction.
Originally Posted By hopemax I found Spanish & French on a website Spanish: En el mundo hay risas y dolor Esperanzas y hay tambien temor Mucho hay en verdad, que poder compartir Entre la humanidad Muy pequeño el mundo es Muy pequeño el mundo es Debe haber mas hermandad Muy pequeño es Una luna hay solo hay un sol Para todos brillan sin distincion Y aunque muy grandes son, las montañas y el mar Muy pequeño el mundo es Muy pequeño el mundo es Muy pequeño el mundo es Debe haber mas hermandad Muy pequeño es French: Au bout du Pole Nord ou sur l'equateur Il y a un jean qui rit il y a un jean qui pleure Du soleil due midi au soleil de minuit On a tous la même vie Car le monde est tout petit Devant le ciel on se dit Que nous sommes des fourmis Le monde est petit Au bout du Pole Nord ou sur l'equateur On a toujours l'air de venir d'ailleurs Mais quand on fait le tour de nos joies, nos ennuis On a tous la même vie Car le monde est tout petit Devant le ciel on se dit Que nous sommes des fourmis Le monde est petit
Originally Posted By gardenrooms Wow - talk about fast! Gracias, merci, danke, and spaciba! That's great, as I have students whose families speak French and Spanish. Does anyone by any chance know any of the Asian or Middle Eastern lyrics (no doubt I'd need a phonetic rendition)? I's love to represent all parts of the world, as I have students from all over (Vietnam, the Philippines, India, Iran, Bosnia, Japan, and China in addition to Mexico and France which now, thanks to hopemax I've got covered). Thanks again, hopemax!
Originally Posted By gardenrooms Or actually if any kind soul could just give me their translation of the chorus, that would be cool, now that we can do the complete French and Spanish lyrics - no tricks, please!
Originally Posted By utahjosh Muy pequeño el mundo es = The world is very small Muy = very pequeño=small el=the mundo= world es=is Debe haber mas hermandad = There should be more brotherhood or kindness Debe haber = There should mas = mor hermandad = brotherhood, kindness Muy pequeño es = Its' really small
Originally Posted By gardenrooms Thanks utahjosh. Can anyone tell me how to say "It's a small world after all" in Vietnamese or Indian or Iranian or Tagalog or Bosnian or Japanese or Chinese? Of course, I'd still LOVE to know what the figures in the ride say, if anyone knows that, but just the phrase would do. Thanks again everyone.
Originally Posted By Disneydanny gardenrooms, does the translation have to be EXACT word for word, I known of a site <a href="http://www.freetranslations.com" target="_blank">http://www.freetranslations.co m</a> where you can type in the English lyrics & it will translate the lyrics nto whatever language you choose from the list they offer HOWEVER the translation in NOT 100% accurate.
Originally Posted By gardenrooms I just want to thank everyone who helped me on this, including a great Disney employee on the phone lines. We used the Spanish version and the French chorus, then my students' parents gave me their translations of "It's A Small World" in Tagalog, Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese, which I wrote phonetically as best I could. My little 2nd graders sang beautifully without musical accompaniment, and everyone loved it!. (There are 10 different languages spoken by the families in my classroom and I decided rather than singing in the other languages on the ride, this would be a better way to honor the "Small World" in my own classroom.) I think it was the wonderful young man on the phone lines who pointed out that the lyrics were chosen to be easily translated into other languages, and what I also found was that most languages have their own version of this saying (in one, it was "The world is round", meaning the same thing, for example.) We had a great time! Thanks to all! You would think this song would be driving me crazy by now (one of the other teachers did get on me about it), but interestingly, I don't thnk I'll ever be bothered by it again, now that it is connected to this great experience.
Originally Posted By dzy76 That sounds wonderful gardenroom! And I never get sick of that song, ever.
Originally Posted By LilliBelle it's a small world is my favorite ride at Disneyland and now I will think of you and your students when I ride it! What an awesome classroom activity!
