By Franz Schlosser

Description

Singing together is a form of amusement and delight...singing in a foreign language provides an enjoyable opportunity to practice the linguistic structures vital to communication in a foreign language.

The translations aim at the literal while retaining original rhyme scheme and rhythm where possible.

Also includes three appendices of traditional Latin favorites, Christmas songs, and well-known Gregorian chants.

Teaching Tips:
Click here for the Latin teaching tip called "A Song a Day Keeps the Boredom Away!" (.pdf file 509kb)

Special Features

• Nursery Rhymes
  
• Chanties
  
• Christmas carols
  
• Folk songs
  
• Spirituals

Author Bio

Franz Schlosser studied English, including Old English and Middle English, and literature at Ruperto-Carola University in Heidelberg. He has taught English, French, Italian, and Latin at the Paul-von-Denis Gymnasium in Idar-Oberstein since 1978.

Comments and Reviews

...an amazing variety of songs, old and new, from many cultures...a good resource for the classroom and Latin Club.

— JoAnn Sweeney
Loyola University (Chicago)
[Emeritus]

Let's sing the praises of Franz Schlosser whose renderings of familiar tunes in Latin add zest to any Latin class!

— Margaret A. Brucia
Earl L. Vandermeulen High School

This attractive collection of songs and hymns will delight novice Latinists and experts alike both within and outside the classroom. It makes a great gift for persons of all ages with any Latin in their background.

— Dr. Rudolph Masciantonio
Director of Foreign Language Education [Emeritus]
The School District of Philadelphia