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How to Translate Ave Maria

The song "Ave Maria" is a popular tune all over the world. Singers from Luciano Pavarotti to Celine Dion and even Stevie Wonder have sung versions of the song, and it is a popular favorite within the Catholic church. The lyrics are written in Latin, though it's a mystery to this very day as to who wrote those lyrics, according to Origen Music. These days, it's an easy task to translate the song from Latin into a variety of different languages.

Instructions

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      Use an online translator. Copy and paste the text of "Ave Maria" into an online translator, such as Google Translator, and the Latin version of the song can be translated into as many as 50 languages.

    • 2

      Take advantage of Notre Dame University's online Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid to translate the lyrics from "Ave Maria." The dictionary has over 15,000 words that it can define from English.

    • 3

      Places online that have user-posted videos are a good source for translating songs. Video sites such as YouTube have many postings of the song "Ave Maria," sung in translated lyrics.

    • 4

      Go to an online Latin forum. There are many Latin language forums on the Internet, where users are happy to answer questions and give indepth translations of texts, such as Latindiscussion.com.

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