# "do-re-mi" song in other languages **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 4, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-re-mi-song-in-other-languages/739410 "2015-12-04T14:51:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wellanuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@wellanuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wellanuff)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-re-mi-song-in-other-languages/739410/1 "2015-12-04T14:51:11Z")
So pony up a back-translation into English of the common version of the “do-re-mi” song from _The Sound of Music_ in a foreign language you are familiar with. In Japanese: Do wa donatsu no do Re wa remon no re Mi wa minna no mi Fa wa faito no fa So wa aoi sora Ra wa rappa no ra Shi wa shiawaseyo Saa, utaimasho! Translated without attempting to fit the meter: “Do” is “do” in “donatsu” (doughnuts) “Re” is “re” in “remon” (lemon) “Mi” is “mi” in “minna” (everyone) “Fa” is “fa” in “faito” (fight, meaning “striving for victory”) “So” is “aoi Sora” (blue Sky) “La” is “ra” in “Rappa” (trumpet) \* Here, you bump into the issue of r/l pronunciation “Shi” is “Shiawase” (happiness) \* The syllable “Ti” is not a native sound in Japanese Now, everyone let’s sing! Japanese Verse 2: donna toki ni mo retsu wo kunde minna tanoshiku faito wo motte sora wo aoide la la la la la la la shiawase no uta saa, utaimasho! Line by line translation: Always be ready To line up and together joyfully strive for victory, with faces turned up to the sky! La la la la la la la The song of happiness! Everybody sing! ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-re-mi-song-in-other-languages/739410/2 "2015-12-04T15:50:39Z")
Translated from the original Barstoolian: Dough the stuff that buys me beer Ray, the guy who pours my beer Me, the guy who drinks my beer Fa, too long till the next beer So, I think I’ll have a beer La-ger with a foamy head Tea? No thanks I’ll have a beer And that brings us back to dough! ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-re-mi-song-in-other-languages/739410/3 "2015-12-04T15:53:34Z")
In University… Dough - the stuff, that buys me beer. Ray - a guy that buys me beer. Me - the guy they buy beer for Far - a long, long way to the beer store So - I think I’ll have a beer. La - La, La, La, La, La Beer! Tea - No Thanks, I’ll have a beer! Which brings us back to … Dough! Repeat until you puke and/or pass-out! ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-re-mi-song-in-other-languages/739410/4 "2015-12-04T16:06:27Z")
Spanish DOminemos nuestra voz (Control your voice) REpitiendo sin cesar (repeat again) MI canción se entiende ya (you understand my song) FÁcil hemos de cantar (will sing easily) SOLtaremos a volar (we’ll let fly) LAs palomas del amor (the doves of song) SI sabemos bien solfear (if our solfège is good) Cantaremos sin cesar! (we’ll sing forever)