A POPULAR SONG IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES.
In Gilbert— I'm called little Buttercup, -<£ear Jl&tlfc/ Buttercnp, Though I could never lell why'; But still I'm called Buttercup, spoor, [ Buttercup, Sweet little Buttercup,;!. •-. */ ? ~t~~T : In German— • • , . -. Man nennt mich kleirie Butterblume, Jiebe , kleine Butterblume, . . » i> Obwhohl ich nei gewusst warum, , ; .-/,- Doch nenrit man Butterblume' mich, anne .■ • kleine Butterblume, : _ 'V Siisse k'eine Butterblaine, ich. ' '■■■■"■ : In French—;V' . • ~,. > ~'-, On : m'appelle pet,it, Jaunet, cher- petit Jaunet ■ !> Mais pourquoi je.n'ai pas une idee ) Mais neanmoins je m'appelle • Jaunet, pauvre mignon Jaunet, Doux petit Jaanet, moi. ' ■ In Irish— Oim called. little Buthercup, dayer little Buthercup, Though oi could never till whoy ; But shtill oim called Buthercup, poor little Buthercup, Swate little Buthercup, oi. In Latin—• . Nomeh mihi Kanuncula, dilecta Eanuncnla, Notuinis rationem hujus m'ehercle nescio. Attamen sum Ranuncula, paryula Ranuncula, .■■■•' ■■■■''■. Blandqla Eanuncula ego. ' . ; : In Heathen Chinee —■ ... j: Mi call lille Buttlecup, de lille Buttlecup,
Allee same mi not novel sabe why-; But still my call Buttlecup, poo lille Buttlecup, Sweet lille Buttlecup, mi. - In Australian native dialect — Name belong o' me little-fellow Buttercup, Baal me know what for ; .• Here me sit-down Buttercup, little-fellow Buttercup, Boodjeree little-fellow Buttercup, me. In Lowland Scotch— They ca' me wee Buttercup, -bonny wee Buttercup, Certes I dinna ken why ;..'.. . But aye I'm cad Buttercup, puir' bonny Buttercup, Sonsie wee Buttercup, I. Saturday Advertiser. .•
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 347, 14 November 1879, Page 3
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220A POPULAR SONG IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES. Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 347, 14 November 1879, Page 3
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