> I only did them very roughly; but it's still better
than Babelfish. I hope the caricature of certain
types of people comes across well.

Oh yes, much better than Babelfish. Thanks!

> Prayer of the Giraffe
> Lord, I who see the world from above can
only hardly fit into its petty business. I've heard
it said that you love the small and humble?
Monkeys' talk! - I live of high things... it feels
good to see myself so close to your
sky/heaven [the same word in German].
Humility? Monkeys' talk!
> Amen.

Monkey 's talk, eh? Interesting. I liked
Babelfish's translation of that phrase... "Ape
twaddle!"

I should rip a couple of those tracks to mp3
just so you folks can listen to them... the
words themselves are funny, but they're even
better when you hear them spoken in German
with the different characterizations in the
voices. For example, the Ox talks really slow
and with a deep, basso voice. The first time I
heard it it scared me; I thought it was some
demonic chant or something. The Mouse has
this really high-pitched squeaky woman's
voice, and talks incredibly fast. It takes the
Mouse about five seconds flat to say its entire
prayer. Great stuff.

Gri"appreciator of the musical arts"shny