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    Need help translating a phrase to different languages!

    We have a "music room" in our house. Actually, its the formal dining room- but we don't eat many formal meals, so I redid the room to house my Baby Grand (which is my favorite toy).

    Anyway, on the wall of the room, I've already stencilled the first stanzas of the second movement of Beethoven's Sonate #14 (the "Moonlight Sonata," and one of my favorite pieces of music). On the opposite wall, I would like to stencil the phrase (in fact, I had one of those sleepless nights last evening and this phrase just sort of popped in my head around 3am):
    "Music is God's favorite language."

    in as many languages as possible. I would particularly like to do so in:
    French
    Italian
    Hebrew
    German
    Spanish
    Portugeuse
    Greek
    Russian
    Latin
    Dutch
    and Swedish if possible.

    If any of you bi-/tri-/multilingual folks could supply me with the translation of this phrase, I would be really appreciative (please indicate any applicable emphasis markings that should accompany the text)! I'll post pictures when its complete if you like as well.

    Thanks,
    Pete

    PS- These are the translations I've been able to get off the internet (via a translation service). Let me know if there are better ways to word this phrase... I would like to have the best "real world" translation (i.e., the way someone who speaks this language would say the phrase).

    French- La musique est la langue de Dieu préférée.
    (or Musique c'est les favori langue de Dieu.)
    Japanese- 音楽は神の好みの言語である。
    Spanish- La música es el idioma favorita de Dios.
    (or Music es el preferido lenguaje de Dios.)
    German- Musik ist die Lieblingssprache von Gott.
    (or Musik ist die favorite Programmiersprache über Gott.)
    Italian- La musica è Dio lingua preferita.
    (or Musica Ÿ il favorito lingua di Dio.)
    Russian- Музыка - любимый язык Бога.
    Norwegian- Musikk er Guds yndlingsspråk.
    (or Musikken er det favoritt omgangsspråk av God.)
    Portuguese- A música é linguagem favorito do Deus.
    (or Música é o favorito língua de Deus.)
    Dutch- De muziek is de favoriete taal van God.
    (or Toonkunst is het uitverkoren taal van Godheid.)
    Greek- Η μουσική είναι αγαπημένη γλώσσα του Θεού.
    (or μουσική is the ευνοούμενος γλώσσα του Θεόs.)
    Korean- 음악은 신 마음에 들는 언어 이다.
    Latin- Music est ventus lingua of Deus.
    Swedish- Musik är den favorite språk av Gud.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pete Hanlin
    "Music is God's favorite language."
    French- La musique est la langue de Dieu préférée.
    (or Musique c'est les favori langue de Dieu.)
    Just a little grammar correction: "La musique est la langue préférée de Dieu."

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    This is exactly the kind of thing I need! Thank you (merci beaucoup ;^)

    Anyone else able to provide advice on any of the others?

    Thanks again!
    Pete
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    Thumbs up German.................

    Quote Originally Posted by Pete Hanlin

    "Music is God's favorite language."

    German
    Musik ist Gottes liebste Sprache

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    Danke!

    That's French and German- any other linguists out there?

    Pete
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pete Hanlin
    "Music is God's favorite language."
    "matunes is the bigfelas toplingo aye" Scouse

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    Ullo dur! Ta wack!

    Are you from Liverpool?

    I will definitely add this one to the collection!
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