In article ,
 Jon Schild  wrote:

> John W. Kennedy wrote:
> > 
> >> It's easier to translate from German or Netherlands to English than 
> >> from French or Italian, because many common words are cognate and have 
> >> the same number of syllables.
> > 
> > 
> > "Same number of syllables" is inadequate. Thomas
Cranmer was one of the 
> > most brilliant artists in prose the English language ever produced, but 
> > the poor dear actually thought that you could sing "Lord
have mercy upon 
> > us" to the same music as "Kyrie eleison" because
they have the same 
> > number of syllables (which is how the spurious "upon
us" got into the 
> > English liturgy in the first place). Fortunately, he knew he was a bad 
> > poet, and almost never tried it.
> 
> However, the theme from Gilligan's Island can be sung to the tune of 
> Amazing Grace, and vice versa, because they both have the same number of 
> syllables. I heard of one other that fits those two melodies, but can't 
> recall what it was now.

     Heck Weird Al Yankovich has more or less made a rather nice career 
out of singing one tune with another. Personal favorite, of course is 
the Beverly Hillbillies' theme to the tune of Money for Nothing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPObq_EvIg8
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