Editing Macaronic language (section)

==In popular culture==

===Film===
"Macaronisms" are frequently used in films, especially comedies. In [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s [[Anti-war movement|anti-war]] comedy ''[[The Great Dictator]]'', the title character speaks English mixed with a parody of German (e.g. "Cheese-und-cracken"). This was also used by Benzino Napaloni, the parody character of [[Benito Mussolini]], using Italian foods (such as [[salami]] and [[ravioli]]) as insults.

Other movies featuring macaronic language are the Italian historical comedies ''[[L'armata Brancaleone]]'' and ''[[Brancaleone alle crociate]]'' (d. [[Mario Monicelli]]), which mix modern and medieval Italian as well as Latin (sometimes in rhyme, and sometimes with regional connotations, such as the [[Italo-Normans]] using words from modern [[Sicilian language|Sicilian]]).

===Television===
On ''[[Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]'', the character, Opera Man, played by [[Adam Sandler]], would often sing snippets using Macaronic language.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

===Song===
{{seealso|Category:Macaronic songs}}
A '''macaronic song''' is one that combines multiple languages. Macaronic songs have been particularly common in Ireland ([[Irish language|Irish]]–English)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hoch |first1=Matthew |title=So You Want to Sing World Music: A Guide for Performers |date=2019 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-5381-1228-1 |pages=191– |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OlCwDwAAQBAJ&dq=macaronic+song&pg=PA191 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Kiberd |first1=Declan |title=The Irish Writer and the World |date=2005 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-139-44600-6 |pages=12, 303 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wxeE4jB4LZkC&dq=macaronic+song&pg=PA303 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Millar |first1=Stephen |title=Sounding Dissent: Rebel Songs, Resistance, and Irish Republicanism |date=2020 |publisher=University of Michigan Press |isbn=978-0-472-13194-5 |page=209 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sybgDwAAQBAJ&dq=macaronic+&pg=PA209 |language=en}}</ref> and also occur for other languages, such as [[Yiddish]]–Ukrainian.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gottesman |first1=Itzik Nakhmen |title=Defining the Yiddish Nation: The Jewish Folklorists of Poland |date=2003 |publisher=Wayne State University Press |isbn=978-0-8143-2669-5 |page=62 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0fptXhc0-hYC&dq=macaronic+song&pg=PA62 |language=en}}</ref>

Macaronic language appearing in popular songs include [[Rammstein]]'s "[[Amerika (song)|Amerika]]" (German and English), the [[Beatles]]' "[[Michelle (song)|Michelle]]", [[Talking Heads]]' "[[Psycho Killer]]" and [[The Weeknd]]'s "[[Echoes of Silence|Montreal]]" (French and English), [[The Clash]]'s "[[Spanish Bombs]]", [[José Feliciano]]'s "[[Feliz Navidad (song)|Feliz Navidad]]" (Spanish and English), [[Bandolero (band)|Bandolero]]'s "[[Paris Latino]]", [[Magazine 60]]'s "[[Don Quichotte (No Están Aquí)]]", and [[JJ Lin]]'s "[[Cao Cao (album)|只對你說 (Sarang Heyo)]]" (Mandarin, English, and Korean).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYe3FP2HnGg|title=林俊傑 JJ Lin【】官方完整版 MV|date=17 November 2011 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>