Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for on-demand translation of text. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for on-demand translation of text can include receiving in a dynamic translation module executing in memory by at least one processor of a host computer, a message request from an executing application for text in a language for a target locale. The method further can include retrieving text in a language for a locale different from the target locale and translating the retrieved text into a language for the target locale. Finally, the method can include returning the translated retrieved text to the application.