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Alouette
Original French words
Alouette, gentille Alouette,Alouette je te plumerai,
Alouette, gentille Alouette,
Alouette je te plumerai,
Je te plumerai la tête,
Je te plumerai la tête,
Et la tête, et la tête,
Alouette, Alouette,
O-o-o-o-oh, O-o-o-o-oh,
Alouette, gentille Alouette,
Alouette je te plumerai,
English translation
Lark, lovely lark,I'm going to pluck you,
Lark, lovely lark,
I'm going to pluck you,
I'm going to pluck your head,
I'm going to pluck your head,
And the head, and the head,
lark, lark,
O-o-o-o-oh, O-o-o-o-oh,
Lark, lovely lark,
I'm going to pluck you,
NOTES
Obviously this is rather a savage subject for modern children but it is a great way to teach parts of the body. If you ignore the overall meaning and just point to the parts of the body as you sing the name then you can get children to learn all sorts whilst having fun as well.Parts of the body
Here is a list of the words for various parts of the body in French to help you.- la tête - the head,
- le nez - the nose,
- le menton - the chin,
- les épaules - the shoulders,
- les bras - the arms,
- les yeux - the eyes,
- les oreilles - the ears,
- le cou - the neck,
- le dos - the back,
- les jambes - the legs,
One last thing
When I used to sing this to my kids I introduced some extra words at the end of the song which are not strictly French.- Les bozooms
- le bellie bouton
- les noutie beets