A2 · Episode 3 · 3:59

Alouette: A Classic French Children's Song

This episode features the classic French children's song 'Alouette', using its playful, repetitive structure to introduce vocabulary for body parts and the verb 'plumer' (to pluck) in the future tense.

Source：LE REGARD SONORE · License：CC BY 3.0

Transcript

0:36
Alouette, gentille alouette,
Lark, gentle lark,
0:40
Alouette, je te plumerai.
Lark, I’ll pluck you.
0:45
gentille alouette, alouette
gentle lark, lark,
0:50
Je te plumerai la tête, je te plumerai.
I’ll pluck your head, I’ll pluck you.
1:08
Alouette, gentille alouette,
Lark, gentle lark,
1:13
Je te plumerai, je te plumerai le bec, je te plumerai.
I’ll pluck you, I’ll pluck your beak, I’ll pluck you.
1:24
Alouette, gentille alouette, alouette,
Lark, gentle lark, lark,
1:30
je te plumerai.
I’ll pluck you.
1:32
Alouette, gentille alouette,
Lark, gentle lark,
1:37
Je te pimurerai les yeux, je te pimurerai.
I’ll pluck your eyes, I’ll pluck your eyes.
1:42
les yeux et le bec, et le
eyes and beak, and the beak,
1:44
bec, alouette.
lark.
1:48
Alouette, gentille alouette, alouette.
Lark, gentle lark, lark.
1:56
Alouette, gentille alouette,
Lark, gentle lark,
2:03
Je te plumerai le cou, je te plumerai le cou.
I’ll pluck your neck, I’ll pluck your neck.
2:14
Petite alouette, alouette,
Little lark, lark,
2:20
Alouette, gentille alouette,
Lark, gentle lark,
2:25
Je te pumerai, je te pumerai les ailes, je te pumerai les ailes.
I’ll pluck you, I’ll pluck your wings, I’ll pluck your wings.
2:36
Alouette, gentille alouette,
Lark, gentle lark,
2:40
Alouette, je te plumerai.
Lark, I’ll pluck you.
2:45
gentille alouette, alouette.
gentle lark, lark.
3:02
gentille alouette, alouette, je te plumerai.
gentle lark, lark, I’ll pluck you.
3:09
gentil à l'ouest.
Gentleman from the west.
3:28
Alouette, je te plumerai.
Lark, I’ll pluck you.