A2 · Episode 5 · 3:48

There Was a Little Ship

This episode features the classic French children's song 'Il était un petit navire,' telling the story of a little ship that had never sailed before embarking on a long voyage across the Mediterranean Sea.

Source：LE REGARD SONORE · License：CC BY 3.0

Transcript

0:18
Il était un petit navire.
There was a little ship.
0:23
Il était un petit navire,
There was a little ship,
0:27
il n'avait jamais Jamais navigué, qui ne vais ja, ja, jamais navigué.
it had never, ever sailed—never, never sailed.
0:35
Ohé, ohé. Matelot navigue sur les.
Ahoy, ahoy! A sailor sails on the sea.
0:49
Matelot, matelot navigue.
Sailor, sailor is sailing.
0:55
Il partit pour un long voyage, il partit.
He set off on a long journey; he departed.
1:02
long voyage sur la mer
a long voyage across the Mediterranean Sea
1:05
méditerranée sur la mer méditerranée
on the Mediterranean Sea
1:14
Hé matelot, matelot navigue.
Hey, sailor! The sailor sets sail.
1:23
Ohé, ohé, matelots, matelots, naviguez.
Hoist the sails, sailors, sailors, set sail!
1:31
Il était un petit navire, il était.
There was a little ship; it was.
1:37
Petit navire, il n'avait
A small vessel,
1:41
jamais navigué.
it had never sailed.
1:43
jamais navigué.
never sailed.
1:53
Matelot navigue sur les.
The sailor navigates on the...
2:02
Matelot navigue sur Il partit pour un long voyage, il partit.
The sailor set sail. He embarked on a long journey, he departed.
2:13
long voyage sur la mer
a long journey across the Mediterranean Sea
2:17
Méditerranée, sur la mer Méditerranée.
that is, the Mediterranean Sea.
2:20
Méditerranée, hé ho, hé.
Mediterranean, heave-ho, hey!
2:25
Ohé, ohé, matelots, matelots naviguez.
Ahoy, ahoy, sailors, sailors, set sail!
2:38
Matelot navigue sur les.
The sailor navigates on the...
3:05
Matelot navigue sur les.
The sailor navigates on the...