Alouette Gentille Alouette
Alouette Gentille Alouette Lyrics
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
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai le nez
Je te plumerai le nez
Et le nez, et le nez
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai les yeux
Je te plumerai les yeux
Et les yeux, et les yeux
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai le cou
Je te plumerai le cou
Et le cou, et le cou
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai les ailes
Je te plumerai les ailes
Et les ailes, et les ailes
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai le dos
Je te plumerai le dos
Et le dos, et le dos
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai les pattes
Je te plumerai les pattes
Et les pattes, et les pattes
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai la queue
Je te plumerai la queue
Et la queue, et la queue
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
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Alouette Gentille Alouette Alternative Lyrics
Quite a different version which involves using cream!
(2-4 people holding cans of whipping cream)
We love cool cream,
Cool cream is the best cream;
We love cool cream,
Cool cream is the best!
Would you like some on your toe?
Yes, I'd likesome on my toe!
On your toe,
On my toe! (squirt some on their toe)
(chorus)
Another version. Same tune, just different words
If you love me,
Tell me that you love me,
If you don't,
Please tell me that you do.
Tell me that you love me true,
Tell me that you really do,
Do do do
Do do do
Ohhhhhh
If you love me,
Tell me that you love me,
If you don't,
Please tell me that you do.
Large Version
Lark, gentle lark
Lark, I will pull your feathers off
I will pull the feathers off your head
I will pull the feathers off your head
And the head - and the head
Lark, lark
O, o, o, o, o
Lark, gentle lark
Lark, I will pull your feathers off
I will pull the feathers off your beak
And the beak - and the beak
And the head - and the head
Lark, lark
O, o, o, o, o
Lark, gentle lark
Lark, I will pull your feathers off
I will pull the feathers off your neck
And the neck - and the neck
And the beak - and the beak
And the head - and the head
Lark, lark
O, o, o, o, o
Lark, gentle lark
Lark, I will pull your feathers off
I will pull the feathers off your wings
And the wings - and the wings
And the neck - and the neck
And the beak - and the beak
And the head - and the head
Lark, lark
O, o, o, o, o
Lark, gentle lark
Lark, I will pull your feathers off
I will pull the feathers off your back
And the back - and the back
And the wings - and the wings
And the neck - and the neck
And the beak - and the beak
And the head - and the head
Lark, lark
O, o, o, o, o
Lark, gentle lark
Lark, I will pull your feathers off
I will pull the feathers off your legs
And the legs - and the legs
And the back - and the back
And the wings - and the wings
And the neck - and the neck
And the beak - and the beak
And the head - and the head
Lark, lark
O, o, o, o, o
Lark, gentle lark
Lark, I will pull your feathers off
I will pull the feathers off your tail
And the tail - and the tail
And the legs - and the legs
And the back - and the back
And the wings - and the wings
And the neck - and the neck
And the beak - and the beak
And the head - and the head
Lark, lark
O, o, o, o, o
Information About Alouette Gentille Alouette
‘’Alouette Gentille Alouette’’ is a song often used to teach English speaking children in Canada and French students from around the world the names of body parts in French. Although popular in Canada the song is believed to have originated from France.
The Skylark, or Alouette, is a very gentle and docile bird, easy to catch and handle by even young children. It is also generally understood as the "lark" refered to in the famous poem "In Flander's Fields" with the author using the beauty of it's song and it's gentleness to contrast with the battle fields of France.
As with many children's songs, the history of this song is somewhat gruesome. The song is in French, and may therefore be infrequently translated by English-speaking schoolchildren. The alouette of the song is the European Skylark (Alauda arvensis). During the nineteenth century they were caught, caged, killed and eaten in the UK or exported, in huge numbers, for food, mostly to France. The phrase 'je te plumerai' translates as 'I am going to pull your feathers out'. Once you appreciate this, you can see that it is a song about plucking the feathers from dead skylarks. (Not terribly pleasant subject material.) However, if you think about the mechanics of the process, the birds are relatively small, and required quite a lot of effort to pluck each individual. If a song was sung during the plucking process, then, presumably, the whole family could be involved in the preparation of the birds for the meal, and the chore wouldn't seem so arduous.
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User Comments Alouette Gentille Alouette (26)
By Hannah from Mandan Usa on 19 January 2009
This song is sooooo HARD to learn. :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
By Leana from Dominica on 5 June 2009
i love the song8 years aback i still love it i learn it in second form high school that was
By Anonymus from Anonymus on 5 June 2009
i love this song i have learnt it n its very easy .:D
By Rabiya from Pakistan on 18 August 2009
i knew this song ages ago and vaguely remembered the meaning except for the body parts...when i learnt that they're plucking a bird i was completely shattered...how ironic that they say gentille alouette...
By Joshua from U.s.a on 8 October 2009
I love that song it was amazing every time i listen to it it fills me with joy. the only bad part is that it is about plucking a bird
By Gaurav from Barmer,india on 5 December 2009
love this song, I'm not french but still i love this song I had first heard this song in Tom&Jerry, searched google and got a lot of version I love the version which has pleasant sounds and i really like it My friends also have this song now :)
By Kayla from Mi on 3 February 2010
Nous venons d'apprendre cela à l'école! J'ai tellement de plaisir à chanter à ma petite soeur!
By Lilly from Buffalo, Ny on 4 September 2010
J'aime cette chanson! or I love this song!
By Chris from San Dimas, Ca on 25 September 2010
I learned this song many years ago while attending the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA. What prompted me to revisit this song and ultimately land on this site was a Canadian football game; we were watching the Blue Bombers play the Alouettes. Je suis ravi de trouver les paroles ici, malgre leurs sens.
By Jema from Belgium on 1 January 2011
i learned this song in my 6th grade concert. its really easy! and now im learning how to play it on the piano!
By Maria from Australia on 28 January 2011
I learned this song in primary school in France and now I'm singing it to the children I care for at work! What a beautiful song!
By Barbara from South Africa on 7 April 2011
I learnt the first verse of this song on a trip to the kruger national park and have loved it ever since but found out today that it means to pluck a bird
By Nina from Indonesia on 1 May 2011
I love this song! My French teacher taught me this song in 10th grade. And I love the alvin and the chipmunks version too. It's so cute. Though it's ironic how a cute song like this means plucking feathers off.
By Diksha from India on 6 August 2011
this song is a must listen! when i first time listened the song i was not able to understand it but now i understand it completely. its a fab song!
By Jonan from United Kingdom on 27 January 2012
I learnt the song as a child and used to love it. Now my grand daughter is singing it. Somehow it feels so much nicer. Keep it up gentille allouette.
By Joyce from United States on 29 February 2012
I wondered for years what the english words to this song were and finally found them. Then I came here for the french lyrics. It would be nice if you posted both.
By Joyce from United States on 29 February 2012
OOPS there they are. Sorry for missing it. I also like the other lyrics to this tune.
By Linda from United States on 2 March 2012
I learned the song when I was growing up in Montreal. I didn't know what the lyrics meant until today. I heard the song on a Target commercial which made me think to look them up. I'm kind of glad I didn't know the English lyrics back them because I probably would have been grossed out.
By Sylvia from United States on 23 March 2012
I agree with Linda from U.S. If I knew the English Version of the song..... it would of really grossed me out.... my Sister finally got the words from the song and told me. GROSS! LOL
By Mina from China on 25 March 2012
I love this song. I heard it on a commercial. After that I just had to memorize it. Its creepy how the song means plucking feathers.
By Susanne from United States on 15 April 2012
I first learned this song in French class more than 50 years ago. We were never taught the words in English. This little song is very catchy but the words in English are borderline violent...plucking feathers out of a cute little bird :( Still, I am glad that I finally found out and it is still a cute little song.
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By Caitlin from Cornwall on 4 December 2008
we learn this at school In French.