Alouette Gentille Alouette
Song Lyrics & 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
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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Alternative Lyrics & Words
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 This Song
An alouette is a type of bird. Gentille is french for wonderful. Plumeria means pluck, so when this song is translated it says "alouette you wonderful alouette. Alouette i'm going to pluck you!".
The Skylark, or Alouette, is a very gentle and docile bird, easy to catch and handle by even young childern. It is also generally understood as the "lark" refered to in the famous pome "In Flander's Fields" with the author using it's beauty of it's song and it gentleness to contrast 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 different feather tracts 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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Comments (10)
By Hannah in Mandan Usa on 19 January 2009
This song is sooooo HARD to learn. :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
By Leana in 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 in Anonymus on 5 June 2009
i love this song i have learnt it n its very easy .:D
By Bob in Mamtown Australia on 12 August 2009
these are good lyrics
By Rabiya in 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 in 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 Rose in Syd-a-nee on 21 October 2009
I'm a lark pluck me, pluck me!
By Gaurav in 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 in Mi on 3 February 2010
Nous venons d'apprendre cela à l'école! J'ai tellement de plaisir à chanter à ma petite soeur!
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By Caitlin in Cornwall on 4 December 2008
we learn this at school In French.