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"Ah! vous dirai-je, maman " " Ah! vous dirai-je, maman" (French: [a vu diʁeʒ(ə) mamɑ̃], English: Oh!Shall I tell you, Mama) is a popular children's song in France. Since its composition in the 18th century, the melody has been applied to numerous lyrics in multiple languages – the English-language song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is one such example.
[1] [2] The song has been around since at least 1860 and relates the adventures of an Egyptian crocodile going to war against Elephants. [ 3 ] This nineteenth-century nursery rhyme is derived from Jacques Offenbach 's song Hooray for the Crocodile , part of the Tromb-al-ca-zar ou les Criminels dramatiques , premiered in April 1856.
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There is a strong oral tradition among children in China, Vietnam and other places in Asia of passing on songs with their own lyrics, sung to the tune of "Frère Jacques". [39] Frère Jacques is the name of a chain of franchised French restaurants in the UK [40] and the name of a French restaurant in the Murray Hill section of New York City. [41]
The Little Singers of Paris (French: Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois, literally "Little Singers of the Wooden Cross") is a boys' choir with its main location in Autun, France. It has its origins in 1907 in Paris, moved to Lyon during the Second World War, but moved back to Paris. [1] It has toured widely inside and outside France.
"L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" was composed by Jean-Paul Cara with French lyrics by Joe Gracy [] and was recorded by Marie Myriam. [1] She recorded the song in five languages; French, English –as "The Bird and the Child"–, German –"Der Vogel und das Mädchen" with lyrics by Joe Gracy and H. von Schenckendorf–, Spanish –"El zagal y el ave azul"–, and her mother tongue Portuguese –"A ave e ...
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