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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.
For "Don Gato y su pandilla", the Spanish-language version of "Top Cat", see Top Cat § Mexico and Latin America. " Señor Don Gato " is a children's song about a cat who is sitting on a roof reading a letter from his true love who has agreed to marry him. In his excitement, he falls off and injures himself. The veterinarian is unable to save ...
An English song known as "If You Love Me" uses the same tune as "Alouette". The English composer Benjamin Britten adapted the tune for part of his 1939 orchestral composition Canadian Carnival. The tune of the chorus has been adapted to make the tune of the children's song "Down by the Station". [6]
The Happy Wanderer. " The Happy Wanderer " (" Der fröhliche Wanderer " or " Mein Vater war ein Wandersmann ") is a popular song. The original text was written by Florenz Friedrich Sigismund (1791–1877). [1][2] The present tune was composed by Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller shortly after World War II. The work is often mistaken for a German folk ...
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]
Kids love "Roar" because of the easy lyrics and that one part where she goes "ro-o-o-o-o-o-ar." ... JD McCrary, and Donald Glover in the 2019 version of the iconic song.
Hymne à l'amour. " Hymne à l'amour " (French pronunciation: [imn a lamuʁ]), or Hymn to Love, is a 1949 French song with lyrics by Édith Piaf and music by Marguerite Monnot. It was first sung by Piaf that year and recorded by her in the 1950s for Columbia records. Piaf sang it in the 1951 French musical comedy film Paris chante toujours ...
Plaisir d'amour. " Plaisir d'amour " ([plɛ.ziʁ da.muʁ], "Pleasure of love") is a classical French love song written in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini (1741–1816); it took its text from a poem by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (1755–1794), which appears in his novel Célestine. The song was greatly successful in Martini's version.