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Many of the songs favoured by the voyageurs have been passed down to the present era. "Alouette" has become a symbol of French Canada for the world, an unofficial national song. [3] Today, the song is used to teach French and English-speaking children in Canada, and others learning French around the world, the names of body parts.
"Little Bunny Foo Foo" is a children's poem and song.The poem consists of four-line sung verses separated by some spoken words. The verses are sung to the tune of the French-Canadian children's song "Alouette" (1879), which is melodically similar to "Down by the Station" (1948) and the "Itsy Bitsy Spider". [1]
Pages in category "French children's songs" ... Alouette (song) Au clair de la lune; C. Le Carillon de Vendôme; E. L'Empereur, sa femme et le petit prince; F. Frère ...
It is a simple song about a railroad station master seeing the steam locomotives off to work. The song itself is much older than 1948; it has been seen in a 1931 Recreation magazine. [2] Whether deliberately copied or not, the tune is very closely related to the chorus of the French-Canadian folk song "Alouette".
The page for the song "Alouette" under the "Lyrics" link says it provides the French lyrics along with the English translation, but there is no translation from the French ones. Apparently, there had been and someone complained about the exact content of the translation, so it was removed.
The song sees Cole singing some of the lyrics in French, referencing the children's song "Alouette". [5] It was recorded in Santa Monica , California, and "finds her contemplating mortality with a cheerful morbidity, asking for prayers over a brutal march beat."
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The song features rapper Q-Tip and singer MNDR. It was released as the album's lead single on 9 July 2010 in the United Kingdom. [1] The song is based on the popular French children's song "Alouette", which means "skylark". The chorus directly references lyrics from "Alouette" including the line "Je te plumerai la tête", which means "I shall ...