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Pages in category "French children's songs" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ah ! Les crocodiles
"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.
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.
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]
Ah ! Les crocodiles is a popular children's song in France. [1] [2] The song has been around since at least 1860 and relates the adventures of an Egyptian crocodile going to war against Elephants.
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J'ai vu le loup ("I saw the wolf") is a French folk song, and also a nursery rhyme. [1] Due to it having been transmitted orally, it is difficult to pinpoint its exact origin, though the earliest versions date back to the High Middle Ages. [2] Many versions exist in the French-speaking world, both in langue d'oc and langue d'oïl. [3]
The song is featured in the Mad Men episode "Tomorrowland" (2010). On Peter, Paul and Mary's 2014 Discovered: Live in Concert album, Peter Yarrow and Noel Stookey sing an adapted English version. A verse is used in the intro to episode 4 of the 2019 French horror TV series Marianne. In 2019, the song was covered by French pop singer Nolwenn Leroy.