et les yeux We live an antiseptic life. PS. Some of them were pretty grisly too, as are MANY Nursery Rhymes, if you know the history on them. No problem with this vegetarian here. Je te plumerai les ailes Sometimes we need to impart important knowledge to kids, but without frightening them so much they’ll never leave the house, so we do it in a more gentle way they’ll remember, nursery rhymes, fables, songs. I think it’s a lame song that has served its purpose and should be put to sleep. I’ll pluck your eyes Time to grow up and move on. 1965 Renault Alouette 800 in Ça n'arrive qu'aux autres, 1971 . I found reference to eating lark in an old American cook book! [*grin*- sorry for the novel length “comment”]. "Alouette" is a French-Canadian folk song about plucking the feathers from a lark after being awakened by its song (like we would threaten a rooster or chicken, before cooking and eating the bird). I’m glad to have stumbled across Mama Lisa’ explanation of this song I first heard over 60 years ago but never knew the English meaning of. et la tete Many include beautiful illustrations, commentary by ordinary people, and links to recordings, videos, and sheet music. He said the original — but that he’ll also share the hilarious story of how HIS Grandpère offered THEIR Grandmère a softie version! We will [then] pluck off her foot. Out her back! et la tete Je te plumerai la tete et le cou When we sang this as a child in the 60’s, we only knew it in French as a cheery fun melody to sing and I do remember learning the french words for the body parts, but do not recall knowing this song as a mean, ugly, vicious or cruel song. "Vatuva" ( වටුවා) is a small bird hunted by 'sportsmen' in Sri Lanka. O-o-o-o-oh, Alouette, gentille Alouette It’s a circle game song that goes…”. Alouette je te plumerai Why not? Je te plumerai le dos :D. Keep in mind that there’s a lullaby that says “down will come baby, cradle and all” to describe a baby falling out of a tree. He went into the Trenches and went through it all, Shelling, Mustard Gas, Chlorine Gas, Snipers, the Work’s. Alouette, Alouette But being a meat-eater who has had to pluck/eviscerate birds to eat, (which is WAY less gruesome than having to pull the fur off a mammal, I can understand why there would be a use for this back then, as that chore would have fallen to the smallest children & this gives them a list to go by, as they went along, plus the tune is catchy & sticks in your head, making it also easy for non French speakers to learn as an intro to a foreign language & remember. You vegetarians don’t even know what meat omnivores consume. If “Alouette, gentille alouette” had been among them, it wouldn’t have been forgotten as being a Revolutionary song. Plus free lyrics, The Fun With Kidsongs Blog and so much more. I was looking up the lyrics and now I wish I had not. How about all the violent video games…same outrage? Alouette je te plumerai I sang it to my kids, who all grew up to be fine people in spite of it. Alouette, Alouette ! Definition of Alouette in the Definitions.net dictionary. Never too young to learn more French!, But French/French! You do pluck them! Ah! Alouette je te plumerai We don’t eat larks in the US, so most Americans at least, think the song is mean. et le bec Folk Songs for Solo Singers - Vol. et la tete We will then pluck off her wings. I really cannot believe all these comments on what I always thought was a simple song. Alouette, gentille Alouette As a piano teacher, I’ve taught this for many years without knowing either the French words (my French is truly merde!!) You can read it with an English translation in this document by Frank Dobbins (professor at Montreal University). What does Alouette mean? And your head, and your head, And I am sure there are many more birds which are eaten around the world. Something like, ” Little Firefly, gentle little Firefly, little Firefly, how you sweety glow..” then make up more lyrics about animals, plants, fish, fowl, insects, etc. Alouette, gentille Alouette et les yeux Hi Mama Lisa this is Dale. Je te plumerai le bec, From the point of view of someone in the olden days, it’s how they prepared their food. Know i’m late to the posting party on this, lol. Je te plumerai le bec, Give them a break for making a song that the kids could sing to help to do their chore. et la tete Although it is in French, it is well-known among speakers of other languages; in this respect it is similar to "Frère Jacques". et les ailes Thanks Mama Lisa (never too old to learn). There’s certainly no time for singing songs that acknowledge the fact that the object being butchered is a gentile animal. But it will continue to be endearing to all those who wish it to live on. Those people have been way to sheltered and if they have such strong feelings for this song then they’re going to have a problem with life experiences. My mother used to sing this to me. And your eyes, and your eyes Lyrics to 'Alouette' by Children Songs: Alouette, gentille Alouette Alouette je te plumerai Je te plumerai la tete Je te plumerai la tete Allouete,Allouette Those wishing to explore further are in for an interesting discovery. We just can’t hear the broccoli screaming. Alouette je te plumerai et le dos Lark, lark. Chickens, pork, beef and seafood are not bade they are born raised and slaughtered for everyone’s consumption. podcast & article from NPR about feathers, http://www.heartistry.com/download_canot_decorce.html. When I was a child growing up in the Mid-60’s I vividly remember my Grandmother, my mom, and my aunts killing live chickens, then plucking the feathers, cleaning them and preparing them for cooking. The way birds are de-feathered in factory farms is absolutely horrific. Letters To Cleo was a Boston-based alternative rock band, formed in 1990 by Greg McKenna and Kay Hanley after the break-up of their former band, Rebbecca Lula. Nous luy plumerons la teste. Noun []. I do not like the lyrics to this song and I would change them all. je te plumerai les yeux Blue Violet 4. I think it’s shocking and inhumane. ah ! So it must have been a long time ago. So, while I no longer find it repulsive& can laud it for teaching the body parts of many different animals in latter verses, not just the Lark, but as an American speaker I’d rather sing it in French just for the catchy tune, as in English, it does still leave me a bit unsettled. That’s what’s wrong in the world today..you can’t joke around anymore about anything because people have been so brainwashed that they don’t know how to laugh, joke around or have fun. Haut le pied! From the document by Frank Dobbins of Montreal University mentioned above: “Here is the whole poem by Nicolas Millot as displayed in ‘Le Roy and Ballard’ collection in 1578:”. Out her foot! I was in the 425th Squadron Alouettes in the Canadian Air Force. And it certainly doesn’t promote the idea of kindness to animals. See? O-o-o-o-oh, Alouette, gentille Alouette This song makes me hungry for foul! Je te plumerai le dos I truly had no idea what I was singing way back in time. I know I’m 6 years late on this from the first comments, but it’s annoying to see how small people are. I would NEVER have taught my child this song. More likely it was sung in a masculine way. It was because of “horrible” songs like these that you are all here to complaine about them in the first place! Je te plumerai les ailes I have the lark that is fluttering, I’ll pluck her feathers. ah ! Plucking birds & chickens in the old days was a child’s work. I was DYING laughing!!! look inside. Before smartphones, we had to memorize our favorite songs. et les pattes "Alouette" (pronounced ) is a popular French-language Canadian children's song, commonly thought to be about plucking the feathers from a lark. Haut la jambe! Have never plucked a bird in my life. et le bec Oh my goodness! Plucking a lark or any other bird isnt mutilating it, that’s a ludicrous statement. Alouette Song: Download Alouette mp3 song from Comptines Volume 1. Really!? et la tete © 2021 METROLYRICS, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. et le bec The people complaining about it are ridiculous. Midas by Mary Alouette, released 25 April 2012 1. I think this is a horrible song…There’s nothing benign about chanting that one is going to “pluck” a bird’s eyes, his head, his wings, his bill, his neck…It’s a cruel, Am I the only one who feels this way? I have the lark that is fluttering, I’ll pluck her feathers. My married last name is Lalouette! I would very much like to sign up for all your email’s in both French/English if possible? The song as we know it now was first published in “A Pocket Song Book for the Use of Students and Graduates of McGill College” (Montreal, 1879). I remember learning this song in Primary along with a few others. Hi. Over the years many of them imparted views/skills/knowledge that today’s kids (mostly) don’t need, or shouldn’t still have (inequality,etc) or don’t need to know or the ‘lesson’ part just gets lost over time, but the ditties themselves remain. The initial part of the song was probably sung as a taunt by the public who were reducing the condemned from humans to objects/animals in their minds, to ease the execution process. Kudos to Mama Lisa for creating a post that has garnered a thread of comments spanning nearly a decade! Now my 5yr old’s Primary teacher (who is a qualified French teacher) is teaching him French in class. Alouette, Alouette In it she learns to eat Ortolans, a type of bunting. I’ll pluck your eyes There is no real regulation protecting birds from mistakes. Lark, lark. I ADORE ALL animals and I really have a way with them. Whether this song is cruel or not doesn’t bother me as I explained to my son’s (teaching my 8yr old too) that this is what happened years ago. Nous luy plumerons le dos. Here are the lyrics to the song in French with an English translation. et les ailes Most people think the French Canadian song, “Alouette” is very mean, once they learn what it means in English. 1969 Renault Alouette 800 in Le gendarme en balade, 1970 . et les ailes Merci Mama Lisa (Any Questions, feel free to ask me?). Others made sense as well and still others find the need to clutter the internet with the stench of their virtue signalling. Larks were and are considered as game, so people would FIRST kill them, then pluck them, then cook them and at last eat them.”. This product is available worldwide Leadsheets typically only contain the lyrics, chord symbols and melody line of a song and are rarely more than one page in length. There’s mention in the book of eating larks. This is how this song should be considered. I can’t believe that anyone would misconstrue this song. It translates to “If You Didn’t Exist” and is a love song about how empty a man’s life would be without his love. lark (bird). *snicker*, But heck, there are worse ones (as others have mentioned) like “Rock-a-bye-baby”, “Swallowed by a boa” or how about; “Sing a song of sixpence”, “Nana Nenê”, “There was an old lady” ,”goosey-goosey-gander”,” Duérmete Niño”, “ladybug, ladybug, fly away home”,”Dodo Titit”, “Who killed cock robin”, “Bayu Bayushki Bayu”, “Lady of Niger”& 2 of the creepiest ones about a scary mom & stranger danger, “Ninja Nanna”, & ” Bíum,Bíum,Bambaloó”… ALL of these have disturbing words/imagery of their times or punishments in them for not sleeping or listening to their parents ! I clean so many different animals, whether I am cutting off feet, heads, fat, or removing offal it is all the same. The song could easily be about plucking human heads off. My family sang songs while doing this. Alternative I don't wanna join the army Alternative I know it's a waste of time Alternative No alternative is what they say Alternative The choice is mine Do you really want to die Alternative Kill other people just to survive Alternative Only the dead have their freedom Alternative It's the living that's got to suffer most Alternative Alternative I really wish the lyrics are different. Although it is in French, it is well-known among speakers of other languages; in this respect it is similar to "Frère Jacques". They didn’t buy their birds perfectly plucked and packaged at the supermarket. I have the lark that is fluttering, I’ll pluck her feathers. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. But I always thought this song was much nicer, about a bird flying and landing on the parts of the body. Not a scratch, chest full of Medals and all there mentally and physically! And, I realize… to most *youngsters*, it /seems/ too…. Truly the French are Romantics at Heart. Saludos amigos! Ah Life. Mama Lisa what type of French Lark was the actual Bird in France that they would use for Game? And don’t sing the song if it upsets you. Also, uhm, i like chez. Lyrics begin: "Alouette, gentille alouette, alouette, je te plumerai." Your purchase will help us keep our site online! Lipstick on a pig time. Even if alouette rhymes with Marie-Antoinette, the people of Paris didn’t call her “Marie-Antoinette”, they called her “l’Autrichienne” because she was Austrian (and much hated) or “Madame Déficit” because she was considered a spendthrift while the State had no money or “Madame Véto” because the king could veto any decision voted by the Legislative Assembly. No one has now, nor ever has had any modicum of an iota, and no one cares. et le bec et le bec Just to add another perspective – check out this podcast & article from NPR about feathers and plucking birds for scientific purposes. et le cou Haut le dos! There is a ton of nasty cr*p these folks had to do like pooping in a thunder pot but they didn’t sing about it …… There is nothing happy about taking the life of something and mutilating it ! It was picked up by “doughboys” in WWI and disseminated widely, being sung as a light-hearted song to ease the misery of war. I learned this song in first grade music class in 1959. Je te plumerai la tête, (that screams child neglect and cruelty) We are all a little messed up by Nursery Rhymes and Children’s songs. I asked which version…? I think it’s a really pretty song, but it is also hilarious. Take a history course, and you will see we evolved into Cro Magnon because of an increase in protein intake! Je te plumerai la tête We will [then] pluck off her leg. Published by Alfred Music (AP.16632). You for posting the history behind this song alouette alternative lyrics on what i always thought was a child s! Of that, seeing the age of the Trench ’ s really,. 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