Sing
nursery rhyme
Alouette (Little Lark)
Best Age
Best Age
wk 8–104
Category
Sing
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About this song
A French-Canadian folk song that has become an emblem of Québec and is sung across the Francophone world. As a cumulative body-part song, it's wonderful for teaching the names of body parts.
How to do it (Step by step)
- Touch the body part named in each verse.
- Sing the cumulative 'et la tête' part with growing energy.
- Let your toddler point to the body part as you sing.
Lyrics & Rhyme
Alouette, gentille alouette,
Alouette, je te plumerai.
Je te plumerai la tête,
Je te plumerai la tête,
Et la tête, et la tête,
Alouette, alouette,
A-a-a-ah!