Alouette is a traditional French folk song about a little bird (a skylark) getting "plucked." It started out as a song sung by fur traders to pass the time and help speed up their productivity but in the years since has become a very common and popular folk tune. Most Engligh speaking children never realize that in essence they are singing a song that goes through the motions of telling a little bird that they are about to pluck out its eyes, head,tail, and other body parts. A full rough engligh translation is included farther down the page.
Please note that in the files included below the 1st parts are the main melody and the 2nd parts are the harmony. You can mix and match any two parts and they should sound good together. For any instruments not listed just pick one that fits your playing range and give it a try!
The arrangements below by Chad Criswell and MusicEdMagic.com are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. There is no charge for these materials, but educational institutions that use them in their classrooms are asked to provide a link either in their printed concert programs or on their school web site linking to MusicEdMagic.com.
Alouette
Additional information about the words and lyrics below can be found at Wikipedia.org and the National Institutes of Health
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French Words: Alouette, gentille Alouette |
Rough English Translation: Skylark, nice skylark Skylark, I shall pluck you Skylark, nice skylark Skylark, I shall pluck you I shall pluck your head I shall pluck your head And your head, And your head Skylark,skylark Ooooooh Skylark, nice skylark Skylark, I shall pluck you
Other verses: I shall pluck your beak And your back And your wings And your beak |
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