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Alouette, gentille alouette
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, Lark, nice little lark,
, je te Lark, I will pluck your feathers.
Je te la I will pluck the feathers from your head.
Je te la I will pluck the feathers from your head.
Et la , et la And the head, and the head,
, Lark, lark,
Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh.
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, Lark, nice little lark,
, je te Lark, I will pluck your feathers.
Je te le I will pluck around your beak.
Je te le I will pluck around your beak.
Et le , et le And the beak, and the beak,
Et la , et la And the head, and the head,
, Lark, lark,
Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh.
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, Lark, nice little lark,
, je te Lark, I will pluck your feathers.
Je te le I will pluck the feathers from your neck.
Je te le I will pluck the feathers from your neck.
Et le , et le And the neck, and the neck,
Et le , et le And the beak, and the beak,
Et la , et la And the head, and the head,
, Lark, lark,
Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh.
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, Lark, nice little lark,
, je te Lark, I will pluck your feathers.
Je te les I will pluck the feathers from your wings.
Je te les I will pluck the feathers from your wings.
Et les , et les And the wings, and the wings,
Et le , et le And the neck, and the neck,
Et le , et le And the beak, and the beak,
Et la , et la And the head, and the head,
, Lark, lark,
Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh.
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, Lark, nice little lark,
, je te Lark, I will pluck your feathers.
Je te le I will pluck the feathers from your back.
Je te le I will pluck the feathers from your back.
Et le , et le And the back, and the back,
Et les , et les And the wings, and the wings,
Et le , et le And the neck, and the neck,
Et le , et le And the beak, and the beak,
Et la , et la And the head, and the head,
, Lark, lark,
Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh.
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, Lark, nice little lark,
, je te Lark, I will pluck your feathers.
Je te les I will pluck around your legs.
Je te les I will pluck around your legs.
Et les , et les And the legs, and the legs,
Et le , et le And the back, and the back,
Et les , et les And the wings, and the wings,
Et le , et le And the neck, and the neck,
Et le , et le And the beak, and the beak,
Et la , et la And the head, and the head,
, Lark, lark,
Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh.
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, Lark, nice little lark,
, je te Lark, I will pluck your feathers.
Je te la I will pluck the feathers from your tail.
Je te la I will pluck the feathers from your tail.
Et la , et la And the tail, and the tail,
Et les , et les And the legs, and the legs,
Et le , et le And the back, and the back,
Et les , et les And the wings, and the wings,
Et le , et le And the neck, and the neck,
Et le , et le And the beak, and the beak,
Et la , et la And the head, and the head,
, Lark, lark,
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
What can learners practice with “Alouette”? This cumulative French-language song repeats the same structure while adding body-part words such as la tête, le bec, le cou, les ailes, le dos, les pattes, and la queue. The repetition is useful for vocabulary, pronunciation, and memory practice.
📖 New French words
- une alouette
- a lark
- gentille
- nice / gentle
- plumer
- to pluck feathers
- la tête
- the head
- le bec
- the beak
- le cou
- the neck
- les ailes
- the wings
- le dos
- the back
- les pattes
- the legs / feet
- la queue
- the tail