Beatrice watched and listened to this French Lullaby over and over tonight. I admit it is soft and relaxing. I love it, too!
Update (February 2011). Per a comment left, this IS really a better video as it includes a chicken!
Lyrics:
La petite poule grise
L’était une p’tit’ poul’ (une petite poule)grise
Qu’allait pondre dans l’église
Pondait un p’tit’ coco
Que l’enfant mangeait tout chaud
L’était une p’tit’ poul’ noir
Qu’allait pondre dans l’armoire
Pondait un p’tit’ coco
Que l’enfant mangeait tout chaud
L’était une p’tit’ poul’ blanche
Qu’allait pondre dans la grange
L’était une p’tit’ poul’ rousse
Qu’allait pondre dans la mousse
(L’était une p’tit’ poule beige
Qu’allait pondre dans la neige)
L’était une p’tit’ poule brune
Qu’allait pondre sur la lune
English Lyrics:
Here is the translation I made (sorry for my english) :
‘t was (it was) a little grey hen
who laid in the church
(it) laid a little egg (French children call an egg “coco”)
the child ate this warm egg
‘t was a little black hen
who laid in the closet
(it) laid a little egg
the child ate this warm egg
‘t was a little white hen
who laid in the barn
(it) laid a little egg
the child ate this warm egg
‘t was a little red hen
who laid to lay in the moss
(it) laid a little egg
the child ate this warm egg
(‘t was a little beige hen
who laid in the snow)
‘t was a little brunette hen
who laid on the moon
(it) laid a little egg
the child ate this warm egg
UPDATE, FEBRUARY 20111. Per a comment left, I found a much better youtube video for this french lullaby. I like it much better. It has chickens!!
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22/06/2008 at 11:34 PM
Melissa
LOVE THIS!!! Mesmerizing.
23/06/2008 at 12:38 PM
theramblinghousewife
So cute! You’re getting her ready for her Tour de France! :)
23/08/2008 at 1:12 PM
greenadine
glad to have found your site, thanks for the video.
i am looking for lyrics to dodo l’ enfant do–et–maman les p’tits bateaux.
can you steer me to the french lyrics?
la fillette a qui j’ enseigne un peu de francais aimerai chanter plus que les premiers vers.
hopefully…?
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17/04/2009 at 11:46 PM
lilbear
absolutely love it!!
Just so calming and relaxing to listen to when im sleepy :)
23/04/2009 at 8:33 PM
megan
so calming and relaxing!! kinda of hypnotic, its really pretty though :) love it
18/05/2009 at 12:59 PM
dana
We, too, fell in love this lullaby when we found it on youtube, when I was searching on harp lullabies (berceuse is french for lullaby). The video that actually goes specifically with *this* lullaby about an egg is found at
(The video that plays above is showing clips from many different lullabies.)
Also, I found the CD with this lullaby (and many other beautiful ones, all with harp) and ordered it from Amazon France. The CD is “berceuses & chansons douces” by nathalie boyer (singing). The harpist is Martine Geliot.
26/05/2009 at 11:31 PM
christygriner
okay, this makes so much more sense. Thank you for steering me in the right direction. I think I am going to order the cd you mentioned. I wish I had your email or blog to share my appreciation. thanks so much!
13/10/2010 at 8:44 PM
EllieG
My mother used to sing this to me when I was a little girl many many years ago
13/10/2010 at 10:29 PM
christygriner
i love this song. oh, that is so sweet. ironically, i posted this over a year ago. and, i just ordered the CD for Beatrice to listen to…it came in the mail today!! i love it!
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30/12/2011 at 9:52 PM
Anonymous
Does anyone have a copy of that cd “Berceuses et chansons douces” for sale at reasonable price? Thanks!
30/12/2011 at 9:54 PM
Homer Le Chat
Does anyone have a reasonably priced copy of that CD “Berceuses et chansons douces”? Thanks!
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