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     • Alouette, gentille alouette is a famous French song which describes a lark being gradually plucked (head, beak, eyes, neck, wings, legs, tail and back)!
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   Is 'Alouette Gentille Alouette' a lark song?

   • I’ll pluck your wings…” It sounds really cruel. I asked Monique Palomares in France about it. She wrote back, “‘Alouette, gentille alouette’ is not a song about mean people who want to cruelly pluck a lark alive. Larks were and are considered as game, so people would FIRST kill them, then pluck them, then cook them and at last eat them.”

   Alouette: What It Means (It’s not as nasty as you’d think!)

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   Is Alouette a mean song?

   • Alouette: What It Means (It’s not as nasty as you’d think!) Alouette is NOT a Mean Song… REALLY! Most people think the French Canadian song, “Alouette” is very mean, once they learn what it means in English. It sounds like it’s about someone taunting a bird… “Lark, nice lark… I’ll pluck out your feathers… I’ll pluck your eyes..

   Alouette: What It Means (It’s not as nasty as you’d think!)

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   What does Alouette mean?

   • Read our full affiliate disclosure. Alouette means “lark” in French – but it’s also the title of a catchy children’s song whose melody has echoed in playgrounds, classrooms and even been sung by US marines. Its meaning is way less famous though. In fact you may be surprised to learn that the song is all about the plucking of a lark.

   Alouette: The surprising French children’s song that took over the world

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   Why is Alouette a French song?

   • The song’s lyrics may have been sung by voyageurs, French-Canadian colonists who transported furs by canoe. These early colonists ate lark as it was considered a game bird. Alouette’s French lyrics depict the plucking the feathers of a lark bird.

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   What is the song Alouette about?

   • The song Alouette is about plucking the feathers from a lark. Luckily, this doesn’t seem to be a cruel act but rather the act of preparing a meal. What are the lyrics and translation of Alouette? Here are the lyrics to Alouette, and their English translation: Alouette, gentille alouette, (Lark, nice lark,) Alouette, je te plumerai.

   Alouette: The surprising French children’s song that took over the world

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   How did Americans learn the Alouette song?

   • US Marines also learned the song while serving in France during the World Wars! Thus, generations of native English speakers learned the Alouette song in French, passing it on to their children and grandchildren. Its repetitive rhythm lends itself to rocking children to sleep, so it’s even been used as a lullaby.

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3. www.frenchlearner.com › songs › alouetteAlouette Song Lyrics & English Translation | FrenchLearner

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   Sep 11, 2012 · Alouette’s French lyrics depict the plucking the feathers of a lark bird. The song’s chorus is: “Alouette, gentille alouette, alouette je te plumerai” (lark, nice lark, lark I will pluck your feathers).

4. www.mamalisa.com › blog › alouette-is-not-a-meanAlouette: What It Means (It’s not as nasty as you’d think!)

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   Most people think the French Canadian song, “Alouette” is very mean, once they learn what it means in English. It sounds like it’s about someone taunting a bird… “Lark, nice lark…

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   Aug 14, 2023 · Alouette, gentille alouette, (Lark, nice lark,) Alouette, je te plumerai. (Lark, I’ll pluck you.) *Note that pattes can mean the paws/feet or the legs of an animal. Most translations of Alouette opt for “legs”. What does the song Alouette mean?

7. lingoculture.com › blog › cultureThe Alouette Song: Meaning and lyrics in French and English

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   Alouette, gentille alouette The first line of the song translates as “Lark, nice lark.” The adjective gentille is the feminine form of the masculine gentil , meaning nice .

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9. www.connexionfrance.com › magazine › gentilleGentille Alouette: True meaning of the not-so-gentle French ...

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   May 20, 2022 · The song’s rather ruthless message wrapped inside a compellingly sweet tune lives on. But actually eating tiny birds, not so much... thanks to hunting bans. Instead, try alouettes sans tête – stuffed beef parcels, with not a beak in sight. Read more.

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10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alouette_(song)Alouette (song) - Wikipedia

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    " Alouette " (pronounced [alwɛt]) is a popular Quebecois children's song, commonly thought to be about plucking the feathers from a lark. Although it is in French, it is well known among speakers of other languages; in this respect, it is similar to "Frère Jacques".

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    The two most popular songs from the Revolution (“Ah, ça ira” and “La carmagnole”) that were widely popular are still known nowadays. If “Alouette, gentille alouette” had been among them, it wouldn’t have been forgotten as being a Revolutionary song. French people think of it as being Canadian.