[BDBopper]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

For no apparent reason, I had the old children's song "Aloutte" stuck in my head today. Singing it all day, it occurred to me that I have absolutely no idea what the lyrics mean. I know a little bit of French, but, save for a few articles and such, nothing in Alouette is familiar to me.

So I looked up the lyrics and used Google to translate them:

Lark, nice lark
Lark, I will pluck you.
I will pluck your head
I will pluck your head
And your head and your head
Lark, nice lark
Lark, I will pluck you


Lark, nice lark
Lark, I will pluck you.
I will pluck your nose
I will pluck your nose
And your nose and your nose
Lark, nice lark
Lark, I will pluck you

Lark, nice lark
Lark, I will pluck you.
I will pluck your eyes
I will pluck your eyes
And your eyes and your eyes
Lark, nice lark
Lark, I will pluck you

etc. (continuing with neck, wing, back, legs, and tail)

Wow. Who knew a children's song was so violent. Yikes!