
Lyrics - French
(Folk song from France)
Call
Je suis un artiste
Et je reviens de Paris.
Response
Nous sommes des artistes
Et nous revenons de Paris.
Call
Et moi je sais jouer,
Response
Et nous savons jouer
Call
(1) De la clarinette,
Response
De la clarinette
All
Cla cla cla, cla cla cla,
Cla cla cla, cla cla cla,
Cla cla cla, cla cla cla,
Cla cla cla cla cla cla cla.
Call
Je suis un artiste
Et je reviens de Paris.
Response
Nous sommes des artistes
Et nous revenons de Paris.
Call
Et moi je sais jouer,
Response
Et nous savons jouer,
Call
(2) De la trompette
All
Trom trom trom…, Cla cla cla…
(3) De la guitare… Gling gling gling…, Trom trom trom…, Cla cla cla…
(4) Du tambour(in)… Tam tam tam…
(5) Du piano… Pia pia pia…
English Translation - I am an artist
Call
I am an artist
And I come back from Paris.
Response
We are artists
And we are coming back from Paris.
Call
And I know how to play,
Response
And we know how to play
Call
(1) On the clarinet,
Response
On the clarinet
All
Cla cla cla, cla cla cla,
Cla cla cla, cla cla cla,
Cla cla cla, cla cla cla,
Cla cla cla cla cla cla cla.
Call
I am an artist
And I come back from Paris.
Response
We are artists
And we are coming back from Paris.
Call
And I know how to play,
Response
And we know how to play
Call
(2) On the trumpet
All
Trom trom trom…, Cla cla cla…
(3) On the guitar… Gling gling gling…, Trom trom trom…, Cla cla cla…
(4) On the tambourine… Tam tam tam…
(5) On the piano… Pia pia pia…
See also
- Country: France
- Subject: instruments
- Form: call & response / cumulative
- Harmony: chords I & V
- Meter: 2
- Scale: major
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody

