L’Alouette sur la branche

folk song / traditional

Lyrics - French

(Folk song from France)

1. L’Alouette sur la branche (repeat)

Refrain
Fais un petit saut l’Alouette, l’Alouette
Fais un petit saut l’Alouette comme il faut.

2. Mettez vos bras en liance (repeat)
Refrain

3. Faites-nous trois pas de danse (repeat)
Refrain

4. Faites-nous la révérence (repeat)
Refrain

English Translation - The lark on the branch

1. The lark on the branch (repeat)

Refrain
Take a little jump, lark, lark
Take a little jump, lark, just right.

2. Put your arms together (repeat)
Refrain

3. Give us three dance steps (repeat)
Refrain

4. Bow to us (repeat)
Refrain

Circle Singing Game

Formation: Students stand in a circle holding hands with arms raised high. One student is the “Lark” standing in the middle.

On the verses, students circle around the Lark. At the beginning of the Refrain, the Lark goes under the arms of two students and goes outside the circle. All students lower hands and stand still. During the Refrain, the Lark walks behind the circle and stops behind a student on the last word. That student becomes the new Lark.