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Alouette
Last updated: 11.10.23
"Alouette" is a well-known jolly French-Canadian children's song all about plucking feathers from a gentle lark. This is a fine accumulative song whereby the singer is obliged repeat the various parts of that unfortunate avian's anatomy from which its feathers are plucked. "Alouette" is definitely not in the top-ten charts of Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and while I'm at it, neither is The Wren Song. I am always struck by the casual cruelty in children's songs in practically all cultures. Here, the cruelty is completely at odds with the bright, cheerful melody. The version that I play can be found in Lieder, Songs und Gospels 1.
  Issue Instruments Performer
       
  Midi File(s)   Sequencer(s)
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     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
cd15.gif Maurice André Children's Songs CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Ullrich Maske Lieder für Kleine Hasen flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif
cd15.gif Alan Mills French Folk Songs for Children CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists The World Of - Eins, Zwei, g'suffa flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Chanson: 100 Chansons Interpretes flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists L'âge d'or des petits chanteurs à la Croix de bois flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Le meilleur des tout-p'tits flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
     Title Performer Composer
       
youtube15.jpg Alouette (2:23) Comptines et chansons