Alouette (song)

"Alouette"
Song
LanguageFrench
Written1879
GenreFolk
Songwriter(s)Traditional
Audio sample

"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". Many US Marines and other Allied soldiers learnt the song while serving in France during World War I and took it home with them, passing it on to their children and grandchildren.[1][2]

  1. ^ Conrad LaForte, Survivances médiévales dans la chanson folklorique, Université Laval Press, 1981
  2. ^ Larousse gastronomique, Hamlyn, London, New York, Sydney, Toronto, 1974