| Alouette is a popular French cooking song! It is all about | | | | And your head, and your head, skylark, skylark. |
| plucking the feathers from a skylark. It has a jaunty | | | | Skylark, gentle skylark. Skylark, I am going to pluck |
| feel and is great fun to play on the piano. Here are the | | | | your feathers!" |
| lyrics: | | | | The words do not translate well to fit with each note |
| "Al-ou-et-te gentille al-ou-et-te. Al-ou-et-te je te | | | | of the song. |
| plumerai. | | | | The notes you are going to use for this song are |
| Je te plu-me-rai la tete, Je te plu-me-rai la tete, | | | | mainly played in the right hand. Place your thumb on |
| Et la tete, et la tete, al-ou-ette, al-ou-ette. | | | | Middle C and each finger on the following notes D E F |
| Al-ou-et-te gentille al-ou-et-te. Al-ou-et-te je te | | | | G. The left hand is only going to play one note. This is |
| plumerai." | | | | the G directly below Middle C. For this note, you will |
| This roughly translates as: | | | | see G written in lower case - g. |
| "Skylark, gentle skylark. Skylark, I am going to pluck | | | | To start the piece off, place both thumbs on Middle C. |
| your feathers! | | | | The right hand begins. When you see g, this is played |
| I am going to pluck the feathers on your head. I am | | | | by the ring finger of your left hand. |
| going to pluck the feathers on your head. | | | | |