Alouette is a popular French cooking song! It is about plucking the feathers from a lark. It has a lively feel to it and is a lot of fun to play on the piano. Here are the lyrics:
“Al-ou-et-te nice al-ou-et-te. Al-ou-et-te I’ll tear you away.”
I will please your head, I will please you,
And the head, and the head, al-o-ette, al-or-ette.
Al-ou-et-te nice al-ou-et-te. Alouette I’ll rip you off.
This roughly translates to:
“Skylark, gentle skylark. Skylark, I’m going to pluck your feathers!
I’m going to pluck the feathers from your head. I’m going to pluck the feathers from your head.
And your head, and your head, lark, lark.
Lark, gentle lark. Skylark, I’m going to pluck your feathers! “
Words don’t translate well to fit every note in the song.
The notes you will use for this song are played primarily with the right hand. Place your thumb on middle C and each finger on the following notes DEF G. The left hand will only play one note. This is the G directly below the middle C. For this note, you will see G written in lowercase – g.
To start the piece, place both thumbs in center C. Right hand begins. When you see g, touch it on the ring finger of the left hand. Here are Alouette’s notes:
CDEEDCDEC g
CDEEDCDEC
CCCCCEG, GGGFEDC
GGG, ggg, GGG, ggg
CDEEDCDEC g
CDEEDCDEC