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Bilingual Bedtime/French songs
BerceuseLullaby

Dodo, l'enfant do.

Do do l'enfant do, l'enfant dormira tantôt

The melody of Dodo, l'enfant do on a staff, as engraved in the book
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Verse 1

  1. Do do l'enfant do, l'enfant dormira tantôt ;doh doh lahn-fahn doh, lahn-fahn dor-mee-rah tahn-toh ;Sleep, sleep, little child, sleep; the child will soon be sleeping;
  2. Do do l'enfant do, l'enfant dormira tantôt.doh doh lahn-fahn doh, lahn-fahn dor-mee-rah tahn-toh.Sleep, sleep, little child, sleep; the child will soon be sleeping.

Verse 2

  1. Une poule blancheewn poo-luh blahnshA white hen
  2. Est là dans la grange,eh lah dahn lah grahnzh,is there in the barn,
  3. Qui va faire un petit cocokee vah fehr uhn puh-tee koh-kohWho is going to lay a little egg
  4. Pour l'enfant qui va fair' dodo.poor lahn-fahn kee vah fehr doh-doh.For the child who is going to sleep.

Verse 3

  1. Do do, dors ma poulette,doh doh, dor mah poo-let-uh,Sleep, sleep, sleep, my little hen,
  2. Do do, Dors mon poulot.doh doh, dor mohn poo-loh.Sleep, sleep, sleep, my little rooster.

About this song

A classic French lullaby printed in Weckerlin's 1870 collection. Do do is baby talk for sleep, and coco is nursery talk for an egg, laid by the hen while the child drifts off. Rock the baby gently from side to side as you sing, and sing it softer each time round.

Where it comes from

The words: Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Chansons et rondes enfantines (Garnier, 1870).

From the book

Bilingual Bedtime

Thirty-Five French Songs for Children

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