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Savez-vous planter les choux.

The melody of Savez-vous planter les choux on a staff, as engraved in the book
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Verse 1

  1. Savez-vous planter les choux,sah-vay voo plahn-tay lay shoo,Do you know how to plant cabbages,
  2. À la mode, à la mode,ah lah moh-duh, ah lah moh-duh,In the fashion, in the fashion,
  3. Savez-vous planter les choux,sah-vay voo plahn-tay lay shoo,Do you know how to plant cabbages,
  4. À la mode de chez nous ?ah lah moh-duh duh shay noo ?The way we do it at home?

Refrain

  1. À la mode, à la mode,ah lah moh-duh, ah lah moh-duh,In the fashion, in the fashion,
  2. À la mode de chez nous.ah lah moh-duh duh shay noo.The way we do it at home.

Verse 2

  1. On les plante avec la main,ohn lay plahnt ah-vek lah mehn,You plant them with the hand,

Verse 3

  1. On les plante avec le pied,ohn lay plahnt ah-vek luh pyay,You plant them with the foot,

Verse 4

  1. On les plante avec le coud’,ohn lay plahnt ah-vek luh kood,You plant them with the elbow,

Verse 5

  1. On les plante avec le nez,ohn lay plahnt ah-vek luh nay,You plant them with the nose,

Verse 6

  1. On les plante avec le g’nou,ohn lay plahnt ah-vek luh zhnoo,You plant them with the knee,

About this song

A favourite French mime song, printed in Weckerlin's 1870 collection. One child can sing the question and the others answer with the refrain, everyone acting out planting an imaginary cabbage with whichever body part the new verse names, starting with the hand.

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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