Le coq est mort
This song can be sung as a round.
Le coq est mort
The Rooster Is Dead
Canon
Round
(French)
(English)
Le coq est mort, le coq est mort
Le coq est mort, le coq est mort
Il ne dira plus co-co-di, co-co-da
Il ne dira plus co-co-di, co-co-da
Coco cocodi cocodi, coda.
The rooster's dead, the rooster's dead,
The rooster's dead, the rooster's dead.
He'll no longer say cocodi, cocoda,
He'll no longer say cocodi, cocoda,
Coco cocodi cocodi, coda.
Notes
There's a German version of this song called "Der Hahn ist tot".
Comments
Monique said, "When I was a teenager, we would sing an alternate, slangy version..."
Le coq est mort, le coq est mort,
Il a crevé, on l'a bouffé,
Il ne dira plus cocodi, cocoda,
Il ne dira plus co-co-di, co-co-da
Coco cocodi cocodi, coda.
A Singable English Translation
The rooster's dead, the rooster's dead,
He croaked and we gobbled him up,
He'll no longer say cocodi, cocoda
He'll no longer say cocodi, cocoda
Coco cocodi cocodi, coda.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Thanks to Monique Palomares for contributing and translating this song! Thanks to Lila Pomerantz for the drawing.
Merci beaucoup !
