Et quand serons-nous sages ?
Et quand serons-nous sages ?
When Will We Ever Be Good?
Chanson de ronde
Circle Game
(French)
(English)
1- Et quand serons-nous sages ?
2- Jamais, jamais, jamais !
3- Et quand serons-nous sages ?
4- Jamais, jamais, jamais !
5- La terre nourrit tout,
6- La terre nourrit tout
7- Les sages, les sages,
8- La terre nourrit tout,
9- La terre nourrit tout
10- Les sages et les fous.
11- Mam'zelle entrez en danse
12- Faites ici votre choix,
13- Fait's-nous la révérence
14- Et embrassez-en trois.
15- Un, deux, trois.
16- La terre nourrit tout,
17- La terre nourrit tout
18- Les sages, les sages,
19- La terre nourrit tout,
20- La terre nourrit tout
21- Les sages et les fous.
1. And when will we ever be good?
2. Never, never, never!
3. And when will we ever be good?
4. Never, never, never!
5. The earth feeds us all,
6. The earth feeds us all,
7. The wise ones, the wise ones
8. The earth feeds us all
9. The earth feeds us all
10. The wise and the fools.
11. Miss, please go into the dance,
12. Make your choice now,
13. Make a curtsy
14. And kiss three of them,
15. One, two, three.
The earth feeds us all,
The earth feeds us all,
The wise ones, the wise ones
The earth feeds us all
The earth feeds us all
The wise and the fools.
Notes
In French, to be wise and to be good are said the same way.
Game Instructions
The children form a circle holding hands. A child, previously chosen, stays out of the circle.
Line 1: The children walk to the left.
Line 2: They stop and wave "no" with their right hand.
Line 3: They walk to the right.
Line 4: They stop and wave "no" with their left hand.
Lines 5, 6 & 7: Step to the right in the circle.
Lines 8, 9 & 10: Step to the left in the circle.
Lines 11 & 12: The children stop, they raise their arms and the child left outside comes in.
Lines 13 & 14: He bows in front of three children he chooses and kisses them. The last one goes out of the circle, the first child joins the others and the game starts again.
Easier variant: The children walk to the left on the first verse and made a sidestep on the chorus. When the child who's outside comes into the circle on the 2nd verse, he walks in the opposite direction before bowing and choosing three children.
