The original melody to this song was composed by Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari (1763 -1842), an Italian composer and teacher. The original song, linked to below, was called Il cucù - Sorgete o pastorelli (The Cuckoo - Get Up, O Shepherd Boys). Now it's sung in different languages and countries.

Dans la forêt lointaine
(In the Faraway Forest)

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