J'ai perdu le do de ma clarinette
There are two versions of this children's marching song (both of which you can find below)...
J'ai perdu le do de ma clarinette
I Lost the C on My Clarinet
Chanson de marche
Marching Song
(French)
(English)
J'ai perdu le do de ma clarinette,
J'ai perdu le do de ma clarinette,
Ah ! si papa il savait ça, tralala,
Ah ! si papa il savait ça, tralala,
Il dirait: Ohé !
Il dirait: Ohé !
Tu n' connais pas la cadence,
Tu n' sais pas comment l'on danse,
Tu n' sais pas danser
Au pas cadencé!
Au pas, camarade, au pas, camarade,
Au pas, au pas, au pas
Au pas, camarade, au pas, camarade,
Au pas, au pas, au pas, au pas, au pas.
J'ai perdu le ré de ma clarinette,
J'ai perdu le ré de ma clarinette,
Ah ! si papa il savait ça, tralala,
Ah ! si papa il savait ça, tralala,
Il dirait: Ohé !
Il dirait: Ohé !
Tu n' connais pas la cadence,
Tu n'sais pas comment l'on danse,
Tu n'sais pas danser
Au pas cadencé!
Au pas, camarade, au pas, camarade,
Au pas, au pas, au pas
Au pas, camarade, au pas, camarade,
Au pas, au pas, au pas, au pas, au pas.
J'ai perdu le mi de ma clarinette…
J'ai perdu le fa de ma clarinette…
J'ai perdu le sol de ma clarinette…
J'ai perdu le la de ma clarinette…
J'ai perdu le si de ma clarinette…
I lost the C on my clarinet,
I lost the C on my clarinet,
Oh! If Daddy knew about that, tra la la,
Oh! If Daddy knew about that, tra la la,
He would say, "Oh, hey!"
He would say, "Oh, hey!"
You don't know the tempo,
You don't know how to dance,
You really can't dance
In slow time!
March partner, march partner,
March, march, march.
March partner, march partner,
March, march, march, march, march.
I lost the D on my clarinet,
I lost the D on my clarinet,
Oh! If Daddy knew about that, tra la la,
Oh! If Daddy knew about that, tra la la!
He would say, "Oh, hey!"
He would say, "Oh, hey!"
You don't know the tempo,
You don't know how to dance,
You really can't dance
In slow time!
March partner, march partner,
March, march, march.
March partner, march partner,
March, march, march, march, march.
I lost the E on my clarinet…
I lost the F on my clarinet…
I lost the G on my clarinet…
I lost the A on my clarinet…
I lost the B on my clarinet...
Notes
2nd Version:
J'ai perdu le do de ma clarinette,
J'ai perdu le do de ma clarinette,
Ah ! si papa il savait ça, tralala,
Ah ! si papa il savait ça, tralala,
Il dirait: Ohé !
Il dirait: Ohé !
Au pas, camarade, au pas, camarade,
Au pas, au pas, au pas
Au pas, camarade, au pas, camarade,
Au pas, au pas, au pas, au pas, au pas.
English Translation:
I lost the C on my clarinet,
I lost the C on my clarinet,
Oh! If Daddy knew about that, tra la la,
Oh! If Daddy knew about that, tra la la,
He would say, "Oh, hey!"
He would say, "Oh, hey!"
March, my friend, march, my friend,
March, march, march.
March, my friend, march, my friend,
March, march, march, march, march.
The 2nd version of the song is sung on the mp3. The end of the song in the mp3 is sung slightly differently than it's played on the midi and in the sheet music.
Many thanks to Edit' Dupont for contributing and singing this song for Mama Lisa's World.
Thanks!
Sheet Music
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translation: Monique Palomares and Lisa Yannucci.
Merci beaucoup!