Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous ?
Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous ?
Friends, What Will We Play?
Chanson enfantine
Children's Song
(French)
(English)
1 Leader :
Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous,
oh oh oh oh
Chœur :
Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous,
oh oh oh oh
Leader :
Nous jouons du piano,
Chœur :
Nous jouons du piano,
Tous :
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- piano.
2 Leader :
Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous,
oh oh oh oh
Chœur :
Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous,
oh oh oh oh
Leader :
Nous jouons du violon
Chœur :
Nous jouons du violon.
Tous :
Vio- vio- violon,
Vio- vio- violon
Vio- vio- violon,
Vio- violon.
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- piano.
3 Leader :
Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous,
oh oh oh oh
Chœur :
Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous,
oh oh oh oh
Leader :
Nous jouons de la trompette,
Chœur :
Nous jouons de la trompette.
Tous :
Ta tarara tarara tata,
Ta tarara, tarata tata,
Ta tarara tarara, tata,
Ta tarara tata.
Vio- vio- violon,
Vio- vio- violon
Vio- vio- violon,
Vio- violon.
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- piano.
4 Leader :
Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous,
oh oh oh oh
Chœur :
Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous,
oh oh oh oh
Leader :
Nous jouons de la guitare
Chœur :
Nous jouons de la guitare.
Tous :
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Ta tarara tarara tata,
Ta tarara, tarata tata,
Ta tarara tarara, tata,
Ta tarara tata.
Vio- vio- violon,
Vio- vio- violon
Vio- vio- violon,
Vio- violon.
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- piano.
5 Leader :
Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous,
oh oh oh oh
Chœur :
Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous,
oh oh oh oh
Leader :
Nous jouons de la gross' caisse
Chœur :
Nous jouons de la gross' caisse.
Tous :
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Poumba, poumba, poumbapa,
Poumba, poumba, poumbapa,
Poumba, poumbapa.
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Ta tarara tarara tata,
Ta tarara, tarata tata,
Ta tarara tarara, tata,
Ta tarara tata.
Vio- vio- violon,
Vio- vio- violon
Vio- vio- violon,
Vio- violon.
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- piano.
6 Leader :
Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous,
oh oh oh oh
Chœur :
Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous,
oh oh oh oh
Leader :
Nous jouons de la cymbale
Chœur :
Nous jouons de la cymbale.
Tous :
Tzing a tzing a tzing a tzing,
Tzing a tzing a tzing a tzing,
Tzing a tzing a tzing a tzing,
Tzing a tzing a tzing.
Poumba poumba poumbapa,
Poumba, poumba, poumbapa,
Poumba, poumba, poumbapa,
Poumba, poumbapa.
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Ta tarara tarara tata,
Ta tarara, tarata tata,
Ta tarara tarara, tata,
Ta tarara tata.
Vio- vio- violon,
Vio- vio- violon
Vio- vio- violon,
Vio- violon.
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- piano.
7 Leader :
Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous,
oh oh oh oh
Chœur :
Amis, mais de quoi jouons-nous,
oh oh oh oh
Leader :
Nous jouons du biniou
(ou de la cabrette ou de la cornemuse)
Chœur :
Nous jouons du biniou
(ou de la cabrette ou de la cornemuse).
Tous, se pinçant le nez et faisant un son du genre "ouin pour imiter le son :
Ouin, ouin, ouin, ouin, ouin, ouin, ouin,
Ouin, ouin, ouin, ouin, ouin, ouin, ouin,
Ouin, ouin, ouin, ouin, ouin, ouin, ouin,
Ouin, ouin, ouin, ouin, ouin.
Tzing a tzing a tzing a tzing,
Tzing a tzing a tzing a tzing,
Tzing a tzing a tzing a tzing,
Tzing a tzing a tzing.
Poumba poumba poumbapa,
Poumba, poumba, poumbapa,
Poumba, poumba, poumbapa,
Poumba, poumbapa.
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Ta tarara tarara tata,
Ta tarara, tarata tata,
Ta tarara tarara, tata,
Ta tarara tata.
Vio- vio- violon,
Vio- vio- violon
Vio- vio- violon,
Vio- violon.
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- piano.
On peut ajouter tous les instruments qu'on veut. Le dernier couplet (facultatif !) est "Amis… nous jouons de ce que nous voulons" et chacun choisit l'instrument qu'il veut et l'imite, ce qui fait en général beaucoup de bruit et un vrai bazar !
1. Leader:
Friends, what will we play?
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Chorus:
Friends, what will we play?
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Leader:
We will play the piano.
Chorus:
We will play the piano.
All:
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- piano.
2. Leader:
Friends, what will we play?
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Chorus:
Friends, what will we play?
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Leader:
We will play the violin.
Chorus:
We will play the violin.
All:
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- violin.
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- piano.
3. Leader:
Friends, what will we play?
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Chorus:
Friends, what will we play?
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Leader:
We will play the trumpet.
Chorus:
We will play the trumpet.
All:
Ta tarara tarara tata,
Ta tarara, tarata tata,
Ta tarara tarara, tata,
Ta tarara tata.
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- violin.
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- piano.
4. Leader:
Friends, what will we play?
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Chorus:
Friends, what will we play?
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Leader:
We will play the guitar.
Chorus:
We will play the guitar.
All:
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Ta tarara tarara tata,
Ta tarara, tarata tata,
Ta tarara tarara, tata,
Ta tarara tata.
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- violin.
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- piano.
5. Leader:
Friends, what will we play?
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Chorus:
Friends, what will we play?
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Leader:
We will play the big drum,
Chorus:
We will play the big drum.
All:
Poomba poomba poombapa,
Poomba poomba poombapa,
Poomba poomba poombapa,
Poomba poombapa,
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Ta tarara tarara tata,
Ta tarara, tarata tata,
Ta tarara tarara, tata,
Ta tarara tata.
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- violin.
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- piano.
6. Leader:
Friends, what will we play?
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Chorus:
Friends, what will we play?
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Leader:
We will play the cymbal,
Chorus:
We will play the cymbal.
All:
Tzing a tzing a tzing a tzing,
Tzing a tzing a tzing a tzing,
Tzing a tzing a tzing a tzing,
Tzing a tzing a tzing.
Poomba poomba poombapa,
Poomba poomba poombapa,
Poomba poomba poombapa,
Poomba poombapa,
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Ta tarara tarara tata,
Ta tarara, tarata tata,
Ta tarara tarara, tata,
Ta tarara tata.
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- violin.
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- piano.
7. Leader:
Friends, what will we play?
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Chorus:
Friends, what will we play?
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Leader:
We will play the Breton bagpipes,
(or the cabrette or the bagpipes),
Chorus:
We will play the Breton bagpipes,
(or the cabrette or the bagpipes).
All, holding their noses and uttering a sort of "woin" sound to imitate a bagpipe.
Woin, woin, woin, woin, woin, woin, woin,
Woin, woin, woin, woin, woin, woin, woin,
Woin, woin, woin, woin, woin, woin, woin,
Woin, woin, woin, woin, woin.
Tzing a tzing a tzing a tzing,
Tzing a tzing a tzing a tzing,
Tzing a tzing a tzing a tzing,
Tzing a tzing a tzing.
Poomba poomba poombapa,
Poomba poomba poombapa,
Poomba poomba poombapa,
Poomba poombapa,
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Ta tarara tarara tata,
Ta tarara, tarata tata,
Ta tarara tarara, tata,
Ta tarara tata.
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- vio- violin,
Vio- violin.
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- pia- piano,
Pia- piano.
You can add as many instruments as you'd like, the last verse (optional) is, "Amis... nous jouons de ce que nous voulons" (we will play what we want), and every kid chooses any instrument she wants and sings its sound - which usually makes a lot of noise!
Sheet Music
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Monique Palomares for contributing and translating this song, for the midi and the sheet music.
Merci beaucoup!