Petit escargot
Petit escargot
Little Snail
Comptine
Nursery Rhyme
(French)
(English)
Petit escargot
Portait sur son dos
Sa maisonette
Aussitôt qu'il pleut
Il se sent heureux
Et sort ses cornes*
Tirap tirap ti ra la la la la la
Tirap tirap ti ra la la la la la
Tirap tirap ti ra la la la la la!
The Little Snail
Carries on his back
His little house.
As soon as it rains
He feels happy
And puts out his horns.
Tirap tirap ti ra la la la la la
Tirap tirap ti ra la la la la la
Tirap tirap ti ra la la la la la!
Notes
*Or "sa tête" – "his head".
Edit' Dupont sent a version with a different ending:
Petit escargot,
Porte sur son dos,
Sa maisonnette.
Mais voilà qu'il pleut
Il se sent heureux
Et sort la tête.
Au pas, les petits,
Au pas les petits,
Au pas les petits,
Les tout petits soldats.
Translation
Little Snail
Carries on its back
Its little house.
But here comes the rain
It feels happy
And pulls out its head.
March, little ones
March, little ones
March, little ones,
You little soldiers.
In the recording Edit' sings the version of the song that's in the Notes.
MP3 : Édit' Dupont
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Fayiz for contributing this rhyme. Translated by Mama Lisa. Many thanks also to Édit' Dupont for contributing the second version and recording it. Many thanks to Gracie Gralike for the illustration!
Merci beaucoup!
