Salade, salade, je suis malade
This is a traditional jump rope chant in French Canada.
Salade, salade, je suis malade
Salad, Salad, I am Sick
Comptine pour sauter à la corde
Jump Rope Rhyme
(French)
(English)
Salade, salade, je suis malade !
D'avoir mangé trop de salade
Ce soir.
Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq...*
Salad, salad, I am sick,
From having eaten too much salad
Tonight.
One, two, three, four, five...*
Notes
*Count until you mess up jumping.
This is a version of the French rhyme, À la salade.
You can hear this recited here.
Comments
The Canadian Encyclopedia includes this in its discussion of Traditional Canadian Children's Songs.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translated by Mama Lisa.
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