Le lapin, le renard et l'abeille
"This just sprang to my mind! I learned it in a training session to become a summer camp counselor a very long time ago." -Monique
Le lapin, le renard et l'abeille
The Rabbit, The Fox and The Bee
Chanson enfantine
Children's Song
(French)
(English)
Refrain :
Écoutez cette histoire
Sans être obligé d'y croire !
Écoutez, écoutez
Ce qui est arrivé.
Un gentil petit lapin
Dressant une oreille
Broute quatre brins de thym
Deux feuilles d'oseille.
(Refrain)
Dans le clair et frais matin*
Un renard sommeille,
Attention car il a faim
Quand il se réveille.
(Refrain)
Le lapin qui est malin
Voit qu'on le surveille
Et d'un petit air coquin
Fait signe à l'abeille.
(Refrain)
Pique, pique le nez fin
Tu feras merveille,
Bientôt le museau devint
Comme une groseille.
(Refrain)
Aussi vite que le train
De Paris - Marseille
Le renard s'enfuit au loin
Merci blonde abeille !
Chorus:
Listen to this story
You don't need to believe it!
Listen, listen to
What happened!
A nice little rabbit,
Raising an ear,
Is grazing on four sprigs of thyme,
Two leaves of sorrel.
(Chorus)
In the clear and cool morning*
A fox is dozing,
Be careful because he is hungry
When he wakes up.
(Chorus)
The very clever rabbit
Sees he's being watched,
And with a mischievous little look,
Signals to the bee.
(Chorus)
Sting, sting the fine nose,
You'll do wonders!
The muzzle soon became
Like a raspberry.
(Chorus)
As fast as the
Paris – Marseilles train
The fox ran far away
Thank you, golden bee!
Notes
*Alternate line: "Mais dans le fourré voisin" (But in the bush nearby).
Sheet Music
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translated by Monique and Lisa.