Song Alouette facts
While investigating facts about Song Alouette, I found out little known, but curios details like:
The children's song Alouette is about plucking a lark, including taking out it's eyes
Cheerful-sounding French song, "Alouette," is about methodically removing the body parts from a lark as retribution for being woken by its song.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 7 of the best facts about Song Alouette I managed to collect.
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The children's song "alouette, gentille alouette" (French) that many English-speaking children learn too is about plucking all the feathers from a bird - and it's got a bit of a sadistic feel to it
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The children's song "Alouette" is about killing a bird and pulling its feathers out.
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The jaunty childrens song "Alouette" is believed to have originated out of the french-canadian fur trading industry and "informs a lark that the singer will pluck its head, nose, eyes, wings and tail".
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The children's song "alouette, gentile alouette" that many English-speaking children learn too is about plucking feathers from a bird (and the lyrics feels a bit sadistic)
