"Ainsi Font, Font, Font (Comptines de France)" has been shared to the blog from the French reading exercises section of the learning library where you can find a large selection of interactive texts to help you with your reading skills.
With this year’s Summer series, let’s all feel like kids again as we (re)discover classic French nursery rhymes. With our third installment, learn to dance and sing along with little puppets in the very famous nursery rhyme Ainsi font, font, font.
After listening to the song, scroll down for the transcript in our bilingual reader, where you can click any French phrase for the English translation and related grammar lessons.
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Ainsi Font Font Font (Comptines de France)
Refrain:
Ainsi font, font, font,
Les petites marionnettes
Ainsi font, font, font,
Trois p'tits [petits] tours et puis s'en vont
Les mains aux côtés
Sautez, sautez marionnettes
Les mains aux côtés
Marionnettes recommencez
La taille courbée
Tournez, tournez marionnettes
La taille courbée
Marionnettes recommencez
Refrain
Puis le front penché
Tournez, tournez marionnettes
Puis le front penché
Marionnettes recommencez
Et elles danseront
Les petites marionnettes
Et elles danseront
Quand les enfants dormiront
Refrain
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