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French Back to School Poem: “Je voulais dans mon cartable” (Video)
By Leyla on September 25, 2015
On my first day at my new school, not only did I meet my new teacher, Monique, and all my new friends but I also learned a poem. I miss summer vacations but I’m so happy to be learning new things at school…
I miss summer vacations but I’m so happy to be learning new things at school…
1 – French Back To School Poem
L1 + L2
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Je voulais dans mon cartable
Emporter mes châteaux de sable,
Mon cerf-volant, des coquillages
Et le portique de la plage.
Maman m’a dit :”
Ce n’est pas permis
Et puis tout ça
Ça ne rentre pas !”
Alors j’ai pris un beau stylo,
Pour le goûter quelques gâteaux
Et que des choses raisonnables.
Plus trois petits grains de sable !
2 – French Poem English Translation:
Je voulais dans mon cartable
I wanted in my schoolbag
Emporter mes châteaux de sable,
To take my sand castles,
Mon cerf-volant, des coquillages
My flying kite, some seashells,
Et le portique de la plage.
And the beach’s swing set
Maman m’a dit :
Mom told me:
“Ce n’est pas permis
“It’s not allowed
Et puis tout ça
And all this
Ça ne rentre pas !”
It won’t fit! “
Alors j’ai pris un beau stylo,
So I took a nice pen,
Pour le goûter, quelques gâteaux
For my afternoon snack, some cookies
Et que des choses raisonnables.
And only reasonable things.
Plus trois petits grains de sable !
Plus three little grains of sand!Â
Bisous! :-)
French Back To School Poem Video
Here is the video my Mom made of me as I’m saying the poem in French. I’m six then.
My Mom is adding “everyday spoken French” regularly to YouTube – there are also a couple of other poems there as well.
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- – The French School System ≠American + Age reference
- –Â My thoughts, switching from an American to a French pre-school system
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Leyla
Hi, My name is Leyla and I'm Camille and Olivier's daughter. I'm 15 years old now, but I was born in the US and lived there till I was 4. I'm a bilingual child and I love speaking French AND English (my secret language here in France). I'll sometimes post videos of me telling traditional French songs/poems that I learn in school. I hope you enjoy them :-)
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