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‘Le fermier dans son pré’ is the French translation of the popular children’s song ‘The farmer in the dell’. It is also a party game and a great way to teach pre-schoolers or kindergardeners about farms.
Le fermier dans son pré
French translation
Le fermier dans son pré,
le fermier dans son pré,
ohé, ohé, ohé,
le fermier dans son pré.
Le fermier prend sa femme,
le fermier prend sa femme,
ohé, ohé, ohé
le fermier prend sa femme
La femme prend son enfant
La femme prend son enfant
ohé, ohé, ohé,
La femme prend son enfant.
L’enfant prend sa nourrice
L’enfant prend sa nourrice
ohé, ohé, ohé
L’enfant prend sa nourrice
La nourrice prend son chat
La nourrice prend son chat
ohé, ohé, ohé
La nourrice prend son chat
Le chat prend sa souris
Le chat prend sa souris
ohé, ohé, ohé
Le chat prend sa souris
La souris prend son fromage
La souris prend son fromage
ohé, ohé, ohé
La souris prend son fromage
le fromage est mangé
le fromage est mangé
ohé, ohé, ohé
le fromage est mangé
The farmer in the dell
The farmer in the dell
The farmer in the dell
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The farmer in the dell
And the farmer takes a wife
The farmer takes a wife
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The farmer takes a wife
And the wife takes the child
The wife takes the child
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The wife takes the child
And the child takes the nurse
The child takes the nurse
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The child takes the nurse
And the nurse takes the cat
The nurse takes the cat
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The nurse takes the cat
And the cat takes the mouse
The cat takes the mouse
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The cat takes the mouse
And the mouse takes the cheese
The mouse takes the cheese
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The mouse takes the cheese
The cheese is eaten
The cheese is eaten
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The cheese is eaten
Party Game
This game needs at least 12 children. Each round of the game last for as long as it takes for the song to be sung – about 5 minutes/round.
- Select a child to be the first FARMER. The children make a circle and dance around the FARMER, who is in the middle of the circle.
- When the song says: ‘the farmer takes a wife’, the FARMER picks someone from the circle to join him in the middle. In the next verse, the WIFE picks a CHILD. As the song progresses, the CHILD picks a NURSE, the NURSE picks a CAT, and so forth.
- In the final verse, everybody goes back to the circle while miming eating the CHEESE.
- The CHEESE stays in the middle as he or she will become the next FARMER.
