Promenons nous dans les bois – French Nursery rhyme

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Promenons nous dans les bois is a captivating French song for children that you will love to listen to over and over. We all remember the kids rhymes that we enjoyed as children and how we used to relentessly listen to them without ever being tired.

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PROMENONS NOUS DANS LES BOIS

This French nursey rhyme [e French children song ‘Promenons nous dans les Bois’] is a very popular nursery rhyme in France and other French speaking countries. 

Practice repeating the new words. The wolf's words are about how the wolf is getting dressed and what part of clothing it is putting on each time. You will learn how to say different words in French such as shirt, jacket, socks, boots, hat and glasses.  Other nouns such as gun or woods are also present. You will finally discover some useful verbs such as to eat, to put on, to arrive and many more.

Could you guess the meaning of those words in French while you were listening to the video?

FRENCH TRANSCRIPT of promenons nous dans les bois WITH the ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Use the transcript below with its English translation so that you are able to repeat and rehearse the correct words as you go along.

Promenons nous dans les bois

  • Refrain (les enfants)
    Promenons-nous dans les bois
    Pendant que le loup y est pas
    Si le loup y était
    Il nous mangerait
    Mais comme il n’y est pas
    Il nous mangera pas 
  • (Les enfants)
    Loup, y es-tu ?
    Que fais-tu ?
    Entends-tu ? 
  • (le loup)
    Je mets ma chemise. 
  • Refrain (les enfants)
    Prom’nons-nous dans les bois
    Pendant que le loup y est pas
    Si le loup y était
    Il nous mangerait
    Mais comme il n’y est pas
    Il nous mangera pas 
  • (le loup)
    Je mets ma culotte. 
  • Refrain (les enfants)
    Promenons-nous dans les bois
    Pendant que le loup y est pas
    Si le loup y était
    Il nous mangerait
    Mais comme il n’y est pas
    Il nous mangera pas 
  • (le loup)
    Je mets mes bottes. 
  • Refrain (les enfants)
    Promenons-nous dans les bois
    Pendant que le loup y est pas
    Si le loup y était
    Il nous mangerait
    Mais comme il n’y est pas
    Il nous mangera pas 
  • (le loup)
    Je mets ma veste.  
  • Refrain (les enfants)
    Promenons-nous dans les bois
    Pendant que le loup y est pas
    Si le loup y était
    Il nous mangerait
    Mais comme il n’y est pas
    Il nous mangera pas 
  • (le loup)
    Je mets mes chaussettes.
  • Refrain (les enfants)
    Promenons-nous dans les bois
    Pendant que le loup y est pas
    Si le loup y était
    Il nous mangerait
    Mais comme il n’y est pas
    Il nous mangera pas 
  • (le loup)
    Je mets mes bottes.
  • Refrain (les enfants)
    Promenons-nous dans les bois
    Pendant que le loup y est pas
    Si le loup y était
    Il nous mangerait
    Mais comme il n’y est pas
    Il nous mangera pas
  • (le loup)
    Je mets mon chapeau.
  • Refrain (les enfants)
    Promenons-nous dans les bois
    Pendant que le loup y est pas
    Si le loup y était
    Il nous mangerait
    Mais comme il n’y est pas
    Il nous mangera pas
  • (le loup)
    Je mets mes lunettes.
  • Refrain (les enfants)
    Promenons-nous dans les bois
    Pendant que le loup y est pas
    Si le loup y était
    Il nous mangerait
    Mais comme il n’y est pas
    Il nous mangera pas
  • (le loup)
    Je prends mon fusil, j’arrive !
  • Refrain (les enfants)
    Promenons-nous dans les bois
    Pendant que le loup y est pas
    Si le loup y était
    Il nous mangerait
    Mais comme il n’y est pas
    Il nous mangera pas

Let's stroll in the woods

  • Chorus (The children)
    Let’s stroll in the woods
    While the wolf is not there
    If the wolf was there
    It would eat us
    But as it’s not there
    It won’t eat us.
  • (Children)
    Wolf, are you there?
    What are you doing?
    Can you hear?
  • (the wolf)
    I’m putting my shirt on!
  • Chorus (The children)
    Let’s stroll in the woods
    While the wolf is not there
    If the wolf was there
    It would eat us
    But as it’s not there
    It won’t eat us.
  • (the wolf)
    I’m putting my pants on…..
  • Chorus (The children)
    Let’s stroll in the woods
    While the wolf is not there
    If the wolf was there
    It would eat us
    But as it’s not there
    It won’t eat us.
  • (the wolf)
    I’m putting my boots on….
  • Chorus (The children)
    Let’s stroll in the woods
    While the wolf is not there
    If the wolf was there
    It would eat us
    But as it’s not there
    It won’t eat us.
  • (the wolf)
    I am putting my jacket on.
  • Chorus (The children)
    Let’s stroll in the woods
    While the wolf is not there
    If the wolf was there
    It would eat us
    But as it’s not there
    It won’t eat us.
  • (the wolf)
    I am putting my socks on.
  • Chorus (The children)
    Let’s stroll in the woods
    While the wolf is not there
    If the wolf was there
    It would eat us
    But as it’s not there
    It won’t eat us.
  • (the wolf)
    I am putting my boots on.
  • Chorus (The children)
    Let’s stroll in the woods
    While the wolf is not there
    If the wolf was there
    It would eat us
    But as it’s not there
    It won’t eat us.
  • (the wolf)
    I am putting my hat on.
  • Chorus (The children)
    Let’s stroll in the woods
    While the wolf is not there
    If the wolf was there
    It would eat us
    But as it’s not there
    It won’t eat us.
  • (the wolf)
    I am putting my glasses on.
  • Chorus (The children)
    Let’s stroll in the woods
    While the wolf is not there
    If the wolf was there
    It would eat us
    But as it’s not there
    It won’t eat us.
  • (the wolf)
    I take my gun, I’m coming!
  • Chorus (The children)
    Let’s stroll in the woods
    While the wolf is not there
    If the wolf was there
    It would eat us
    But as it’s not there
    It won’t eat us.

The vocabulary section below is provided to you so that hopefully, you are able to better understand the words used when you will be listening to the video.

Vocabulary notes for Promenons nous dans les bois

New words involved in the nursery rhyme.

  • Promenons-nous =the verb se promener in the imperative form
  • se promener = to stroll
  • un enfant = a child
  •  a loup = a wolf
  • manger = to eat
  • mettre = to put on
  • un fusil = a gun
  • les bois = the woods

vocabulary related to items of clothing

Les vêtements

  • une chemise = some cherries
  •  ma culotte = my pants
  • des bottes = some boots
  • une veste = a jacket

The clothes

  • des chaussettes = some socks
  • un chapeau = a hat
  • des lunettes = some glasses
  • des bottes = some boots

Now listen to the song again but this time, follow the French lyrics alongside the English translation.

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