La bonne aventure ô gué Lyrics
A little child sings that they are a baby with a pretty face who loves sweets and jam, and will certainly eat any that are offered. The refrain is the good adventure, repeated. The page gives the first of three verses.
La bonne aventure ô gué
Je suis un petit poupon
De belle figure,
Qui aime bien les bonbons
Et les confitures.
Si vous voulez m'en donner,
Je saurai bien les manger.
La bonne aventure,
Oh! gai!
La bonne aventure!
In English
I am a little baby
With a pretty face,
Who is very fond of sweets
And jams.
If you will give me some,
I will know how to eat them.
The good adventure,
Oh, merrily!
The good adventure!
Printed from https://nurseryrhymes.co/la-bonne-aventure-o-gue/
- Type
- Mother Goose
- Tune
- Quick and cheeky, then a bouncing refrain that is sung out twice
- Best for ages
- 2 to 6 years
Hand Motions and Actions
| When you sing | Do this |
|---|---|
| Je suis un petit poupon | Point to yourself and make a round, smiling face. |
| Si vous voulez m'en donner | Hold both hands out, palms up, as if asking. |
| La bonne aventure, oh gai! | Clap on each word of the refrain and spin once. |
What Does La bonne aventure ô gué Mean?
Sung in French, this song takes its title from its refrain, la bonne aventure, which means the good adventure, or good fortune. It says nothing about telling fortunes. The sound is roughly la bon a-vahn-TUR. Many versions end the refrain with ô gué; this songbook prints it as Oh! gai!, oh, merrily.
The first verse is the singer's cheerful boast. A poupon is a plump baby, and de belle figure means of fine looks, with a pretty face. The singer aime bien les bonbons et les confitures, likes sweets and jams very much, and promises that if anyone gives some, je saurai bien les manger, I will know how to eat them. It is a joke on the child's side: no one is asked to share, the child makes the offer easy.
The songbook has three verses and this page gives only the first, which stands as a complete little song. It is the one that is good for a baby or toddler to hear, with its sweets, its refrain and its easy sounds.
History and Origin
The song is also known by its first line, Je suis un petit poupon. The songbook prints it in three numbered verses, each ending on the same refrain.
Here the refrain is a bouncing line sung between the verses.
Learning Activities
- Snack song: sing it at snack time, and hold out a plate of something plain, such as a slice of bread with jam, on the line about giving some.
- Refrain clap: the group claps on every word of the refrain and the singer takes the verse.
- Name the sweets: learn two words, bonbons and confitures, and look for pictures of each.
- Your turn: let each child sing 'I am a little ...' with their own word, such as baby or tiger, and add the refrain.