French Lullabies

French lullabies are little masterpieces of everyday tenderness. In Fais dodo, Colas mon p’tit frère the whole household conspires to put the baby to sleep — mother baking upstairs, father making chocolate below — while À la claire fontaine, sung in France and French-speaking Canada for over three centuries, turns a walk by a clear fountain into one of the gentlest melodies ever passed down. “Fais dodo”, the classic French phrase for “go to sleep”, has even crossed the ocean and taken root in Louisiana. On this page you will find traditional French lullabies with the original French words, English translations, the meaning of each song, and easy guitar and piano chords for singing at bedtime.

Fais dodo, Colas

Lu · France 🎸🎹 Chords + Lyrics Lyrics & Meaning →

Breton Lullaby

Lu · Bretagne, France🎸🎹 Chords + Lyrics PDFLyrics & Meaning →

Basque Lullaby (France)

Elena · Pays Basque, France🎸🎹 Chords + Lyrics PDFLyrics & Meaning →

Alsace Lullaby

Nelly · Alsace, France🎸🎹 Chords + Lyrics PDFLyrics & Meaning →

Corsican Lullaby

Tobia · Corse, France🎸🎹 Chords + Lyrics PDFLyrics & Meaning →

Occitan Lullaby

Anna · Occitanie, France🎸🎹 Chords + Lyrics PDFLyrics & Meaning →

Normandy Lullaby

Zummy · Normandie, France🎸🎹 Chords + Lyrics PDFLyrics & Meaning →

Auvergne Lullaby

Lu · Auvergne, France🎸🎹 Chords + Lyrics PDFLyrics & Meaning →

Reunion Lullaby

Elena · La Reunion, France🎸🎹 Chords + Lyrics PDFLyrics & Meaning →

À la claire fontaine

Elena · France 🎸🎹 Chords + Lyrics Lyrics & Meaning →

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