Learning new words is always more fun with a song. This French nursery rhyme about a voracious papillon (butterfly) is a great way for your child to practice the names of fruits in French.
Related: Kids’ song: La fourmi m’a piqué la main – insects in French
Fruits in French
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In addition to introducing the following four fruits musically, this French nursery rhyme is full of simple and common adjectives and verbs that your child can use daily.
Apple – une pomme
Pear – une poire
Apricot – un abricot
Cherry – une cerise
Related: Summer fruits in French – Fruits d’été
Adjectives to describe fruit in French
Beautiful – joli (masculine), jolie (feminine), beau (masculine), belle (feminine)
Big – gros (masculine), grosse (feminine)
Orange-coloured – orangé (masculine), orangée (feminine)
Sweet (taste) – sucré (masculine), sucrée (feminine)
Verbs related to fruits in French
“To eat” in French is manger.
To taste – déguster, goûter
To cut – découper
To bite something crunchy – croquer
To feast – se régaler (pronominal verb)
French nursery rhyme Le Papillon Glouton – video
Le Papillon Glouton lyrics and English translation
| Le papillon glouton Aime beaucoup les fruits Le papillon glouton En ferait des folies | The voracious butterfly Likes fruit very much The voracious butterfly Would go crazy about it |
| Tiens voilà une jolie pomme Mais sans être un petit homme Pourra-t-il la manger ? Il n’en est pas persuadé | Here is a beautiful apple But without being a little man Will he be able to eat it? He is not convinced |
| Là il aimerait bien y croire Car voici une très belle poire Maintenant pour la déguster Il faudrait la découper | Now he would like to believe it Because here is a very beautiful pear Now to taste it It has to be cut |
| Le papillon glouton Aime beaucoup les fruits Le papillon glouton En ferait des folies | The voracious butterfly Likes fruit very much The voracious butterfly Would go crazy about it |
| Zut ! Ce petit abricot Lui paraît aussi trop gros Il voudrait pourtant goûter Sa belle couleur orangée | Darn ! This little apricot It also seems too big Yet he would like to taste Its beautiful orange color |
| En voilà une belle cerise Juste par pure gourmandise Il aimerait bien la croquer Mais elle lui semble trop sucrée | Here is a beautiful cherry Just out of sheer gluttony He would like to bite it But it seems too sweet to him |
| Le papillon glouton Aime beaucoup les fruits Le papillon glouton En ferait des folies | The voracious butterfly Likes fruit very much The voracious butterfly Would go crazy about it |
| Oh mais voici une fleur Son nectar est un bonheur Enfin il va se poser Et surtout se régaler | Oh but here’s a flower Its nectar is happiness Finally it will land And above all, will feast on it |
| Le papillon glouton Aime beaucoup les fruits Le papillon glouton En ferait des folies | The voracious butterfly Likes fruit very much The voracious butterfly Would go crazy about it |
