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Au clair de la lune
Learn French with the complete Au clair de la lune. Read each French line with its English translation, then hover over or tap selected French words to see their meanings.
Au de la By the light of the moon
Mon Pierrot My friend Pierrot
ta Lend me your quill
Pour un So I can write a note
Ma est My candle has gone out
Je n'ai plus de I have no fire left
ta Open your door for me
Pour l'amour de For the love of God
Au de la By the light of the moon
Pierrot Pierrot replied
Je n'ai pas de I don't have a quill
Je suis dans mon I'm in my bed
Va chez la Go to the neighbor's house
Je crois qu'elle y est I think she is there
Car dans sa For in her kitchen
On bat le They're striking the flint
Au de la By the light of the moon
On n'y voit qu'un peu You can barely see
On la They're looking for the quill
On le They're looking for a light
En d'la Searching in this way
Je n'sais c'qu'on I don't know what they'll find
Mais je sais qu'la But I know that the door
Sur eux se Closed behind them
What does “Au clair de la lune” mean? It means “By the light of the moon.” In the full rhyme, someone asks Pierrot for a quill and a light because their candle has gone out. Pierrot sends them to a neighbor, where the search for the quill and fire continues. The English lines above are a learner-friendly translation of the traditional French text.
📖 New French words
- clair
- light; brightness
- la lune
- the moon
- un ami
- a friend
- prêter
- to lend
- une plume
- a feather; a quill
- écrire
- to write
- un mot
- a word
- une chandelle
- a candle
- le feu
- fire
- ouvrir
- to open
- une porte
- a door
- l’amour
- love