Carmen Campagne (September 8, 1959 – July 4, 2018) was a Canadian singer an… Read Full Bio ↴Carmen Campagne (September 8, 1959 – July 4, 2018) was a Canadian singer and children's entertainer.

A Fransaskois from Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, she was a member of the folk music band Folle Avoine in the 1970s. Her brother Paul Campagne and sisters Suzanne Campagne, Michelle Campagne and Annette Campagne, her bandmates in Folle Avoine, have also continued in music with the folk band Hart-Rouge.
She, along with Connie Kaldor, received a Juno Award at the 1989 Award ceremony in the category Best Children's Album for Lullaby Berceuse.
In 2013, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada "for her contributions as a singer, songwriter and composer enhancing music for young children and using music in French-language education".
She died of cancer at age 58 on July 4, 2018, in Willow Bunch.

La poulette grise
Carmen Campagne Lyrics

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C′est la poulette grise
Qui pond dans l'église
Elle va pondre un beau petit coco
Pour son petit qui va faire dodiche
Elle va pondre un beau petit coco
Pour son petit qui va faire dodo
Dodiche dodo

C′est la poulette blanche
Qui pond dans les branches
Elle va pondre un beau petit coco
Pour son petit qui va faire dodiche
Elle va pondre un beau petit coco
Pour son petit qui va faire dodo
Dodiche dodo

C'est la poulette noire
Qui pond dans l'armoire
Elle va pondre un beau petit coco
Pour son petit qui va faire dodiche
Elle va pondre un beau petit coco
Pour son petit qui va faire dodo
Dodiche dodo

C′est la poulette jaune
Qui pond dans les aulnes
Elle va pondre un beau petit coco
Pour son petit qui va faire dodiche
Elle va pondre un beau petit coco
Pour son petit qui va faire dodo
Dodiche dodo

C′est la poulette verte
Qui pond dans les couvertes
Elle va pondre un beau petit coco
Pour son petit qui va faire dodiche
Elle va pondre un beau petit coco
Pour son petit qui va faire dodo
Dodiche dodo

C'est la poulette brune
Qui pond dans la lune
Elle va pondre un beau petit coco
Pour son petit qui va faire dodiche
Elle va pondre un beau petit coco

Pour son petit qui va faire dodo
Dodiche dodo

Overall Meaning

The song "La poulette grise" is a children's song, which tells the story of different hens that lay eggs in unusual places. The first stanza speaks of a grey hen that lays her eggs in the church. She lays a beautiful little egg for her child who will soon be sleeping. The repetition of "dodiche dodo" creates a soothing feeling for while the child is sleeping. The second verse talks of a white hen who lays her eggs in the branches. She, too, lays a beautiful egg for her child who will fall asleep soon. Then the third verse is about a black hen that lays her eggs in the closet, and the fourth is the yellow hen that lays her eggs in the alders. And the final verse speaks about the brown hen that lays her eggs in the moon.

"La poulette grise" is a popular French traditional children's song that has been around for generations. This song features a variety of different hens that lay their eggs in strange places. The song's melody is upbeat and cheerful and often accompanied by dance moves.

Line by Line Meaning

C′est la poulette grise
This is the gray hen

Qui pond dans l'église
Who lays eggs in the church

Elle va pondre un beau petit coco
She is going to lay a beautiful little egg

Pour son petit qui va faire dodiche
For her little one who will sleep soundly

Elle va pondre un beau petit coco
She is going to lay a beautiful little egg

Pour son petit qui va faire dodo
For her little one who will sleep

Dodiche dodo
Sound asleep

C′est la poulette blanche
This is the white hen

Qui pond dans les branches
Who lays eggs in the branches

C'est la poulette noire
This is the black hen

Qui pond dans l'armoire
Who lays eggs in the wardrobe