Promenons-nous dans les bois
Comptines TV Lyrics

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Promenons nous dans les bois
Pendant que le loup n'y est pas
Si le loup y était
il nous mangerait
Mais comme il n'y est pas
il nous mangera pas

Loup y es tu?

Que fais tu?
Entend tu?

Je met ma chemise

Promenons nous dans les bois
Pendant que le loup n'y est pas
Si le loup y était
il nous mangerait
Mais comme il n'y est pas
il nous mangera pas

Loup y es tu?
Que fais tu?
Entend tu?

Je met ma culotte

Promenons nous dans les bois
Pendant que le loup n'y est pas
Si le loup y était
il nous mangerait
Mais comme il n'y est pas
il nous mangera pas

Loup y es tu?
Que fais tu?
Entend tu?

Je met mes chaussettes

Promenons nous dans les bois
Pendant que le loup n'y est pas
Si le loup y était
il nous mangerait
Mais comme il n'y est pas
il nous mangera pas

Loup y es tu?
Que fais tu?
Entend tu?

Je met ma veste
Je met mes bottes
Je met mon chapeau
Je met mes lunettes
Je prend mon fusil
J'arrive

Vite vite sauvons nous
Sauvons nous vite vite

Overall Meaning

The song, 'Promenons-nous dans les bois' is a French nursery rhyme that is commonly sung and played by parents or caregivers to young children. The lyrics tell a story about a group of individuals who are going for a walk in the woods while being wary of the presence of a wolf. They keep checking to see if he is around, but they are relieved when they realize that he is not there. The wolf is regarded as a predator and a symbol of danger in the song.

The first stanza warns of the dangers of walking in the woods where the wolf could attack the group. The second stanza has one person asking if the wolf is around and what he is doing, while the third stanza says that they are putting on their clothes to get ready to go for a walk in the woods. The final stanza has one person saying that they are now entirely ready to go for the walk with their protective gear, including a gun.

This song is often considered a warning to children about the dangers lurking around in different places, including the woods. It is similar to other nursery rhymes that warn children about the existence of things that could hurt them.

Line by Line Meaning

Promenons nous dans les bois
Let's take a walk in the woods

Pendant que le loup n'y est pas
While the wolf is not there

Si le loup y était
If the wolf were there

il nous mangerait
He would eat us

Mais comme il n'y est pas
But since he's not there

il nous mangera pas
He won't eat us

Loup y es tu?
Wolf, are you there?

Que fais tu?
What are you doing?

Entend tu?
Do you hear me?

Je met ma chemise
I put on my shirt

Je met ma culotte
I put on my pants