Pirouette, Cacahuète

Children’s song, France.

“Pirouette, Cacahuète” is a classic French children’s song, often referred to as a “comptine,” that has delighted generations of young listeners.

The song revolves around a whimsical story about a man who resides in a paper house, and a postman who pays him a visit. As the postman attempts to climb the paper stairs to deliver mail, he comically tumbles down and injures his nose, adding a humorous twist to the narrative.

Funny plot, right?

Table of Contents

Karaoke Video with Lyrics

Lyrics

1. Il était un petit homme
Pirouette cacahuète
Il était un petit homme
Qui avait une drôle de maison
Qui avait une drôle de maison

2. Sa maison est en carton
Pirouette cacahuète
Sa maison est en carton
Les escaliers sont en papier
Les escaliers sont en papier

3. Si vous voulez y monter
Pirouette cacahuète
Si vous voulez y monter
Vous vous casserez le bout du nez
Vous vous casserez le bout du nez

4. Le facteur y est monté
Pirouette cacahuète
Le facteur y est monté
Il s’est cassé le bout du nez
Il s’est cassé le bout du nez

5. On lui a raccommodé
Pirouette cacahuète
On lui a raccommodé
Avec du joli fil doré
Avec du joli fil doré

6. Le beau fil s’est cassé
Pirouette cacahuète
Le beau fil s’est cassé
Le bout du nez s’est envolé
Le bout du nez s’est envolé

7. Un avion à réaction
Pirouette cacahuète
Un avion à réaction
A rattrapé le bout du nez
A rattrapé le bout du nez

8. Mon histoire est terminée
Pirouette cacahuète
Mon histoire est terminée
Mesdames, Messieurs, applaudissez!
Mesdames, Messieurs, applaudissez!

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Free karaoke MP3 download

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“Pirouette, Cacahuète” (instrumental, 3:34 – 4/4 – 114 bpm)

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MP4 Video File | Free Download

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Sheet music with chords

To save this free music sheet of “Pirouette, Cacahuète” to your computer, right click (or tap and hold, on mobile devices) and choose “Save Image As…”.

Pirouette Cacahuete Singing-Bell

Free Printable PDF with Sheet Music and lyrics

To download a ready-to-print PDF of this song for music activities with a music sheet, lyrics and a drawing for kids to paint, right click (or tap and hold) on the following link, then choose “Save link as…”.

“Pirouette, Cacahuète” free PDF download – Singing Bell

Teaching ideas & activities

As the time signature changes at the end of the song, you can learn the 2/4 and 3/4 measure.

Take a triangle (three sides) for the 3/4 and give at children the claves (set of two) for the 2/4 measure.

Play 8 times ||: quarter – quarter – rest :|| for the first,

and four times ||: quarter – quarter :|| for the second one. Repeat the same for every stanza.

Pirouette-Cacahuete---Singi

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