French Version
Tape tape tape ton pied
Tape ton pied par terre
Tape tape tape ton pied
Tapons tous ensemble
La la la la la la la…
Frappe frappe frappe ta main
Frappe ta main dan’s l’autre
Frappe frappe frappe ta main
Frappons tous ensemble
Hoche hoche hoche ta tete
D'un côté de l'autre
Hoche hoche hoche ta tete
Hochons tous ensemble
TAP TON PIED -
English Poetic Version
Tap tap tap your foot
Tap it on the flooring
Tap tap tap your foot
Let’s all tap together
La la la la la la la…
Clap clap clap your hands
Clap your hands together
Clap calp cap your hands
Let’s all clap together
Nod nod nod your head
Nod it with the rhythm
Nod nod nod your head
Nod our heads in time now
French Song and Round
Vocal -
Learnt from Marianne Tertrais
Recording used with kind permission from Vocal Union
Popular Christmas melody in mixolydian mode; simple words for childrens' circle dance, with actions. The children tap their feet, clap hands, nod heads. Between the verse is a La la la.. chorus that can be sung after the first section, creating simple two part harmony. A poetic translation to English is provided -
Another Vocal Union Round is ‘I Heard a Bird Sing’ by Dave Camlin.
With thanks to dylanzobel for the Slideshare ‘An Introduction to Modes’.
Mixolydian mode on C.