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"Alouette" has become a symbol of French Canada for the world, an unofficial national song. [3] Today, the song is used to teach French and English-speaking children in Canada, and others learning French around the world, the names of body parts. Singers will point to or touch the part of their body that corresponds to the word being sung in ...
The name "Alouette" came from the French for "skylark" [4] and the French-Canadian folk song of the same name. A key device on Alouette were the radio antennas consisting of thin strips of beryllium copper bent into a slight U-shape and then rolled up into small disks in a fashion similar to a measuring tape. When triggered, the rotation of the ...
Aérospatiale Alouette III, a light utility helicopter built in France (1961–1985) No. 425 Squadron RCAF, also known as Alouette Squadron and now called 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron, a squadron of CF-18 based out of Bagotville, Quebec; Alouette 1, a Canadian satellite launched in 1962; Alouette 2, a Canadian satellite launched in 1965
"Little Bunny Foo Foo" is a children's poem and song.The poem consists of four-line sung verses separated by some spoken words. The verses are sung to the tune of the French-Canadian children's song "Alouette" (1879), which is melodically similar to "Down by the Station" (1948) and the "Itsy Bitsy Spider". [1]
The article Shore Lark (fr: alouette hausse-col) seem suggest that some types of birds that are called alouettes in French are found in North America. It might be worth it to point out that the French wikipedia's article also says it's a Canadian song. –69.207.171.114 07:23, 17 March 2008 (UTC) --> It goes back to Marie Antoanete.
They named themselves after "Alouette", a work song about plucking the feathers from a skylark, which had become a symbol of the Québécois. The origin of the team's name also comes from the Second World War-era No. 425 "Alouette" Squadron , a bomber squadron operating out of North Africa and later Yorkshire, England. 425 Squadron was also the ...
Whether deliberately copied or not, the melody of "Down by the Station" is closely related to the chorus of the French-Canadian folk song "Alouette". [3] [better source needed] Some have pointed out that though the first line is similar to "Alouette", it is closer to the tune of "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider," with the first two lines being similar.
The success of the song and the album on which it appeared, Blooming Hits, established Mauriat as an international recording star. [2] [3] In 1969, Mauriat started his first world tour with his Grand Orchestra, visiting countries like the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and other Latin American countries. [citation needed]