“TAPENT, TAPENT PETITES MAINS”

In this fun and interactive traditional French children’s song, kids make different motions with their hands and arms. They clap their hands; they spin them like a windwill; they move them like a fish; they fly like a bird. The motions start out slowly, but get faster and faster until they are comically quick. The song is a great way to involve gross motor skills in the process of learning French. The song “TAPENT, TAPENT PETITES MAINS” is from Whistlefritz’s CD CHA, CHA, CHA — French Learning Songs.

Song “TAPENT, TAPENT PETITES MAINS” from the CD CHA, CHA, CHA

TAPENT, TAPENT PETITES MAINS
(Clap, Clap Little Hands)

Traditional music.
Arranged by Didier Prossaird.
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Musique traditionnelle.
Arrangements de Didier Prossaird.
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Tapent, tapent petites mains
Tourne, tourne petit moulin
Vole, vole petit oiseau
Nage, nage poisson dans l’eau.

Petites mains ont bien tapé
Petit moulin a bien tourné
Petit oiseau a bien volé
Petit poisson a bien nagé.

Répétez trois fois (Repeat three times)

Tapent, tapent, tapent, tapent
Tourne, tourne, tourne, tourne
Vole, vole, vole, vole,

Nage, nage, nage, nage!
Tapent, tapent, tapent, tapent,
Tourne, tourne, tourne, tourne,
Vole, vole, vole, vole,
Nage, nage, nage !