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“Une Balade en Ville” — Around Town Song in French for Kids

In “Une Balade en Ville” (Around Town), kids sing key French words like la ville, la boulangerie, le supermarché and la bibliothèque, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 32: In the Town, 2:20 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇫🇷 French
  • Level: A1
  • Unit 32 · En Ville
  • ⏱ 2:20
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“Une Balade en Ville” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. French lines are shown in teal.
SungMeaning
Where are we going? On va où ?
To the town! À la ville, c’est nous !
Where are we going? On va où ?
To the bakery! À la boulangerie !
For fresh bread, du pain tout frais,
Bonjour, boulanger, bonne journée !Hello, baker, have a nice day!
The library!La bibliothèque !
La bibliothèque !The library!
For books to read, des livres à lire,
We choose a story, quel plaisir !
On va où ? Where shall we go?
On va à la ville, come on, let’s go!
La rue, la rue, we walk along,
La place, la place, sing our town song!
On va où ? Where shall we go?
On va à… now you know!
Supermarket!Le supermarché !
Le supermarché !Supermarket!
We buy some apples, des pommes aussi,
A little basket, un panier rempli.
La poste !The post office!
The post office!La poste !
A letter for Grandma, une lettre pour Mamie,
We send it with a smile, and say merci.
The pharmacy!La pharmacie !
La pharmacie !The pharmacy!
A shop on the corner, le magasin du coin,
We wave hello to everyone we meet on the way!On salue tous ceux qu’on croise en chemin !
On va où ? Where shall we go?
On va à la ville, come on, let’s go!
La rue, la rue, we walk along,
La place, la place, sing our town song!
On va où ? Where shall we go?
On va à… now you know!
What’s the French for street? La rue !
What’s the French for square? La place !
Where are we going? On va où ?
Let’s go to the town! On va à la ville !
Wave hello, say bonjour,
Town friends, we’ll see you soon!Amis de la ville, à bientôt !
On va où ? Where shall we go?
On va à la ville, come on, let’s go!
La rue, la rue, we walk along,
La place, la place, sing our town song!
On va où ? Where shall we go?
On va à… now you know!
La boulangerie, la bibliothèque,The bakery, the library,
Le supermarché — say it with me!
La poste, la pharmacie, le magasin,The post office, the pharmacy, the shop,
Bonjour, la ville! À demain!Hello, town! See you tomorrow!

Key French words in this song

The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.

FrenchEnglish
la villethe town
la boulangeriebakery
le supermarchésupermarket
la bibliothèquelibrary
la postepost office
la pharmaciepharmacy
la ruestreet
la placesquare
le magasinshop
on va où ?where are we going?
on va àlet's go to

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Make “la ville” the word of the day

    This song repeats “la ville” (the town) on 5 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.

  2. 2

    Split the parts

    Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the French ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.

  3. 3

    Make it a routine

    At 2:20, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Set up a market stall with toy fruit and play shopkeeper.

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