“Au Fond de la Mer” — Down in the Deep Sea Song in French for Kids
In “Au Fond de la Mer” (Down in the Deep Sea), kids sing key French words like au fond de la mer, le sous-marin, qu'est-ce que tu vois ? and je vois, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 29: At the Sea, 2:58 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A2
- Unit 29 · À la Mer
- ⏱ 2:58
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“Au Fond de la Mer” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ready, petit plongeur? | |
| Oui! On y va! | Yes! Let's go! |
| Down in the sea! | Au fond de la mer! |
| Au fond de la mer! | Down in the sea! |
| The submarine! | Le sous-marin ! |
| Le sous-marin! | The submarine! |
| What can you see? | Qu’est-ce que tu vois? |
| Qu’est-ce que tu vois? | What can you see? |
| I can see coral! | Je vois le corail! |
| Je vois le corail! | I can see coral! |
| Les algues, les algues! | The seaweed, the seaweed! |
| Seaweed sways so slow. | Les algues ondulent tout doucement. |
| I can see bubbles! | Je vois les bulles! |
| Je vois les bulles! | I can see bubbles! |
| Pop, pop, petites bulles, | Pop, pop, little bubbles, |
| We’re exploring as we go! | On explore en chemin ! |
| What can you see? | Qu’est-ce que tu vois? |
| Qu’est-ce que tu vois? | What can you see? |
| I can see! | Je vois! |
| Je vois! | I can see! |
| Down in the sea! | Au fond de la mer! |
| Au fond de la mer! | Down in the sea! |
| Le corail, les algues, | The coral, the seaweed, |
| Les bulles dans l’eau claire! | The bubbles in the clear water! |
| Deeper, deeper! | Plus profond, plus profond ! |
| Plus profond! | Deeper! |
| Little submarine, keep going on! | Petit sous-marin, continue ! |
| What can you see? | Qu’est-ce que tu vois? |
| Je vois un bateau! | I see a boat! |
| A sunken ship! | Un bateau coulé ! |
| Un bateau coulé! | A sunken ship! |
| Look, treasure! | Regarde, un trésor ! |
| Le trésor! | The treasure! |
| A chest full of treasure! | Un coffre plein de trésors ! |
| Un coffre au trésor! | A treasure chest! |
| It’s getting darker. | Il fait de plus en plus sombre. |
| Il fait noir. | It’s dark. |
| It’s dark down here. | Il fait noir ici en bas. |
| Il fait noir, mais regarde! | It’s dark, but look! |
| Un poisson qui brille, | A fish that glows, |
| A glowing fish is near! | Un poisson lumineux tout près ! |
| What can you see? | Qu’est-ce que tu vois? |
| Qu’est-ce que tu vois? | What can you see? |
| I can see! | Je vois! |
| Je vois! | I can see! |
| Down in the sea! | Au fond de la mer! |
| Au fond de la mer! | Down in the sea! |
| Le corail, les algues, | The coral, the seaweed, |
| Les bulles dans l’eau claire! | The bubbles in the clear water! |
| Deeper, deeper! | Plus profond, plus profond ! |
| Plus profond! | Deeper! |
| Little submarine, keep going on! | Petit sous-marin, continue ! |
| The fish shines gently. | Le poisson brille doucement. |
| Le poisson brille! | The fish is shining! |
| Is it scary? | Ça fait peur ? |
| Non, c’est joli! | No, it’s pretty! |
| We found a treasure. | On a trouvé un trésor. |
| Quel beau trésor! | What a beautiful treasure! |
| Merci, petit poisson, | Thank you, little fish, |
| Let’s head up toward the sun! | Remontons vers le soleil ! |
| What can you see? | Qu’est-ce que tu vois? |
| Qu’est-ce que tu vois? | What can you see? |
| I can see! | Je vois! |
| Je vois! | I can see! |
| Back up! | On remonte ! |
| On remonte! | Going back up! |
| Up through the water, | On remonte à travers l’eau, |
| Toward the sunshine! | Vers le soleil ! |
| Le corail, les algues! | The coral, the seaweed! |
| Les bulles aussi! | The bubbles too! |
| Little submarine, bon voyage, merci! | |
| Back up! | On remonte ! |
| On remonte! | Going back up! |
| Au fond de la mer, we had such fun! | |
| À bientôt, l’océan! | See you soon, ocean! |
| See you, little one! | À bientôt, petit ! |
Key French words in this song
The 12 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| au fond de la mer | down in the sea |
| le sous-marin | submarine |
| qu'est-ce que tu vois ? | what can you see? |
| je vois | I can see |
| le corail | coral |
| les algues | seaweed |
| les bulles | bubbles |
| le trésor | treasure |
| plus profond | deeper |
| il fait noir | it's dark |
| un poisson qui brille | a glowing fish |
| on remonte | back up |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “je vois” the word of the day
This song repeats “je vois” (I can see) on 6 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
- 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
Make it a routine
At 2:58, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Swim, snap and wiggle like each sea animal as it comes up in the song.
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