“Les fleurs” — Flowers Song in French for Kids

In “Les fleurs” (The Flowers), kids sing key French words like fleur, jardin, abeille and sentir, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 14: Nature, 2:41 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇫🇷 French
Level: A2
Unit 14 · La Nature
⏱ 2:41
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“Les fleurs” 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.
Sung	Meaning
Hello, hello! Bonjour, bonjour!
Ready to learn? On y va!
Flower! Fleur!
A flower in my hand.	Une fleur dans ma main.
Garden! Jardin!
Let’s walk around the garden.	Faisons le tour du jardin.
What is flower? Fleur!
What is garden? Jardin!
Say it again, nice and clear:	Redis-le, bien clairement :
Flower, fleur! Garden, jardin!
Bee! Abeille!
A bee is by the rose.	Une abeille est près de la rose.
To smell! Sentir!
I smell the flower—how it grows!	Je sens la fleur — comme elle pousse !
What is bee? Abeille!
What is to smell? Sentir!
Bee, abeille! Smell, sentir!
Now you say it—say it with me!	Maintenant, dis-le — dis-le avec moi !
Fleur in the jardin, bonjour, bonjour!
Abeille, abeille, flying by the door!
I smell the flower—je sens la fleur!
Sentir, sentir—let’s learn some more!
Flower, fleur! Garden, jardin!
Bee, abeille! Let’s sing again!
In the garden, dans le jardin,
I see a flower, je vois une fleur.
The little bee says, « Bonjour! »
Hello, abeille! Hello, fleur!
I see a flower!	Je vois une fleur!
Je vois une fleur!	I see a flower!
The garden is pretty!	Le jardin est joli!
Le jardin est joli!	The garden is pretty!
I smell the flower!	Je sens la fleur!
Je sens la fleur!	I smell the flower!
What’s that bee?	C’est une abeille!
C’est une abeille!	What’s that bee?
Flower, fleur! Garden, jardin!
Bee, abeille! Sing it again!
I smell the flower—je sens la fleur!
Sentir, sentir—now you know more!
Fleur in the jardin, bonjour, bonjour!
Abeille, abeille, flying by the door!
Flower, fleur! Garden, jardin!
Bee, abeille! Bravo, my friend!
Au revoir, flowers! Goodbye, fleur!
Au revoir, garden! À bientôt!

Key French words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

French	English
fleur	flower
jardin	garden
abeille	bee
sentir	to smell

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “fleur”s
“fleur” means “flower” and comes up on 14 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
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 2:41, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Draw the scene from the song and label it together.