“Le Gentil Dragon” — Friendly Dragon Song in French for Kids
In “Le Gentil Dragon” (The Friendly Dragon), kids sing key French words like un petit dragon, les ailes, le feu and la fumée, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 24: Dinosaurs & Dragons, 2:29 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A1
- Unit 24 · Dinosaures et Dragons
- ⏱ 2:29
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“Le Gentil Dragon” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A little dragon? | Un petit dragon ? |
| Un petit dragon ! | A little dragon! |
| Wings? | Des ailes ? |
| Les ailes ! | The wings! |
| He has green scales. | Il a des écailles vertes. |
| Il a des écailles vertes. | He has green scales. |
| The castle? | Le château ? |
| Le château ! | The castle! |
| He can fly above the castle. | Il peut voler au-dessus du château ! |
| Il peut voler au-dessus du château ! | He can fly above the castle. |
| Is he scary? | Est-ce qu’il fait peur ? |
| Non, il est gentil ! | No, he’s kind! |
| He is kind — il est gentil ! | |
| Fire? | Le feu ? |
| Le feu ! | Fire! |
| Smoke? | La fumée ? |
| La fumée ! | Smoke! |
| He puffs a little smoke. | Il souffle un peu de fumée ! |
| Il souffle un peu de fumée ! | He puffs a little smoke. |
| Je n’ai pas peur ! I’m not scared! | |
| Je n’ai pas peur ! I’m not scared! | |
| Friend? | Un ami ? |
| L’ami ! | The friend! |
| Come along, mon ami ! | |
| Where does he live? | Où est-ce qu’il habite ? |
| Dans une grotte ! | In a cave! |
| A cozy cave? | Une grotte douillette ? |
| Une grotte douillette ! | A cozy cave! |
| He likes to fly. | Il aime voler ! |
| Il aime voler ! | He likes to fly. |
| Over the castle, round and round. | Au-dessus du château, tout autour ! |
| Au-dessus du château, tout autour ! | Over the castle, round and round. |
| He can’t make fire. | Il ne peut pas faire de feu. |
| Il ne peut pas faire de feu. | He can’t make fire. |
| Bubbles pop out! | Des bulles sortent ! |
| Des bulles ! Plop, plop, plop ! | Bubbles! Pop, pop, pop! |
| He is kind — il est gentil ! | |
| Fire? | Le feu ? |
| Le feu ! | Fire! |
| Smoke? | La fumée ? |
| La fumée ! | Smoke! |
| He puffs a little smoke. | Il souffle un peu de fumée ! |
| Il souffle un peu de fumée ! | He puffs a little smoke. |
| Je n’ai pas peur ! I’m not scared! | |
| Je n’ai pas peur ! I’m not scared! | |
| Friend? | Un ami ? |
| L’ami ! | The friend! |
| Come along, mon ami ! | |
| Now our friends are here! | Maintenant, nos amis sont là ! |
| Tous les amis sont là ! | All our friends are here! |
| A little fire, warm and bright. | Un petit feu, chaud et brillant. |
| Un petit feu, bien chaud ! | A little fire, nice and warm! |
| He lights the campfire! | Il allume le feu de camp ! |
| Il allume le feu de camp ! | He lights the campfire! |
| Together, we’re all right! | Ensemble, tout va bien ! |
| Fire? | Le feu ? |
| Le feu ! | Fire! |
| Smoke? | La fumée ? |
| La fumée ! | Smoke! |
| He puffs a little smoke. | Il souffle un peu de fumée ! |
| Il souffle un peu de fumée ! | He puffs a little smoke. |
| Je n’ai pas peur ! I’m not scared! | |
| Je n’ai pas peur ! I’m not scared! | |
| Friend? | Un ami ? |
| L’ami ! | The friend! |
| Come along, mon ami ! | |
| Un petit dragon, les ailes en l’air! | A little dragon, wings up high! |
| Il est gentil — je n’ai pas peur ! | He’s kind — I’m not scared! |
Key French words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| un petit dragon | a little dragon |
| les ailes | wings |
| le feu | fire |
| la fumée | smoke |
| le château | castle |
| la grotte | cave |
| voler | to fly |
| l'ami | friend |
| des écailles vertes | green scales |
| il est gentil | he is kind |
| je n'ai pas peur | I'm not scared |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “je n'ai pas peur”
“je n'ai pas peur” (I'm not scared) is sung on 7 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.
- 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 2:29, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Line up toy dinosaurs from big to small while the song plays.
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