“Le Concert des Casseroles” — Kitchen Band Song in French for Kids
In “Le Concert des Casseroles” (The Kitchen Band), kids sing key French words like la casserole, la cuillère, le couvercle and le bocal, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 30: Music & Instruments, 2:19 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A1
- Unit 30 · La Musique
- ⏱ 2:19
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“Le Concert des Casseroles” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ready in the kitchen? | Prêts dans la cuisine ? |
| Oui, papa, allons-y! | Yes, Dad, let’s go! |
| Find a pot and find a spoon. | Trouve une casserole et une cuillère. |
| On fait de la musique bientôt! | We’ll be making music soon! |
| Pot! | La casserole! |
| La casserole! | Pot! |
| Bang the pot! | Tape sur la casserole! |
| Tape sur la casserole! | Bang the pot! |
| Spoon! | La cuillère! |
| La cuillère! | Spoon! |
| Tap the spoon, tap, tap, tap! | Tapote la cuillère, tap, tap, tap ! |
| Tapote avec la cuillère! | Tap with the spoon! |
| One spoon here, two spoons there. | Une cuillère ici, deux cuillères là. |
| Deux cuillères, dans l’air! | Two spoons, up in the air! |
| Is it time to make a band? | C’est l’heure de faire un orchestre ? |
| Oui! On joue, c’est amusant! | Yes! We play, it’s fun! |
| Let’s make music! | On fait de la musique! |
| On fait de la musique! | Let’s make music! |
| Let’s make music! | On fait de la musique! |
| On fait de la musique! | Let’s make music! |
| Pot and spoon! | Casserole, cuillère! |
| Casserole, cuillère! | Pot and spoon! |
| On fait de la musique, tous ensemble! | We make music, all together! |
| All together! | Tous ensemble! |
| Tous ensemble! | All together! |
| Lid! | Le couvercle! |
| Le couvercle! | Lid! |
| Clap two lids! | Tape deux couvercles ! |
| Clac, clac, les couvercles! | Clack, clack, the lids! |
| Jar! | Le bocal! |
| Le bocal! | Jar! |
| Shake the jar! | Secoue le bocal! |
| Secoue le bocal! | Shake the jar! |
| Rice goes rattle, shake it slow. | Le riz fait du bruit, secoue doucement. |
| Secoue, secoue, tout doux! | Shake, shake, nice and gently! |
| Tap the pot, then tap the lid. | Tape la casserole, puis le couvercle. |
| Tapote, comme je dis! | Tap, like I say! |
| What are we making? | Qu’est-ce qu’on fait ? |
| De la musique, c’est parti! | Music — here we go! |
| Let’s make music! | On fait de la musique! |
| On fait de la musique! | Let’s make music! |
| Let’s make music! | On fait de la musique! |
| On fait de la musique! | Let’s make music! |
| Lid and jar! | Couvercle, bocal! |
| Couvercle, bocal! | Lid and jar! |
| On fait de la musique, tous ensemble! | We make music, all together! |
| All together! | Tous ensemble! |
| Tous ensemble! | All together! |
| Louder! | Plus fort ! |
| Plus fort! | Louder! |
| Softer! | Plus doucement ! |
| Plus doucement! | Softer! |
| Faster, faster! | Plus vite, plus vite ! |
| Plus vite, plus vite! | Faster, faster! |
| Stop! | On s’arrête! |
| On s’arrête! | Stop! |
| Are you ready? | Tu es prêt ? |
| Oui! Encore! | Yes! Again! |
| Let’s make music! | On fait de la musique! |
| On fait de la musique! | Let’s make music! |
| Let’s make music! | On fait de la musique! |
| On fait de la musique! | Let’s make music! |
| Pot, spoon, lid, and jar! | Casserole, cuillère, couvercle, bocal! |
| Casserole, cuillère, couvercle, bocal! | Pot, spoon, lid, and jar! |
| Tape, tapote, secoue, tous ensemble! | Bang, tap, shake, all together! |
| All together! | Tous ensemble! |
| Tous ensemble! | All together! |
| On fait de la musique! | Let’s make music! |
| One last tap! | Un dernier petit coup ! |
| Tapote! | Tap! |
| Bravo! Tous ensemble! | Bravo! All together! |
Key French words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| la casserole | pot |
| la cuillère | spoon |
| le couvercle | lid |
| le bocal | jar |
| tape | bang |
| tapote | tap |
| secoue | shake |
| plus fort | louder |
| plus doucement | softer |
| on fait de la musique | let's make music |
| tous ensemble | all together |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “on fait de la musique”s
“on fait de la musique” means “let's make music” and comes up on 10 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 2:19, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Freeze like a statue every time the music stops.
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