Changes: Frère Jacques

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"Frère Jacques" was a well-known children's song sung in the French language, usually used for basic melody training and practicing 'canon' music playing (where different players and/or singers start playing/singing the same tune with a temporal offset).

Jean-Luc Picard and the winners of the primary school science fair aboard the USS Enterprise-D sung this song while climbing up a turbolift shaft in 2368. (TNG: "Disaster")

"Frère Jacques" was one of the first tunes that Captain Picard, as Kamin, learned to play on his Ressikan flute. (TNG: "The Inner Light")

Picard (playing his Ressikan flute) and Nella Daren (playing her portable piano) performed a canon of "Frère Jacques" in Picard's quarters on the Enterprise-D in 2369. (TNG: "Lessons")

Frère Jacques Beaulieu was actually a celebrated 17th century French lithotomist, born in 1651.

Lyrics

Original (French)

Frère Jacques,
Frère Jacques,
Dormez-vous?
Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines,
Sonnez les matines,
Ding, Ding, Dong!
Ding, Ding, Dong!

English translation

Brother John,
Brother John,
Are you sleeping?
Are you sleeping?
Morning bells are ringing,
Morning bells are ringing,
Ding, Ding, Dong!
Ding, Ding, Dong!

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-'''Frère Jacques''' is a well known children's song, sung in the [[French language]].
+"'''Frère Jacques'''" was a well-known children's song sung in the [[French language]], usually used for basic melody training and practicing 'canon' music playing (where different players and/or singers start playing/singing the same tune with a temporal offset).
-[[Jean-Luc Picard]] and the winners of the school science fair aboard the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|Enterprise-D]] sung this song whilst climbing up a [[turbolift]] shaft in 2368. ([[TNG]]: "[[Disaster]]")
+[[Jean-Luc Picard]] and the winners of the [[primary school science fair]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} sung this song while climbing up a [[turbolift]] shaft in [[2368]]. ({{TNG|Disaster}})
-Frère Jacques was one of the first tunes that Captain Picard, as [[Kamin]], learned to play on his [[Ressikan flute]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Inner Light]]")
+"Frère Jacques" was one of the first tunes that [[Captain]] Picard, as [[Kamin]], learned to play on his [[Ressikan flute]]. ({{TNG|The Inner Light}})
-Picard (playing his [[Ressikan flute]]) and [[Nella Daren]] (playing her portable [[piano]]) performed a duet of ''Frère Jacques'' in one of the service junctions of the [[Enterprise-D]] in [[2369]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[Lessons]]")
+Picard (playing his Ressikan flute) and [[Nella Daren]] (playing her portable [[piano]]) performed a canon of "Frère Jacques" in Picard's quarters on the ''Enterprise''-D in [[2369]]. ({{TNG|Lessons}})
-:''Frère Jacques Beaulieu was actually a celebrated 17th Century French lithotomist, born in 1651.''
+{{bginfo|Frère Jacques Beaulieu was actually a celebrated [[17th century]] French lithotomist, born in 1651.}}
-==Lyrics ==
+== Lyrics ==
-===Original (French)===
+=== Original (French) ===
-''Frère Jacques,''<br>
+''Frère Jacques,''<br />
-''Frère Jacques,''<br>
+''Frère Jacques,''<br />
-''Dormez vous?''<br>
+''Dormez-vous?''<br />
-''Dormez vous?''<br>
+''Dormez-vous?''<br />
-''Sonnez les matines,''<br>
+''Sonnez les matines,''<br />
-''Sonnez les matines,''<br>
+''Sonnez les matines,''<br />
-''Din, din, don!''<br>
+''Ding, Ding, Dong!''<br />
-''Din, din, don!''<br>
+''Ding, Ding, Dong!''<br />
-===English translation===
+=== English translation ===
-''Brother Jack,''<br>
+''Brother John,''<br />
-''Brother Jack,''<br>
+''Brother John,''<br />''Are you sleeping?''<br />
-''Are you sleeping?''<br>
+''Are you sleeping?''<br />
-''Are you sleeping?''<br>
+''Morning bells are ringing,''<br />
-''Ring the morning bells,''<br>
+''Morning bells are ringing,''<br />
-''Ring the morning bells,''<br>
+''Ding, Ding, Dong!<br />''
-''Ding, Ding, Dong!<br>
+''Ding, Ding, Dong!<br />''
-''Ding, Ding, Dong!<br>
+== External links ==
-:There is also an [[English language]] version of the song; Jacques is translated as John, the first and second lines are switched, while the other lines are adapted as ''Morning Bells are Ringing'' instead of ''Ring the Morning Bells (imperative)''
+*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10081839&dopt=Abstract History of "Frère Jacques"]
+*{{wikipedia-quote|Frère Jacques}}
-==External Links==
+[[de:Frère Jacques]]
-*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10081839&dopt=Abstract History of Frère Jacques]
-*{{wikipedia|Frère Jacques}}
+[[fr:Frère Jacques]]
 [[Category:Earth music]]