French song "Sur le pont d’Avignon"
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"Sur le pont d’Avignon" is a traditional French children’s song and dance tune celebrating the famous bridge in Avignon.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French children’s song
ⓘ
folk song ⓘ nursery rhyme ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Avignon, France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pont Saint-Bénézet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Avignon in popular culture
ⓘ
well-known French nursery rhyme ⓘ |
| danceAction | people dance in a circle while singing ⓘ |
| danceFormation | circle around a central “bridge” ⓘ |
| danceType | circle dance ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s music
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ |
| hasChoreography | each verse may have specific gestures or movements ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse |
cultural introduction to Avignon
ⓘ
rhythm and movement activities for children ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
accompanying group dance
ⓘ
teaching basic French vocabulary ⓘ |
| hasMelodicForm | simple, repetitive melody ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
call-and-response style verses
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lyrics describe different social groups dancing in turn ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Sur le pont d’Avignon, l’on y danse, l’on y danse ⓘ |
| hasRhymeScheme | simple rhyming couplets ⓘ |
| hasUnknownAuthor | true ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| isOftenIncludedIn | collections of French children’s songs ⓘ |
| isPartOf | French oral tradition ⓘ |
| isRecordedIn | numerous children’s music albums ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | French primary schools ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mentions |
les beaux messieurs
ⓘ
les belles dames ⓘ les musiciens ⓘ les soldats ⓘ |
| performanceLocationInLyrics | on the bridge of Avignon ⓘ |
| publicDomainStatus | public domain in most countries ⓘ |
| relatedWork | other French nursery rhymes ⓘ |
| subject |
Pont d’Avignon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Avignon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | traditional, pre-20th century ⓘ |
| titleInFrench | Sur le pont d’Avignon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedTitleInEnglish | On the Bridge of Avignon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
French language teaching
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children’s games ⓘ school music education ⓘ |
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