| Dans La Forêt Lointaine (original) | Dans La Forêt Lointaine (translation) |
|---|---|
| Dans la forêt lointaine | In the distant forest |
| On entend le coucou | We hear the cuckoo |
| Du haute de son grand chêne | From the height of its great oak tree |
| Il répond au hibou | He responds to the owl |
| Coucou, hibou, coucou, hibou | Cuckoo, owl, cuckoo, owl |
| Coucou, cou roo, coucou | Cuckoo, cuckoo roo, cuckoo |
| Coucou, hibou, coucou, hibou | Cuckoo, owl, cuckoo, owl |
| Coucou, cou roo, coucou | Cuckoo, cuckoo roo, cuckoo |
| Dans la forêt lointaine | In the distant forest |
| On entend le coucou | We hear the cuckoo |
| Du haut de son grand chêne | From the top of his great oak tree |
| Il répond au hibou | He responds to the owl |
| Coucou, hibou, coucou, hibou | Cuckoo, owl, cuckoo, owl |
| Coucou, cou roo, coucou | Cuckoo, cuckoo roo, cuckoo |
| Coucou, hibou, coucou, hibou | Cuckoo, owl, cuckoo, owl |
| Coucou, cou roo, coucou | Cuckoo, cuckoo roo, cuckoo |
