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The Lion and the Unicorn
Language: English
Available translation(s): FRE
The Lion and the Unicorn were fighting for the crown:
The Lion beat the Unicorn all round the town.
Some gave them white bread, some gave them brown:
Some gave them plum-cake and drummed them out of town.
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le lion et la licorne", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-08
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Word count: 38
Le lion et la licorne
Language: French (Français)  after the English
Le lion et la licorne se battaient pour la couronne ;
Le lion frappa la licorne tout autour de la ville.
On leur donna du pain blanc, on leur donna du pain brun,
On leur donna du gâteau et on les chassa de la ville au son du tambour.
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- Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2016-12-27
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Word count: 49