Re: Life is but a melancholy flower

Mike Keith says...

> Well, call me stupid (go ahead, it's okay), but I don't
> see how the second line of Frere Jacques, which I've always 
> heard as "dormez vous" (which is 3 syllables) bears 
> much resemblance to "melancholy flower", which is 
> either 4 or 5 syllables depending on how you pronounce it.

Staying within the realm of French children's songs, it seems to scan 
much better to Alouette (or at least the first four lines of it). 

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