A very well-known french children's song.The melody might be from the end of XVIIIth century. The lyrics are easy, with some discreet double-meanings (as it is often the case in popular songs) and not well known stanzae that are seldom sung.Time might also have deformed some words, to transform « Prête-moi ta lume » into «Prête-moi ta plume », « lume » meaning "light".
