Comments on: catherinette

By: Géronimo

Géronimo — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 04:33:04 +0000

Oh the memories… I remember having learnt this song and many others in elementary school… it was in the late ’50s (yes, i’m that old). Only, the words I learned par coeur were slightly different. Jugez vous-même:
Endormez ma p’tite enfant
Jusqu’à l’âge de quinze ans
Quand quinze ans aura passé
Il faudra la marier.
It seems that the sell-by date was somehow heightened some time in the past 40 years?

By: yoyoma

yoyoma — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:42:14 +0000

wow! Thanksgiving Day! i want turkey!
I had never made the relation with “coiffer ste Catherine”. There was certainly one at the origine, 1000 years ago, when life was really tough for women without a husband, and when life expectancy was less than 40.

By: Polly

Polly — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:43:08 +0000

Petite, I am your age and I don’t have a Tadpole. I probably never will. I won’t rant on about how men come and go blah blah blah because I know that you know how lucky you are to have such a charming, intelligent and downright hilarious little person in your life.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:48:34 +0000

Thank you for sharing it with us – I have learnt a lot more about my (our) name now. Here in Italy you often get given nougat on St Catherine’s Day – and with it being my name day I usually get double!

By: teeweewonders

teeweewonders — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 23:12:00 +0000

Am I really the ONLY person that thinks it great that Tadpole has someone to teach her such little oddities? She is too cute!

By: Karma

Karma — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:56:31 +0000

How lovely! She seems to really pick up songs well!

Isn’t it “Sainte” Catherinette?

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 03:31:52 +0000

Little kids have the cutest voices, especially in French.

By: Sally Lomax

Sally Lomax — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:24:21 +0000

Re #20 -

I thought that Jesus was Jewish???!!!

Sally

p.s. Petite – Showed the clip to the family and they all think that Tadpole is adorable!!!
p.p.s 16 year old daughter thinks that Mamie is a bit out of order!!!!

By: Cornishfrog

Cornishfrog — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:28:17 +0000

Thats so amazing, though I wonder what else tadpole is being taught!

By: ontario frog

ontario frog — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:17:31 +0000

One should not conclude from Kuri’s excellent history lesson that Catherine has negative connotations in French. It was a very popular first name in my generation (not that long ago!), although, sadly, it is now rather out of fashion.

Source: http://www.notrefamille.com/v2/services-prenom/prenom.asp