Mozart's 'Variations on Ah Vous dirai-je, Maman' (a tune we know as 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star') are based on a French children's folk-song.
Ah Vous dirai-je, Maman - Oh! Shall I tell you Mummy
Ce que cause mon tourment? - What is tormenting me?
Papa veut que je raisonne - Daddy wants me to reason
Comme une grande personne - Like a grown-up person
Moi je dis que les bonbons - Me, I say that sweets
Valent mieux que la raison - Are worth more than reasoning.
Recorded in Nelson Centre of Musical Arts by RNZ Concert
Sound engineer: Darryl Stack
