Colchiques dans les prés (Autumn)

The Comptine collection is made up of transcriptions of children's and traditional songs.
Each title includes a piano arrangement graded by difficulty level (from 1 to 9) to suit both beginner and experienced musicians.

The difficulty of this piano arrangement is ④, corresponding to an easy piece that introduces more speed and rhythmic challenges.

Although often considered a traditional work, the song “Colchiques dans les prés”, originally entitled “Automne”, was created around 1943 in occupied France. It is the fruit of a collaboration between two scout leaders: Jacqueline Debatte for the lyrics and Francine Cockenpot for the melody. Designed to be sung in youth camps and to mark the end of summer, its simple, catchy melody and its poetic, nature-describing lyrics quickly propelled it to the status of an essential classic of the French children’s repertoire, covered by many famous artists over the decades.

The sheet, including the piano arrangement, the lyrics and a vocal score with chords and guitar tablature, is printed on natural white Rives 180 g/m² paper and presented in a transparent plastic sleeve.

The downloadable version (PDF) includes the MP3.