"Frère Jacques" was a well-known children's song sung in the French language, usually used for basic melody training and practicing canon music playing.
Jean-Luc Picard and the winners of the primary school science fair aboard the USS Enterprise-D sung this song while climbing up a turbolift shaft in 2368 in order to keep their attention off their predicament. (TNG: "Disaster")
"Frère Jacques" was one of the first tunes that Captain Picard, as Kamin, learned to play on his Ressikan flute. (TNG: "The Inner Light")
Picard (playing his Ressikan flute) and Nella Daren (playing her portable piano) performed a canon of "Frère Jacques" in Picard's quarters on the Enterprise-D in 2369. (TNG: "Lessons")
Lyrics[]
| French | English |
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Frère Jacques, |
Brother John, |