This song was first published in 1879. It is probably a song that was sung for children as dinner was being prepared. A bird has to be plucked before it can be roasted, and the song talks about how beautiful the bird is and names the different body parts to be plucked. Some people think the translation of this song is horrifying but I think it was a fairly normal everyday activity and was never intended to be gruesome. Larks (Alouette) were sometimes served for dinner in the same way some of us

Alouette song