“Dieren in de Jungle” — Jungle Animals Song in Dutch for Kids

In “Dieren in de Jungle” (Jungle Animals), kids sing key Dutch words like de jungle, de leeuw, de aap and de slang, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 4: Animals, 1:59 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇳🇱 Dutch
Level: Beginner
Unit 4 · De Dieren
⏱ 1:59
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“Dieren in de Jungle” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Dutch is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. Dutch lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
Jungle!	De jungle!
De jungle!	Jungle!
Into the jungle!	De jungle in!
De jungle in!	Into the jungle!
Lion!	De leeuw!
De leeuw!	Lion!
Big lion!	Grote leeuw!
Grote leeuw!	Big lion!
The lion walks!	De leeuw loopt!
De leeuw loopt!	The lion walks!
Walk, lion, walk!	Loop, leeuw, loop!
Loop, leeuw, loop!	Walk, lion, walk!
Monkey!	De aap!
De aap!	Monkey!
Funny monkey!	Grappige aap!
Grappige aap!	Funny monkey!
The monkey jumps!	De aap springt!
De aap springt!	The monkey jumps!
Jump, monkey, jump!	Spring, aap, spring!
Spring, aap, spring!	Jump, monkey, jump!
Jungle animals!	Dieren in de jungle!
Jungle dieren!	Jungle animals!
Who is that?	Wie is dat?
Wie is dat?	Who is that?
It’s the lion!	Het is de leeuw!
Het is de leeuw!	It’s the lion!
Lion, lion!	Leeuw, leeuw!
Leeuw, leeuw!	Lion, lion!
Say it again!	Zeg het nog eens!
Zeg het weer!	Say it again!
Jungle!	De jungle!
De jungle!	Jungle!
Lion!	De leeuw!
De leeuw!	Lion!
Monkey!	De aap!
De aap!	Monkey!
Learn and play, hip hooray!	Leren en spelen, hiep hiep hoera!
Snake!	De slang!
De slang!	Snake!
Long snake!	Lange slang!
Lange slang!	Long snake!
The snake slides!	De slang glijdt!
De slang glijdt!	The snake slides!
Slide, snake, slide!	Glijd, slang, glijd!
Glijd, slang, glijd!	Slide, snake, slide!
Aap!	Monkey!
Monkey!	De aap!
De aap!	Monkey!
I see a monkey!	Ik zie een aap!
Ik zie een aap!	I see a monkey!
Lion!	De leeuw!
De leeuw!	Lion!
I see a lion!	Ik zie een leeuw!
Ik zie een leeuw!	I see a lion!
Snake!	De slang!
De slang!	Snake!
I see a snake!	Ik zie een slang!
Ik zie een slang!	I see a snake!
Jungle animals!	Dieren in de jungle!
Jungle dieren!	Jungle animals!
Who is that?	Wie is dat?
Wie is dat?	Who is that?
It’s the lion!	Het is de leeuw!
Het is de leeuw!	It’s the lion!
Lion, lion!	Leeuw, leeuw!
Leeuw, leeuw!	Lion, lion!
Say it again!	Zeg het nog eens!
Zeg het weer!	Say it again!
Jungle!	De jungle!
De jungle!	Jungle!
Lion!	De leeuw!
De leeuw!	Lion!
Monkey!	De aap!
De aap!	Monkey!
Learn and play, hip hooray!	Leren en spelen, hiep hiep hoera!
What is “snake”?	Wat is “snake”?
De slang!	Snake!
What is “monkey”?	Wat is “monkey”?
De aap!	Monkey!
What is “lion”?	Wat is “lion”?
De leeuw!	Lion!
What is “jungle”?	Wat is “jungle”?
De jungle!	Jungle!
De slang!	Snake!
Snake!	De slang!
De aap!	Monkey!
Monkey!	De aap!
Jungle animals!	Dieren in de jungle!
Jungle dieren!	Jungle animals!
Who is that?	Wie is dat?
Wie is dat?	Who is that?
It’s the lion!	Het is de leeuw!
Het is de leeuw!	It’s the lion!
Lion, lion!	Leeuw, leeuw!
Leeuw, leeuw!	Lion, lion!
Say it again!	Zeg het nog eens!
Zeg het weer!	Say it again!
Jungle!	De jungle!
De jungle!	Jungle!
Lion!	De leeuw!
De leeuw!	Lion!
Monkey!	De aap!
De aap!	Monkey!
Learn and play, hip hooray!	Leren en spelen, hiep hiep hoera!
Bye, jungle!	Dag, jungle!
Dag, jungle!	Bye, jungle!
Tot ziens!	See you soon!
See you soon!	Tot ziens!

Key Dutch words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Dutch	English
de jungle	jungle
de leeuw	lion
de aap	monkey
de slang	snake

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “de leeuw”s
“de leeuw” means “lion” and comes up on 10 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
2
Pause between the call and the answer
The song moves back and forth between English and Dutch. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the Dutch answer before the song sings it.
3
Make it a routine
At 1:59, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Hand your child the toy animal the song is singing about, and swap when the next one comes up.