“Mama en Papa” — Mom and Dad Song in Dutch for Kids

In “Mama en Papa” (Mom and Dad), kids sing key Dutch words like mama, papa, de baby and de zus, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 5: Family, 2:00 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇳🇱 Dutch
Level: Beginner
Unit 5 · Mijn Familie
⏱ 2:00
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“Mama en Papa” 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
Mom!	Mama!
Mama!	Mom!
Say it again!	Zeg het nog eens!
Mama!	Mom!
Dad!	Papa!
Papa!	Dad!
Who is that?	Wie is dat?
Papa!	Dad!
My mom!	Mijn mama!
Mijn mama!	My mom!
My dad!	Mijn papa!
Mijn papa!	My dad!
Hello, Mom!	Hallo, mama!
Hallo, mama!	Hello, Mom!
Hello, Dad!	Hallo, papa!
Hallo, papa!	Hello, Dad!
Mom, mom—mama!
Dad, dad—papa!
Mama, papa, sing along!
Mom and Dad—mama en papa!
Say it, say it, all day long!	Zeg het, zeg het, de hele dag!
Mama! Papa!	Mom! Dad!
Mom! Dad!	Mama! Papa!
Mama en papa—best family!
Baby!	De baby!
De baby!
Here’s the baby!	Hier is de baby!
Hier is de baby!	Here’s the baby!
Sister!	De zus!
De zus!	Sister!
My sister!	Mijn zus!
Mijn zus!	My sister!
Baby says, “Hi!”	De baby zegt: “Hoi!”
De baby zegt: “Hoi!”	Baby says, “Hi!”
Sister says, “Come!”	De zus zegt: “Kom!”
De zus zegt: “Kom!”	Sister says, “Come!”
Who’s at home?	Wie is thuis?
Wie is thuis?	Who’s at home?
Mom and Dad!	Mama en papa!
Mama en papa!	Mom and Dad!
Mom, mom—mama!
Dad, dad—papa!
Mama, papa, sing along!
Mom and Dad—mama en papa!
Say it, say it, all day long!	Zeg het, zeg het, de hele dag!
Mama! Papa!	Mom! Dad!
Mom! Dad!	Mama! Papa!
Mama en papa—best family!
Who is mama?	Wie is mama?
Mom is mama!
Who is papa?	Wie is papa?
Dad is papa!
Baby, baby—de baby!
Sister, sister—de zus!
Your turn! Mijn beurt!
Let’s say them all!	Laten we ze allemaal zeggen!
Mom, mom—mama!
Dad, dad—papa!
Mama, papa, sing along!
Mom and Dad—mama en papa!
Say it, say it, all day long!	Zeg het, zeg het, de hele dag!
Mama! Papa!	Mom! Dad!
Mom! Dad!	Mama! Papa!
Mama en papa—best family!
Dag, mama!	Bye, mama!
Dag, papa!	Bye, papa!
Bye-bye, baby!	Doei, baby!
Doei, de zus!	Bye, sister!

Key Dutch words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Dutch	English
mama	mom
papa	dad
de baby	baby
de zus	sister

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “mama”
“mama” (mom) is sung on 16 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.
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 2:00, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Draw a family tree with the Dutch words written next to each person.