“De Maan en de Sterren” — Moon and the Stars Song in Dutch for Kids

In “De Maan en de Sterren” (The Moon and the Stars), kids sing key Dutch words like de maan, de ster, de nacht and schijnen, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 14: Nature, 2:51 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇳🇱 Dutch
Level: A2
Unit 14 · De Natuur
⏱ 2:51
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“De Maan en de Sterren” 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
Moon!	De maan!
De maan!	Moon!
Star!	De ster!
De ster!	Star!
The moon is up tonight.	De maan staat hoog vannacht.
De maan staat hoog vannacht.	The moon is up tonight.
Look up, what do you see?	Kijk omhoog, wat zie je?
Ik zie een ster, kijk mee!	I see a star, come and look!
A star is shining bright.	De ster schijnt in de nacht.
De ster schijnt in de nacht.	A star is shining bright.
How do we say “to shine”?	Hoe zeggen we “to shine”?
Schijnen—say it one more time!
Moon, moon!	De maan, de maan!
De maan, de maan!	Moon, moon!
Star, star!	De ster, de ster!
De ster, de ster!	Star, star!
Night, night!	De nacht, de nacht!
De nacht, de nacht!	Night, night!
Schijnen, schijnen—shine so bright!
The moon and stars are shining!	De maan en sterren schijnen!
De maan en sterren schijnen!	The moon and stars are shining!
Good night, little star.	Welterusten, kleine ster.
Welterusten, kleine ster.	Good night, little star.
The moon is near our house.	De maan staat bij ons huis.
De maan staat bij ons huis.	The moon is near our house.
Can you see the stars?	Zie jij de sterren daar?
Zie jij de sterren daar?	Can you see the stars?
They shine above the trees.	Ze schijnen boven de bomen.
Ze schijnen boven de bomen.	They shine above the trees.
Say “night” in Dutch with me!	Zeg “night” in het Nederlands met mij!
Nacht! Het is nacht—kom maar mee!	Night! It's night—come along!
Moon, moon!	De maan, de maan!
De maan, de maan!	Moon, moon!
Star, star!	De ster, de ster!
De ster, de ster!	Star, star!
Night, night!	De nacht, de nacht!
De nacht, de nacht!	Night, night!
Schijnen, schijnen—shine so bright!
The moon and stars are shining!	De maan en sterren schijnen!
De maan en sterren schijnen!	The moon and stars are shining!
One moon in the sky.	Eén maan aan de hemel.
Eén maan aan de hemel.	One moon in the sky.
Lots of stars up high.	Heel veel sterren daarboven.
Veel sterren daarboven.	Lots of stars up there.
To shine!	Schijnen!
Schijnen!	To shine!
Say it again, and smile!	Zeg het nog eens, en lach!
Moon, moon!	De maan, de maan!
De maan, de maan!	Moon, moon!
Star, star!	De ster, de ster!
De ster, de ster!	Star, star!
Night, night!	De nacht, de nacht!
De nacht, de nacht!	Night, night!
Schijnen, schijnen—shine so bright!
The moon and stars are shining!	De maan en sterren schijnen!
De maan en sterren schijnen!	The moon and stars are shining!
De maan, de ster, de nacht—schijnen!	The moon, the star, the night—shine!
Good night!	Welterusten!
Welterusten!	Good night!

Key Dutch words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Dutch	English
de maan	moon
de ster	star
de nacht	night
schijnen	to shine

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “de maan”
“de maan” (moon) is sung on 10 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
Split the parts
Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the Dutch ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
3
Make it a routine
At 2:51, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Collect a few treasures on a walk and name them with the Dutch words.