“Op de Boerderij” — On the Farm Song in Dutch for Kids

In “Op de Boerderij” (On the Farm), kids sing key Dutch words like de boerderij, de koe, de eend and het paard, 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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“Op de Boerderij” 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
Hello, hello! Hallo, hallo!
Ready for the farm? Klaar voor de boerderij?
Farm! — De boerderij!
De boerderij! — The farm!
Cow! — De koe!
De koe! — The cow!
Hello, cow! — Hallo, koe!
Come and see! — Kom maar mee!
Duck! — De eend!
De eend! — The duck!
Hello, duck! — Hallo, eend!
Look at that! — Kijk eens daar!
On the farm! — Op de boerderij!
Cow, cow! — Koe, koe!
Duck, duck! — Eend, eend!
Say it with me: de koe, de eend!
On the farm! — Op de boerderij!
Farm, farm! — Boerderij!
Horse! — Het paard!
Het paard! — The horse!
Hello, horse! — Hallo, paard!
Big and brown! — Groot en bruin!
A red barn! — Een rode schuur!
A green field! — Een groen veld!
Here’s some hay! — Hier is hooi!
Good morning! — Goedemorgen!
On the farm! — Op de boerderij!
Cow, cow! — Koe, koe!
Duck, duck! — Eend, eend!
Say it with me: de koe, de eend!
On the farm! — Op de boerderij!
Farm, farm! — Boerderij!
What says “cow”? — De koe!
What says “duck”? — De eend!
What says “horse”? — Het paard!
What’s the place? — De boerderij!
Now you ask! — Your turn!	Nu vraag jij het! Jij bent aan de beurt!
On the farm! — Op de boerderij!
Cow, cow! — Koe, koe!
Duck, duck! — Eend, eend!
Say it with me: de koe, de eend!
On the farm! — Op de boerderij!
Farm, farm! — Boerderij!
Tot ziens, farm! — Dag, boerderij!
See you soon! — Tot gauw!

Key Dutch words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Dutch	English
de boerderij	farm
de koe	cow
de eend	duck
het paard	horse

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “de boerderij” the word of the day
This song repeats “de boerderij” (farm) on 9 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
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. Draw the animals from the song together and label them with their Dutch names.