“De Regenboog” — Rainbow Song in Dutch for Kids

In “De Regenboog” (The Rainbow), kids sing key Dutch words like de regenboog, kleuren, de lucht and stralen, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 3: Colors, 2:37 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇳🇱 Dutch
Level: Beginner
Unit 3 · De Kleuren
⏱ 2:37
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“De Regenboog” 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
What’s that arch across the sky?	Wat is die boog daar in de lucht?
De regenboog, so high, so high!
Rainbow! Regenboog!
Say it once, then say it slow.	Zeg het één keer, en dan heel langzaam.
Colors—what do we see?	Kleuren—wat zien we?
Kleuren! Say it back to me.
Kleuren, colors, red and blue,
Welke kleur zie jij? Which color do you see?
De regenboog! Rainbow!
Kleuren in de lucht!	Colors in the sky!
Rainbow! De regenboog!
Colors, bright and lovely!	Kleuren, vrolijk en mooi!
De lucht! The sky!
Stralen! To shine!
De regenboog, de kleuren,	The rainbow, the colors,
Let’s say them one more time!	Laten we ze nog één keer zeggen!
The sky is big and blue today.	De lucht is groot en blauw vandaag.
De lucht is blauw, hoor me say!
Blue—blauw! Sky—de lucht!
Now let’s learn a little more.	Nu leren we nog wat meer.
Red is rood, and yellow geel,
Green is groen—say how you feel!
The colors shine, they shine so bright.	De kleuren stralen, ze stralen zo fel.
De kleuren stralen—what a sight!
De regenboog! Rainbow!
Kleuren in de lucht!	Colors in the sky!
Rainbow! De regenboog!
Colors, bright and lovely!	Kleuren, vrolijk en mooi!
De lucht! The sky!
Stralen! To shine!
De regenboog, de kleuren,	The rainbow, the colors,
Let’s say them one more time!	Laten we ze nog één keer zeggen!
Can you say: de regenboog?
Rainbow! Yes, you know!	Regenboog! Ja, jij weet het!
Can you say: kleuren stralen?
Colors shine! Let’s say it again!	De kleuren stralen! Zeg het nog eens!
De regenboog! Rainbow!
Kleuren in de lucht!	Colors in the sky!
Rainbow! De regenboog!
Colors, bright and lovely!	Kleuren, vrolijk en mooi!
De lucht! The sky!
Stralen! To shine!
De regenboog, de kleuren,	The rainbow, the colors,
Now you know them—shine, shine, shine!	Nu ken je ze—stralen, stralen, stralen!
Dag, regenboog. Goodbye, rainbow.
Tot ziens, kleuren—see you soon!

Key Dutch words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Dutch	English
de regenboog	rainbow
kleuren	colors
de lucht	sky
stralen	to shine

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “de regenboog”s
“de regenboog” means “rainbow” and comes up on 9 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 2:37, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Hand your child a crayon each time its Dutch color word is sung.