“Un Grand Chapeau” — A Big Hat Song in French for Kids

In “Un Grand Chapeau” (A Big Hat), kids sing key French words like chapeau, grand, tête and soleil, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 9: Clothes, 1:47 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇫🇷 French
Level: A1
Unit 9 · Les Vêtements
⏱ 1:47
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“Un Grand Chapeau” lyrics with English translation

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

Song lyrics with translation. French lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
Are you ready?	Tu es prêt ?
Oui, maman!	Yes, Mommy!
Let’s play a word game!	On fait un jeu de mots !
C’est parti!	Let's go!
What’s a hat?	C'est quoi, un chapeau ?
Un chapeau!	A hat!
Say it again!	Dis-le encore !
Un chapeau!	A hat!
What’s “big” in French?	Comment dit-on « big » en français ?
Grand, grand!	Big, big!
A big hat!	Un grand chapeau!
Un grand chapeau!	A big hat!
Chapeau!	Hat!
Hat!	Chapeau!
Grand chapeau!	Big hat!
Big hat!	Grand chapeau!
On my head?	Sur ma tête!
Sur ma tête!	On my head?
The sun is up!	Le soleil est levé !
Le soleil!	The sun!
Un grand chapeau sur ma tête,	A big hat on my head,
Sous le soleil, quelle fête!	Under the sun, what a party!
Where’s your hat?	Où est ton chapeau ?
Voici mon chapeau!	Here's my hat!
Is it big?	Il est grand ?
Oui, il est grand!	Yes, it's big!
Touch your head!	Touche ta tête!
Je touche ma tête!	I touch my head!
What’s that bright sun?	C'est quoi, ce soleil qui brille ?
C’est le soleil!	It's the sun!
Chapeau!	Hat!
Hat!	Chapeau!
Grand chapeau!	Big hat!
Big hat!	Grand chapeau!
On my head?	Sur ma tête!
Sur ma tête!	On my head?
The sun is up!	Le soleil est levé !
Le soleil!	The sun!
Un grand chapeau sur ma tête,	A big hat on my head,
Sous le soleil, quelle fête!	Under the sun, what a party!
My head!	Ma tête!
Ma tête!	My head!
Your big hat!	Ton grand chapeau!
Ton grand chapeau!	Your big hat!
Point to the sun!	Montre le soleil !
Je vois le soleil!	I see the sun!
Hat, big, head, sun!	Chapeau, grand, tête, soleil!
Chapeau, grand, tête, soleil!	Hat, big, head, sun!
What’s a hat?	C'est quoi, un chapeau ?
Un chapeau!	A hat!
What’s a big hat?	C'est quoi, un grand chapeau ?
Un grand chapeau!	A big hat!
Un grand chapeau sur ma tête,	A big hat on my head,
Sous le soleil, quelle fête!	Under the sun, what a party!
Chapeau!	Hat!
Hat!	Chapeau!
Grand!	Big!
Big!	Grand!
Tête, soleil, encore une fois!	Head, sun, one more time!
Chapeau!	Hat!
Hat!	Chapeau!
Un grand chapeau — you’ve got that!

Key French words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

French	English
chapeau	hat
grand	big
tête	head
soleil	sun

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “chapeau”
“chapeau” (hat) is sung on 18 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 French ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
3
Make it a routine
At 1:47, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Turn tidying up into a game: put away each piece as you say its French name.