“Il Fait Soleil” — It's Sunny Song in French for Kids

In “Il Fait Soleil” (It's Sunny), kids sing key French words like soleil, il fait chaud, jouer and dehors, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 11: Weather & Seasons, 3:15 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇫🇷 French
Level: A1
Unit 11 · La Météo
⏱ 3:15
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“Il Fait Soleil” 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
Ready, petit soleil?
Oui! Let’s play!
What do we see up in the sky?	Qu'est-ce qu'on voit là-haut dans le ciel ?
Le soleil, le soleil!	The sun, the sun!
The sun is shining, warm and bright.	Le soleil brille, chaud et lumineux.
Le soleil brille, quel plaisir!	The sun is shining, what a joy!
Sun!	Soleil!
Soleil!	Sun!
Soleil!	Sun!
Sun!	Soleil!
It's sunny today!	Il fait soleil aujourd'hui !
Il y a du soleil!	It's sunny!
Il y a du soleil!	It's sunny!
It's sunny today!	Il fait soleil aujourd'hui !
Is it hot? What do we say?	Il fait chaud ? Qu'est-ce qu'on dit ?
Il fait chaud, il fait chaud!	It's hot, it's hot!
It's hot outside, let's go and play!	Il fait chaud dehors, allons jouer !
Dehors, dehors, viens jouer!	Outside, outside, come and play!
To play!	Jouer!
Jouer!	To play!
Jouer!	To play!
To play!	Jouer!
Outside!	Dehors!
Dehors!	Outside!
Dehors!	Outside!
Outside!	Dehors!
The sun is out, let's go dehors!
Le soleil brille, jouons encore!	The sun is shining, let's play some more!
It's hot today, il fait chaud!
Come on, let's play—allez, go!
Sun, soleil! Hot, il fait chaud!
Play, jouer! Outside, dehors!
Sun, soleil! Hot, il fait chaud!
Play, jouer! One time more!
Where shall we play? Right over there!	Où est-ce qu'on joue ? Juste là-bas !
Dehors, dehors, à l'air libre!	Outside, outside, in the fresh air!
The sun is warm upon my hair.	Le soleil réchauffe mes cheveux.
Le soleil chauffe, c'est si beau!	The sun is warm, it's so beautiful!
Let's go outside!	Allons dehors!
Allons dehors!	Let's go outside!
Allons dehors!	Let's go outside!
Let's go outside!	Allons dehors!
Let's play together!	Jouons ensemble!
Jouons ensemble!	Let's play together!
Jouons ensemble!	Let's play together!
Let's play together!	Jouons ensemble!
I say sun!	Je dis soleil !
You say soleil!
Sun!	Soleil!
Soleil!	Sun!
I say it's hot!	Je dis il fait chaud !
You say il fait chaud!
It's hot!	Il fait chaud!
Il fait chaud!	It's hot!
I say to play!	Je dis jouer !
You say jouer!
To play!	Jouer!
Jouer!	To play!
I say outside!	Je dis dehors !
You say dehors!
Outside!	Dehors!
Dehors!	Outside!
The sun is out, let's go dehors!
Le soleil brille, jouons encore!	The sun is shining, let's play some more!
It's hot today, il fait chaud!
Come on, let's play—allez, go!
Sun, soleil! Hot, il fait chaud!
Play, jouer! Outside, dehors!
Sun, soleil! Hot, il fait chaud!
Play, jouer! One time more!
Soleil, soleil, the sunny sun!
Dehors, jouer—so much fun!
Il fait chaud, the day is bright!
Bonne journée, bonne nuit!	Have a nice day, good night!

Key French words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

French	English
soleil	sun
il fait chaud	it's hot
jouer	to play
dehors	outside

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “soleil”s
“soleil” means “sun” and comes up on 15 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
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 3:15, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Draw the weather from the song and label it in French.