“La Lune et les Étoiles” — Moon and the Stars Song in French for Kids

In “La Lune et les Étoiles” (The Moon and the Stars), kids sing key French words like lune, étoile, nuit and briller, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 14: Nature, 2:15 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇫🇷 French
Level: A2
Unit 14 · La Nature
⏱ 2:15
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“La Lune et les Étoiles” 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? Prêts ?
Look up! Regarde !
The moon!	La lune !
La lune !	The moon!
The moon is round.	La lune est ronde.
La lune est ronde.	The moon is round.
A star!	Une étoile !
Une étoile !	A star!
One little star.	Une petite étoile.
Une petite étoile.	One little star.
Moon, moon!	Lune, lune !
Lune, lune !	Moon, moon!
Star, star!	Étoile, étoile !
Étoile, étoile !	Star, star!
La lune et les étoiles,	The moon and the stars,
They shine above us tonight!	Elles brillent au-dessus de nous ce soir !
To shine!	Briller !
Briller !	To shine!
Les étoiles brillent !	The stars shine!
The stars shine!	Les étoiles brillent !
The night!	La nuit !
La nuit !	The night!
Good night, my friend.	Bonne nuit, mon ami.
Bonne nuit, mon ami.	Good night, my friend.
Look at the moon!	Regarde la lune !
Regarde la lune !	Look at the moon!
Look at the stars!	Regarde les étoiles !
Regarde les étoiles !	Look at the stars!
The moon shines.	La lune brille.
La lune brille.	The moon shines.
Moon, moon!	Lune, lune !
Lune, lune !	Moon, moon!
Star, star!	Étoile, étoile !
Étoile, étoile !	Star, star!
La lune et les étoiles,	The moon and the stars,
They shine above us tonight!	Elles brillent au-dessus de nous ce soir !
To shine!	Briller !
Briller !	To shine!
Les étoiles brillent !	The stars shine!
The stars shine!	Les étoiles brillent !
How many stars?	Combien d’étoiles ?
Combien d’étoiles ?	How many stars?
One, two, three!	Une, deux, trois !
Une, deux, trois !	One, two, three!
What do you see?	Qu’est-ce que tu vois ?
Qu’est-ce que tu vois ?	What do you see?
I see the moon.	Je vois la lune.
Je vois la lune.	I see the moon.
Moon, moon!	Lune, lune !
Lune, lune !	Moon, moon!
Star, star!	Étoile, étoile !
Étoile, étoile !	Star, star!
La lune et les étoiles,	The moon and the stars,
They shine above us tonight!	Elles brillent au-dessus de nous ce soir !
To shine!	Briller !
Briller !	To shine!
La lune brille, les étoiles brillent !	The moon shines, the stars shine!
Good night! Bonne nuit !
The moon!	La lune !
La lune !	The moon!
The stars!	Les étoiles !
Les étoiles !	The stars!
Bonne nuit !	Good night!

Key French words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

French	English
lune	moon
étoile	star
nuit	night
briller	to shine

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “lune”s
“lune” means “moon” and comes up on 13 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 2:15, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Collect a few treasures on a walk and name them with the French words.