“La mer” — Sea Song in French for Kids

In “La mer” (The Sea), kids sing key French words like mer, vague, poisson and sable, 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, 3:06 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇫🇷 French
Level: A2
Unit 14 · La Nature
⏱ 3:06
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“La mer” 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
Prêts pour la mer ?	Ready for the sea?
Oui, papa !	Yes, Daddy!
Let’s play!	Jouons !
On y va !	Let's go!
The sea!	La mer !
La mer !	The sea!
La mer !	The sea!
The sea!	La mer !
We see the sea.	On voit la mer.
On voit la mer.	We see the sea.
The sea, the sea!	La mer, la mer !
La mer, la mer !	The sea, the sea!
A wave!	Une vague !
Une vague !	A wave!
Une vague !	A wave!
A wave!	Une vague !
The wave comes in.	La vague arrive.
La vague arrive.	The wave comes in.
Wave, vague, wave, vague!
On saute dans les vagues !	We jump in the waves!
Sea!	Mer !
Mer !	Sea!
Wave!	Vague !
Vague !	Wave!
Fish!	Poisson !
Poisson !	Fish!
Sand!	Sable !
Sable !	Sand!
Mer, vague, poisson, sable,	Sea, wave, fish, sand,
Words to learn and words to babble!	Des mots à apprendre et des mots à chanter !
What do we see?	Qu'est-ce qu'on voit ?
La mer bleue !	The blue sea!
What do we hear?	Qu'est-ce qu'on entend ?
Les vagues !	The waves!
A fish!	Un poisson !
Un poisson !	A fish!
Un poisson !	A fish!
A fish!	Un poisson !
The fish can swim.	Le poisson sait nager.
Le poisson sait nager.	The fish can swim.
Little fish, where do you go?	Petit poisson, où vas-tu ?
Dans la mer, sous l’eau !	In the sea, under the water!
Fish, poisson, say it again!
Poisson, fish, mon petit copain !
The sand!	Le sable !
Le sable !	The sand!
Le sable !	The sand!
The sand!	Le sable !
Sand in my hand.	Du sable dans ma main.
Du sable dans ma main.	Sand in my hand.
A sand castle!	Un château de sable !
Un château de sable !	A sand castle!
Can we build one?	On peut en construire un ?
Oui, c’est formidable !	Yes, that's wonderful!
Sea!	Mer !
Mer !	Sea!
Wave!	Vague !
Vague !	Wave!
Fish!	Poisson !
Poisson !	Fish!
Sand!	Sable !
Sable !	Sand!
Mer, vague, poisson, sable,	Sea, wave, fish, sand,
Words to learn and words to babble!	Des mots à apprendre et des mots à chanter !
What do we see?	Qu'est-ce qu'on voit ?
La mer bleue !	The blue sea!
What do we hear?	Qu'est-ce qu'on entend ?
Les vagues !	The waves!
The water is blue.	L’eau est bleue.
L’eau est bleue.	The water is blue.
The water is cold.	L’eau est froide.
L’eau est froide.	The water is cold.
I see a shell.	Je vois un coquillage.
Je vois un coquillage.	I see a shell.
We walk on the sand.	On marche sur le sable.
On marche sur le sable.	We walk on the sand.
Bonjour, little fish!
Bonjour, poisson !	Hello, fish!
Au revoir, the sea!
À bientôt, la mer !	See you soon, sea!
Sea!	Mer !
Mer !	Sea!
Wave!	Vague !
Vague !	Wave!
Fish!	Poisson !
Poisson !	Fish!
Sand!	Sable !
Sable !	Sand!
Mer, vague, poisson, sable,	Sea, wave, fish, sand,
We can say them at the table!	On peut les dire à table !
The sea!	La mer !
La mer !	The sea!
The wave!	La vague !
La vague !	The wave!
The fish!	Le poisson !
Le poisson !	The fish!
The sand!	Le sable !
Le sable !	The sand!
À la mer, encore une fois !	To the sea, one more time!
Sea?	Mer !
Mer !	Sea?
Wave?	Vague !
Vague !	Wave?
Bonne journée, la mer !	Have a nice day, sea!

Key French words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

French	English
mer	sea
vague	wave
poisson	fish
sable	sand

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “mer”
“mer” (sea) is sung on 19 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 3:06, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Look out of the window at night and find what the song sings about.