“Les Animaux de la Mer” — Sea Animals Song in French for Kids
In “Les Animaux de la Mer” (Sea Animals), kids sing key French words like le poisson, la baleine, le dauphin and la pieuvre, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 29: At the Sea, 2:35 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A1
- Unit 29 · À la Mer
- ⏱ 2:35
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“Les Animaux de la Mer” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Fish! | Le poisson! |
| Le poisson! | Fish! |
| The fish swims. | Le poisson nage! |
| Le poisson nage! | The fish swims. |
| Whale! | La baleine! |
| La baleine! | Whale! |
| So big and blue! | Si grande et bleue ! |
| Si grande et bleue! | So big and blue! |
| Dolphin! | Le dauphin! |
| Le dauphin! | Dolphin! |
| It jumps up high. | Il saute très haut! |
| Il saute très haut! | It jumps up high. |
| Octopus! | La pieuvre! |
| La pieuvre! | Octopus! |
| Eight arms waving! | Huit bras qui bougent! |
| Huit bras qui bougent! | Eight arms waving! |
| Who swims in the sea? | Qui nage dans la mer? |
| Qui nage dans la mer? | Who swims in the sea? |
| Everybody swims! | Tout le monde nage! |
| Tout le monde nage! | Everybody swims! |
| Fish, whale, dolphin—go! | Poisson, baleine, dauphin — c’est parti ! |
| Poisson, baleine, dauphin! | Fish, whale, dolphin—go! |
| Say it again! | Dis-le encore ! |
| Poisson, baleine, dauphin! | Fish, whale, dolphin—go! |
| It swims! | Il nage! |
| Il nage! | It swims! |
| We all swim! | Nous nageons tous ! |
| Nous nageons! | We swim! |
| Crab! | Le crabe! |
| Le crabe! | Crab! |
| Side to side. | De côté. |
| De côté! | Sideways! |
| Starfish! | L’étoile de mer ! |
| L’étoile de mer! | The starfish! |
| Like a star. | Comme une étoile! |
| Comme une étoile! | Like a star. |
| Seahorse! | L’hippocampe! |
| L’hippocampe! | Seahorse! |
| Little seahorse. | Petit hippocampe. |
| Le petit hippocampe! | The little seahorse! |
| Jellyfish! | La méduse! |
| La méduse! | Jellyfish! |
| Wobble, wobble! | Ça gigote, ça gigote ! |
| Elle ondule! | It wobbles! |
| Shark! | Le requin! |
| Le requin! | Shark! |
| Lots of teeth, but friendly! | Beaucoup de dents, mais gentil! |
| Beaucoup de dents, mais gentil! | Lots of teeth, but friendly! |
| Sea turtle! | La tortue de mer! |
| La tortue de mer! | Sea turtle! |
| It swims far, far away. | Elle nage très loin! |
| Elle nage très loin! | It swims far, far away. |
| Who swims in the sea? | Qui nage dans la mer? |
| Qui nage dans la mer? | Who swims in the sea? |
| Everybody swims! | Tout le monde nage! |
| Tout le monde nage! | Everybody swims! |
| Crab, starfish, seahorse—go! | Crabe, étoile de mer, hippocampe — c’est parti ! |
| Crabe, étoile de mer, hippocampe! | Crab, starfish, seahorse—go! |
| Say it again! | Dis-le encore ! |
| Crabe, étoile de mer, hippocampe! | Crab, starfish, seahorse—go! |
| It swims! | Il nage! |
| Il nage! | It swims! |
| We all swim! | Nous nageons tous ! |
| Nous nageons! | We swim! |
| What’s “whale” in French? | |
| La baleine! | Whale! |
| What’s “crab” in French? | |
| Le crabe! | Crab! |
| What swims? | Qui nage ? |
| Il nage! | What swims? |
| Who swims? | Qui nage ? |
| Tout le monde nage! | Who swims? |
| One more time—ready? | Encore une fois — prêts ? |
| Prêts? Allons-y! | Ready? Let’s go! |
| Who swims in the sea? | Qui nage dans la mer? |
| Qui nage dans la mer? | Who swims in the sea? |
| Everybody swims! | Tout le monde nage! |
| Tout le monde nage! | Everybody swims! |
| Fish, whale, dolphin—go! | Poisson, baleine, dauphin — c’est parti ! |
| Poisson, baleine, dauphin! | Fish, whale, dolphin—go! |
| Octopus, shark, turtle too! | Pieuvre, requin, et tortue aussi ! |
| Pieuvre, requin, tortue de mer! | Octopus, shark, sea turtle! |
| Say it again! | Dis-le encore ! |
| Poisson, baleine, dauphin! | Fish, whale, dolphin—go! |
| It swims! | Il nage! |
| Il nage! | It swims! |
| We all swim! | Nous nageons tous ! |
| Nous nageons! | We swim! |
| À bientôt, ocean friends! | |
| Au revoir! Tout le monde nage! | Goodbye! Everybody swims! |
Key French words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| le poisson | fish |
| la baleine | whale |
| le dauphin | dolphin |
| la pieuvre | octopus |
| le crabe | crab |
| l'étoile de mer | starfish |
| l'hippocampe | seahorse |
| la méduse | jellyfish |
| le requin | shark |
| la tortue de mer | sea turtle |
| il nage | it swims |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “il nage” the word of the day
This song repeats “il nage” (it swims) on 4 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
- 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 2:35, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Count the octopus arms on your fingers, one to eight.
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