“Les Saisons” — Seasons Song in French for Kids
In “Les Saisons” (The Seasons), kids sing key French words like saisons, été, hiver and automne, 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, 2:48 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A1
- Unit 11 · La Météo
- ⏱ 2:48
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“Les Saisons” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ready to learn? | Prêt à apprendre ? |
| Oui, allons-y ! | Yes, let's go! |
| What are the seasons? | C'est quoi, les saisons ? |
| Les saisons ! Les saisons ! | The seasons! The seasons! |
| How many seasons? | Combien de saisons ? |
| Il y en a quatre ! | There are four! |
| Spring, what’s that in French? | |
| Le printemps ! Le printemps ! | Spring! Spring! |
| And spring in English? | Et « spring » en anglais ? |
| Springtime, here we go! | Le printemps, c'est parti ! |
| Summer! | L’été ! |
| L’été ! | Summer! |
| Winter! | L’hiver ! |
| L’hiver ! | Winter! |
| Autumn! | L’automne ! |
| L’automne ! | Autumn! |
| Les saisons, les saisons, | The seasons, the seasons, |
| Four seasons, quatre saisons ! | |
| It’s hot in summer! | Il fait chaud en été ! |
| Il fait chaud en été ! | It’s hot in summer! |
| We swim in summer! | On nage en été ! |
| On nage en été ! | We swim in summer! |
| It’s cold in winter! | Il fait froid en hiver ! |
| Il fait froid en hiver ! | It’s cold in winter! |
| I wear my coat! | Je mets mon manteau ! |
| Je mets mon manteau ! | I wear my coat! |
| Summer! | L’été ! |
| L’été ! | Summer! |
| Winter! | L’hiver ! |
| L’hiver ! | Winter! |
| Autumn! | L’automne ! |
| L’automne ! | Autumn! |
| Les saisons, les saisons, | The seasons, the seasons, |
| Four seasons, quatre saisons ! | |
| Leaves fall in autumn! | Les feuilles tombent en automne ! |
| Les feuilles tombent en automne ! | Leaves fall in autumn! |
| We jump in leaves! | On saute dans les feuilles ! |
| On saute dans les feuilles ! | We jump in leaves! |
| What comes after winter? | Qu'est-ce qui vient après l'hiver ? |
| Le printemps ! Spring is here! | |
| Flowers in the garden! | Des fleurs dans le jardin ! |
| Des fleurs dans le jardin ! | Flowers in the garden! |
| Summer, say it again! | L'été, redis-le ! |
| L’été ! L’été ! | Summer! Summer! |
| Winter, say it again! | L'hiver, redis-le ! |
| L’hiver ! L’hiver ! | Winter! Winter! |
| Autumn, one more time! | L'automne, encore une fois ! |
| L’automne ! L’automne ! | Autumn! Autumn! |
| Seasons, saisons, let’s sing them all! | |
| What are the seasons? | C'est quoi, les saisons ? |
| Les saisons ! Les saisons ! | The seasons! The seasons! |
| Summer! | L’été ! |
| L’été ! | Summer! |
| Winter! | L’hiver ! |
| L’hiver ! | Winter! |
| Autumn! | L’automne ! |
| L’automne ! | Autumn! |
| Le printemps, l’été, l’automne, l’hiver, | Spring, summer, autumn, winter, |
| Spring, summer, autumn, winter—we know them together! | Printemps, été, automne, hiver — on les connaît ensemble ! |
| Les saisons, les saisons, hooray, hooray! | |
| À bientôt ! | See you soon! |
| See you soon! | À bientôt ! |
Key French words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| saisons | seasons |
| été | summer |
| hiver | winter |
| automne | autumn |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “saisons” the word of the day
This song repeats “saisons” (seasons) on 7 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 2:48, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Act out the weather: shiver for cold, fan yourself for hot, pitter-patter fingers for rain.
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