“L'arbre” — Tree Song in French for Kids

In “L'arbre” (The Tree), kids sing key French words like arbre, feuille, branche and grandir, 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, 2:22 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇫🇷 French
Level: A2
Unit 14 · La Nature
⏱ 2:22
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“L'arbre” 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? Prêt ?
Let’s play! On y va !
What is tree in French? — Un arbre !
Say it again! — Un arbre !
The tree is tall. — L’arbre est grand.
Where is the tree? — Dans le jardin !
Tree! — Arbre !
Leaf! — Feuille !
Branch! — Branche !
Grow! — Grandir !
Arbre, arbre, feuille, branche,	Tree, tree, leaf, branch,
Grandir, grandir—let’s sing and dance!
What is leaf in English? — A leaf!
Une feuille is green. — A leaf is green!
What is branch in French? — Une branche !
The branch is strong. — La branche est solide.
To grow in French? — Grandir !
The tree grows tall. — L’arbre grandit.
A little leaf. — Une petite feuille.
A big tree. — Un grand arbre.
Tree! — Arbre !
Leaf! — Feuille !
Branch! — Branche !
Grow! — Grandir !
Arbre, arbre, feuille, branche,	Tree, tree, leaf, branch,
Grandir, grandir—let’s sing and dance!
Who has leaves? — The tree does!	Qui a des feuilles ? — L’arbre en a !
Qui a des feuilles ? — L’arbre en a !	Who has leaves? — The tree does!
Where’s the branch? — On the tree!	Où est la branche ? — Sur l’arbre !
Où est la branche ? — Sur l’arbre !	Where’s the branch? — On the tree!
Tree! — Arbre !
Leaf! — Feuille !
Branch! — Branche !
Grow! — Grandir !
Tree, arbre, leaf, feuille,
Branch, branche—growing tall!
Grandir, grandir—one and all!
Good night, tree. — Bonne nuit, arbre.
Good night, leaf. — Bonne nuit, feuille.

Key French words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

French	English
arbre	tree
feuille	leaf
branche	branch
grandir	to grow

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “arbre” the word of the day
This song repeats “arbre” (tree) on 14 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 2:22, 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.