“Deux mains, deux pieds” — Two Hands, Two Feet Song in French for Kids

In “Deux mains, deux pieds” (Two Hands, Two Feet), kids sing key French words like mains, pieds, doigts and bras, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 6: My Body, 2:08 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇫🇷 French
Level: A1
Unit 6 · Mon Corps
⏱ 2:08
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“Deux mains, deux pieds” 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
Hello, bonjour!
Are you ready? Oui, oui!
Hands! — Les mains!
Two hands! — Deux mains!
Clap your hands! — Tape dans tes mains!
My hands are here! — Mes mains sont ici!
Two hands, deux mains,
Clap, clap, clap again!	Tape, tape, tape encore !
Two feet, deux pieds,
Tap, tap, hooray!	Tape, tape, hourra !
Mains, mains, show them high!
Pieds, pieds, touch the sky!
Two hands, deux mains,
Two feet, deux pieds!
Fingers! — Les doigts!
Wiggle fingers! — Bouge les doigts!
Arms! — Les bras!
Raise your arms! — Lève les bras!
My arms go up! — Mes bras montent!
My fingers wiggle! — Mes doigts bougent!
Two hands, deux mains,
Clap, clap, clap again!	Tape, tape, tape encore !
Two feet, deux pieds,
Tap, tap, hooray!	Tape, tape, hourra !
Mains, mains, show them high!
Pieds, pieds, touch the sky!
Two hands, deux mains,
Two feet, deux pieds!
Where are your hands? — Voici mes mains!
Where are your feet? — Voici mes pieds!
Show me your fingers! — Voilà les doigts!
Lift up your arms! — Voilà les bras!
One, two! — Un, deux!
Ready, set! — Prêts? Partez!
Two hands, deux mains,
Clap, clap, clap again!	Tape, tape, tape encore !
Two feet, deux pieds,
Tap, tap, hooray!	Tape, tape, hourra !
Fingers, doigts, wiggle, wiggle!
Arms, bras, up high, up high!
Two hands, deux mains,
Two feet, deux pieds!
Mains! — Hands!
Pieds! — Feet!
Doigts! — Fingers!
Bras! — Arms!
Merci, thank you!
À bientôt, see you soon!

Key French words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

French	English
mains	hands
pieds	feet
doigts	fingers
bras	arms

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “mains”
“mains” (hands) is sung on 12 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 2:08, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Name body parts in French while getting dressed or washing hands.