“Die Katze und der Hund” — Cat and the Dog Song in German for Kids

In “Die Katze und der Hund” (The Cat and the Dog), kids sing key German words like Katze, Hund, miau and wau wau, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 4: Animals, 2:15 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇩🇪 German
Level: Beginner
Unit 4 · Die Tiere
⏱ 2:15
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“Die Katze und der Hund” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. German lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
Ready, little friend?	Bereit, kleiner Freund?
Yeah!	Ja!
Los geht's!	Let's go!
Cat, Katze!
The cat says meow.	Die Katze macht miau.
Die Katze macht miau, miau, miau.	The cat says meow, meow, meow.
Miau, miau.	Meow, meow.
Soft little paws	Weiche Pfoten
Weiche Pfoten	Soft paws
Where is the cat?	Wo ist die Katze?
Da ist die Katze.	There is the cat.
Hello, cat.	Hallo, Katze.
Hallo, Katze.	Hello, cat.
Come and play!	Komm, spiel mit!
Komm, spiel mit!	Come and play!
Cat, Katze, Katze, cat.
Cat is Katze, say it again.
Katze, cat, you're learning, my friend.
Meow is miau, meow is miau.
Miau, miau, say it now!
Dog, Hund!
The dog says woof.	Der Hund macht wau wau.
Der Hund macht wau wau, wau wau, wau wau.	The dog says woof woof, woof woof, woof woof.
Good little dog	Braver Hund
Braver Hund	Good dog
Where is the dog?	Wo ist der Hund?
Da ist der Hund.	There is the dog.
Hello, dog.	Hallo, Hund.
Hallo, Hund.	Hello, dog.
Come and play!	Komm, spiel mit!
Komm, spiel mit!	Come and play!
Dog, Hund, Hund, dog.
Dog is Hund, say it again.
Hund, dog, you're learning, my friend.
Woof is wau wau, woof is wau wau.
Wau wau, wau wau, say it now!
The cat and the dog	Die Katze und der Hund
Die Katze und der Hund	The cat and the dog
The cat says meow.	Die Katze macht miau.
Die Katze macht miau.	The cat says meow.
The dog says woof.	Der Hund macht wau wau.
Der Hund macht wau wau.	The dog says woof woof.
Cat and dog	Katze und Hund
Katze und Hund	Cat and dog
Cat is Katze, dog is Hund.
Katze und Hund, say it together!
Meow is miau, woof is wau wau.
Miau, wau wau, now you know how!
Cat, Katze, dog, Hund!
Meow, miau, woof, wau wau!
Katze, Hund, miau, wau wau!	Cat, dog, meow, woof woof!
Tschüss, Katze! Tschüss, Hund!	Bye, cat! Bye, dog!
Bye-bye, friends!	Tschüss, Freunde!
Bis bald!	See you soon!

Key German words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

German	English
Katze	cat
Hund	dog
miau	meow
wau wau	woof

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “Hund”
“Hund” (dog) is sung on 13 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
Pause between the call and the answer
The song moves back and forth between English and German. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the German answer before the song sings it.
3
Make it a routine
At 2:15, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Draw the animals from the song together and label them with their German names.