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“Tanz mit mir” — Dance With Me Song in German for Kids

In “Tanz mit mir” (Dance With Me), kids sing key German words like tanzen, Musik, sich bewegen and mit mir, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 13: Actions & Movement, 1:55 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇩🇪 German
  • Level: A2
  • Unit 13 · Los geht's!
  • ⏱ 1:55
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“Tanz mit mir” 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.
SungMeaning
Ready to dance?Bereit zum Tanzen?
Ja, mit dir!Yes, with you!
Dance!Tanzen!
Tanzen!Dance!
Dance with me!Tanz mit mir!
Tanz mit mir!Dance with me!
Music!Musik!
Musik!Music!
The music is fun!Die Musik macht Spaß!
Die Musik macht Spaß!The music is fun!
Dance with me, dance with me!Tanz mit mir, tanz mit mir!
Tanz mit mir, tanz mit mir!Dance with me, dance with me!
Move your feet!Beweg die Füße!
Beweg die Füße!Move your feet!
Move with me!Beweg dich mit mir!
Beweg dich mit mir!Move with me!
Dance and move!Tanzen, sich bewegen!
Tanzen, sich bewegen!Dance and move!
Can you turn?Kannst du dich drehen?
Kannst du dich drehen?Can you turn?
Can you clap?Kannst du klatschen?
Kannst du klatschen?Can you clap?
One, two, three!Eins, zwei, drei!
Eins, zwei, drei!One, two, three!
Come dance with me!Komm, tanz mit mir!
Komm, tanz mit mir!Come dance with me!
Dance with me, dance with me!Tanz mit mir, tanz mit mir!
Tanz mit mir, tanz mit mir!Dance with me, dance with me!
Move your feet!Beweg die Füße!
Beweg die Füße!Move your feet!
Music, music!Musik, Musik!
Musik, Musik!Music, music!
Tanzen, tanzen — dance with me!
Are you happy?Bist du fröhlich?
Ja, ich bin froh!Yes, I am glad!
Shall we dance?Wollen wir tanzen?
Ja, los geht’s!Yes, let’s go!
A little faster?Ein bisschen schneller?
Nicht zu schnell!Not too fast!
Take my hand!Nimm meine Hand!
Nimm meine Hand!Take my hand!
Dance with me, dance with me!Tanz mit mir, tanz mit mir!
Tanz mit mir, tanz mit mir!Dance with me, dance with me!
Music makes us move!Musik bringt uns in Bewegung!
Musik bringt uns in Bewegung!Music makes us move!
Dance!Tanzen!
Tanzen!Dance!
Move!Bewegen!
Bewegen!Move!
Dance with me — tanz mit mir!
One more time?Noch einmal?
Ja! Tanz mit mir!Yes! Dance with me!

Key German words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

GermanEnglish
tanzento dance
Musikmusic
sich bewegento move
mit mirwith me

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Listen for “mit mir”

    “mit mir” (with me) is sung on 8 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. 2

    Split the parts

    Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the German ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.

  3. 3

    Make it a routine

    At 1:55, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Use it as a quick energy break before a quiet activity.

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