“Gesund essen” — Eat Well, Drink Water Song in German for Kids
In “Gesund essen” (Eat Well, Drink Water), kids sing key German words like gesund, das Obst, das Gemüse and die Karotte, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 25: Healthy Habits, 2:41 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: A1
- Unit 25 · Gesund und Munter
- ⏱ 2:41
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“Gesund essen” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Healthy! | Gesund! |
| Gesund! | Healthy! |
| Fruit! | Das Obst! |
| Das Obst! | Fruit! |
| Vegetables! | Das Gemüse! |
| Das Gemüse! | Vegetables! |
| Carrot! | Die Karotte! |
| Die Karotte! | Carrot! |
| Crunchy carrot, nice and bright! | Knackige Karotte, schön und bunt! |
| Knackig, lecker — schmeckt so fein! | Crunchy, yummy — tastes so good! |
| Apple! | Der Apfel! |
| Der Apfel! | Apple! |
| Juicy apple, take a bite! | Saftiger Apfel, beiß mal rein! |
| Saftiger Apfel — lecker! | Juicy apple — yummy! |
| I eat healthy! | Ich esse gesund! |
| Ich esse gesund! | I eat healthy! |
| Every day, we learn and munch! | Jeden Tag lernen und mampfen wir! |
| Jeden Tag — das macht uns Spaß! | Every day — that’s fun for us! |
| Drink water! | Trink Wasser! |
| Trink Wasser! | Drink water! |
| A big glass of water! | Ein großes Glas Wasser! |
| Ein großes Glas Wasser! | A big glass of water! |
| Yummy! | Lecker! |
| Lecker! | Yummy! |
| Strong! | Stark! |
| Stark! | Strong! |
| Ich esse gesund — I eat healthy! | |
| Lecker, lecker, yum-yum-yum! | |
| Trink Wasser — here it comes! | |
| Gesund and happy, everyone! | |
| Broccoli! | Brokkoli! |
| Der Brokkoli! | Broccoli! |
| Little trees! | Kleine Bäumchen! |
| Kleine Bäumchen! | Little trees! |
| Green and crunchy, take a taste! | Grün und knackig, probier mal! |
| Knackig, grün — das schmeckt so fein! | Crunchy, green — it tastes so good! |
| One more bite! | Noch ein Happen! |
| Noch ein Happen! | One more bite! |
| One more bite, then big smiles! | Noch ein Happen, dann ein großes Lächeln! |
| Noch ein Happen — stark und fit! | One more bite — strong and fit! |
| Fruit and veggies! | Obst und Gemüse! |
| Obst und Gemüse! | Fruit and veggies! |
| Apples, carrots, broccoli! | Äpfel, Karotten, Brokkoli! |
| Äpfel, Karotten, Brokkoli! | Apples, carrots, broccoli! |
| Sweet treats sometimes! | Süßes gibt’s manchmal! |
| Süßes gibt’s manchmal! | Sweet treats sometimes! |
| We enjoy each kind of food! | Wir mögen jedes Essen! |
| Drink water! | Trink Wasser! |
| Trink Wasser! | Drink water! |
| A big glass of water! | Ein großes Glas Wasser! |
| Ein großes Glas Wasser! | A big glass of water! |
| Yummy! | Lecker! |
| Lecker! | Yummy! |
| Strong! | Stark! |
| Stark! | Strong! |
| Ich esse gesund — I eat healthy! | |
| Lecker, lecker, yum-yum-yum! | |
| Trink Wasser — here it comes! | |
| Gesund and happy, everyone! | |
| What helps us feel good? | Was tut uns gut? |
| Wasser trinken! | Drinking water! |
| What gives us a crunch? | Was knackt so schön? |
| Eine Karotte! | A carrot! |
| What’s juicy and sweet? | Was ist saftig und süß? |
| Ein Apfel! | An apple! |
| Kleine Bäumchen, Brokkoli! | Little trees, broccoli! |
| Healthy! | Gesund! |
| Gesund! | Healthy! |
| You and me — stark, stark, stark! | |
| Drink water! | Trink Wasser! |
| Trink Wasser! | Drink water! |
| A big glass of water! | Ein großes Glas Wasser! |
| Ein großes Glas Wasser! | A big glass of water! |
| Yummy! | Lecker! |
| Lecker! | Yummy! |
| Strong! | Stark! |
| Stark! | Strong! |
| Ich esse gesund — I eat healthy! | |
| Lecker, lecker, yum-yum-yum! | |
| Trink Wasser — here it comes! | |
| Gesund and happy, everyone! | |
| Gesund! Lecker! Stark! | Healthy! Yummy! Strong! |
Key German words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| gesund | healthy |
| das Obst | fruit |
| das Gemüse | vegetables |
| die Karotte | carrot |
| der Brokkoli | broccoli |
| der Apfel | apple |
| trink Wasser | drink water |
| noch ein Happen | one more bite |
| lecker | yummy |
| stark | strong |
| ich esse gesund | I eat healthy |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “lecker” the word of the day
This song repeats “lecker” (yummy) on 9 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 German ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 2:41, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Brush along to the whole song, top teeth first, then bottom.
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