“Schnell und langsam” — Fast and Slow Song in German for Kids

In “Schnell und langsam” (Fast and Slow), kids sing key German words like schnell, langsam, gehen and noch mal, 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, 2:00 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇩🇪 German
Level: A2
Unit 13 · Los geht's!
⏱ 2:00
🔒 Premium

🔒 “Schnell und langsam” is a Premium song

The lyrics and translation are free to read below. To play the song, start a 7-day free trial: it unlocks all 134 songs in every language. Cancel anytime.

Start 7-day free trial or play the free songs first

“Schnell und langsam” 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
Fast and slow, here we go!	Schnell und langsam, los geht’s!
Schnell und langsam, hallo!	Fast and slow, hello!
Fast is schnell, slow is langsam!
Sing along, learn the word, yeah!	Sing mit, lern das Wort, juhu!
Fast!	Schnell!
Schnell!	Fast!
Slow!	Langsam!
Langsam!	Slow!
Walk fast!	Geh schnell!
Geh schnell!	Walk fast!
Walk slow!	Geh langsam!
Geh langsam!	Walk slow!
Let us try it one more time!	Versuchen wir es noch einmal!
Wir machen das noch mal!	Let’s do it again!
Fast and slow, here we go!	Schnell und langsam, los geht’s!
Schnell und langsam, hallo!	Fast and slow, hello!
Fast is schnell, slow is langsam!
Sing along, learn the word, yeah!	Sing mit, lern das Wort, juhu!
Schnell!	Fast!
Fast!	Schnell!
Langsam!	Slow!
Slow!	Langsam!
Go fast!	Geh schnell!
Geh schnell!	Go fast!
Go slow!	Geh langsam!
Geh langsam!	Go slow!
Once again!	Noch mal!
Noch mal!	Once again!
Very fast!	Sehr schnell!
Sehr schnell!	Very fast!
Very slow!	Sehr langsam!
Sehr langsam!	Very slow!
Wir gehen schnell!	We walk fast!
We walk fast!	Wir gehen schnell!
Fast and slow, here we go!	Schnell und langsam, los geht’s!
Schnell und langsam, hallo!	Fast and slow, hello!
Fast is schnell, slow is langsam!
Sing along, learn the word, yeah!	Sing mit, lern das Wort, juhu!
Fast and slow!	Schnell und langsam!
Schnell und langsam!	Fast and slow!
One more time!	Noch einmal!
Noch mal!	Once again!
Tschüss!	Bye-bye!

Key German words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

German	English
schnell	fast
langsam	slow
gehen	to walk
noch mal	again

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “schnell”s
“schnell” means “fast” and comes up on 10 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
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 2:00, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Play freeze dance: pause the song and call out one of its German action words to restart.