“Die Blumen” — Flowers Song in German for Kids

In “Die Blumen” (The Flowers), kids sing key German words like Blume, Garten, Biene and riechen, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 14: Nature, 2:14 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇩🇪 German
Level: A2
Unit 14 · Die Natur
⏱ 2:14
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“Die Blumen” 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, friends?	Bereit, Freunde?
Ja, wir sind bereit!	Yes, we’re ready!
English!	Englisch!
Deutsch!	German!
Flower!	Blume!
Blume!	Flower!
Here’s a flower for you.	Hier ist eine Blume für dich.
Hier ist eine Blume für dich.	Here’s a flower for you.
Garden!	Garten!
Garten!	Garden!
The garden is green.	Der Garten ist grün.
Der Garten ist grün.	The garden is green.
Blume!	Flower!
Flower!	Blume!
Blume, Blume, smell the flower!
Blume, Blume, riech daran!	Flower, flower, smell it!
Flower, flower, what a sweet smell!	Blume, Blume, wie süß sie duftet!
Blume, Blume, wie das duftet!	Flower, flower, how sweet it smells!
Bee!	Biene!
Biene!	Bee!
The bee is in the garden.	Die Biene ist im Garten.
Die Biene ist im Garten.	The bee is in the garden.
To smell!	Riechen!
Riechen!	To smell!
I smell the flower.	Ich rieche die Blume.
Ich rieche die Blume.	I smell the flower.
Where is the flower?	Wo ist die Blume?
Im Garten!	In the garden!
Who is buzzing there?	Wer summt denn da?
Die Biene!	The bee!
What do you do?	Was machst du?
Wir riechen!	We smell!
And what smells sweet?	Und was duftet süß?
Die Blume!	The flower!
Blume!	Flower!
Flower!	Blume!
Blume, Blume, smell the flower!
Blume, Blume, riech daran!	Flower, flower, smell it!
Flower, flower, what a sweet smell!	Blume, Blume, wie süß sie duftet!
Blume, Blume, wie das duftet!	Flower, flower, how sweet it smells!
I see a flower.	Ich sehe eine Blume.
Ich sehe eine Blume.	I see a flower.
You see a bee.	Du siehst eine Biene.
Du siehst eine Biene.	You see a bee.
We walk in the garden.	Wir gehen in den Garten.
Wir gehen in den Garten.	We walk in the garden.
We stop and smell.	Wir bleiben stehen und riechen.
Wir bleiben stehen und riechen.	We stop and smell.
Flower!	Blume!
Blume!	Flower!
Garden!	Garten!
Garten!	Garden!
Bee!	Biene!
Biene!	Bee!
To smell!	Riechen!
Riechen!	To smell!
Blume, Blume, flower power!
Garten, Biene, riech daran!	Garden, bee, smell it!
English and German, sing along!	Englisch und Deutsch, sing mit!
Deutsch und Englisch, unser Lied!	German and English, our song!
Flower!	Blume!
Blume!	Flower!
See you in the garden!	Tschüss, bis bald im Garten!
Tschüss, bis bald im Garten!	See you in the garden!

Key German words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

German	English
Blume	flower
Garten	garden
Biene	bee
riechen	to smell

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “Blume”
“Blume” (flower) is sung on 14 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 German ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
3
Make it a routine
At 2:14, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Look out of the window at night and find what the song sings about.