“Guten Morgen” — Good Morning Song in German for Kids

In “Guten Morgen” (Good Morning), kids sing key German words like Guten Morgen, Wie geht's dir?, sehr gut and danke, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 1: Greetings, 1:52 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇩🇪 German
Level: Beginner
Unit 1 · Hallo!
⏱ 1:52
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“Guten Morgen” 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
Good morning!	Guten Morgen!
Guten Morgen!	Good morning!
Good morning!	Guten Morgen!
Guten Morgen!	Good morning!
Good morning! — Guten Morgen!
Guten Morgen! — Good morning!
Hello! — Hallo!
Hallo! — Hello!
How are you? — Wie geht’s dir?
Wie geht’s dir? — How are you?
Very well! — Sehr gut!
Sehr gut! — Very well!
Thank you! — Danke!
Danke! — Thank you!
Guten Morgen, good morning!
Guten Morgen, good morning!
Wie geht’s dir? How are you?
Sehr gut, danke! Very well, thank you!
I’m fine! — Mir geht’s gut!
Mir geht’s gut! — I’m fine!
And you? — Und dir?
Und dir? — And you?
Good day! — Guten Tag!
Guten Tag! — Good day!
Please! — Bitte!
Bitte! — Please!
Yes! — Ja!
Ja! — Yes!
No! — Nein!
Nein! — No!
Guten Morgen, good morning!
Guten Morgen, good morning!
Wie geht’s dir? How are you?
Sehr gut, danke! Very well, thank you!
One, two, three! — Eins, zwei, drei!
Eins, zwei, drei! — One, two, three!
Come and play! — Komm, spiel mit!
Komm, spiel mit! — Come and play!
Good morning! — Guten Morgen!
Guten Morgen! — Good morning!
How are you? — Wie geht’s dir?
Wie geht’s dir? — How are you?
Very well! — Sehr gut!
Thank you! — Danke!
Guten Morgen, good morning!
Guten Morgen, good morning!
Good morning!	Guten Morgen!
Guten Morgen!	Good morning!
Danke!	Thank you!
Thank you!	Danke!

Key German words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

German	English
Guten Morgen	good morning
Wie geht's dir?	how are you?
sehr gut	very well
danke	thank you

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “Guten Morgen”s
“Guten Morgen” means “good morning” and comes up on 13 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
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 1:52, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. At bedtime, whisper the last line of the song instead of goodnight in English.