“Auf Wiedersehen, Freunde” — Goodbye, Friends Song in German for Kids
In “Auf Wiedersehen, Freunde” (Goodbye, Friends), kids sing key German words like auf Wiedersehen, bis später, Freunde and tschüss, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 1: Greetings, 1:46 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 1 · Hallo!
- ⏱ 1:46
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“Auf Wiedersehen, Freunde” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Hello, Freunde! Hallo, friends! | |
| Ready? Los geht’s! | |
| Goodbye! — Auf Wiedersehen! | |
| Auf Wiedersehen! — Goodbye! | |
| Friends! — Freunde! | |
| Freunde! — Friends! | |
| See you later! — Bis später! | |
| Bis später! — See you later! | |
| Bye! — Tschüss! | |
| Tschüss! — Bye! | |
| Goodbye, friends! — Auf Wiedersehen, Freunde! | |
| See you later! — Bis später! | |
| Bye, friends! — Tschüss, Freunde! | |
| Tschüss! Bis später! Auf Wiedersehen! | Bye! See you later! Goodbye! |
| Good morning! — Guten Morgen! | |
| Guten Morgen! — Good morning! | |
| How are you? — Wie geht’s? | |
| Wie geht’s? — How are you? | |
| I’m good! — Mir geht’s gut! | |
| Mir geht’s gut! — I’m good! | |
| See you soon! — Bis bald! | |
| Bis bald! — See you soon! | |
| Goodbye, friends! — Auf Wiedersehen, Freunde! | |
| See you later! — Bis später! | |
| Bye, friends! — Tschüss, Freunde! | |
| Tschüss! Bis später! Auf Wiedersehen! | Bye! See you later! Goodbye! |
| Your turn: Goodbye! — Auf Wiedersehen! | |
| My turn: Bye! — Tschüss! | |
| Friends! — Freunde! | |
| Bis später, Freunde! See you later! | |
| Goodbye, friends! — Auf Wiedersehen, Freunde! | |
| See you later! — Bis später! | |
| Bye, friends! — Tschüss, Freunde! | |
| Tschüss! Bis später! Auf Wiedersehen! | Bye! See you later! Goodbye! |
| Bye, friends! — Tschüss, Freunde! | |
| See you later! — Bis später! | |
Key German words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| auf Wiedersehen | goodbye |
| bis später | see you later |
| Freunde | friends |
| tschüss | bye |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “Freunde”s
“Freunde” means “friends” and comes up on 12 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 1:46, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Act it out with two soft toys: one says the German line, the other answers.
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