“Die Sonne scheint” — It's Sunny Song in German for Kids
In “Die Sonne scheint” (It's Sunny), kids sing key German words like Sonne, es ist heiß, spielen and draußen, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 11: Weather & Seasons, 2:21 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: A1
- Unit 11 · Das Wetter
- ⏱ 2:21
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“Die Sonne scheint” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Good morning, little sunshine! | Guten Morgen, Sonnenschein! |
| Guten Morgen, Sonnenschein! | Good morning, little sunshine! |
| What’s up in the sky? | Was ist oben am Himmel? |
| Die Sonne ist da! | The sun is up! |
| Sun! | Sonne! |
| Sonne! | Sun! |
| Say it again: sun! | Sag es noch mal: Sonne! |
| Sonne! Sonne! | Sun! Sun! |
| It’s sunny today! | Heute ist es sonnig! |
| Heute ist es sonnig! | It’s sunny today! |
| The sun is bright! | Die Sonne scheint! |
| Die Sonne scheint! | The sun is bright! |
| Sun, Sonne, sing along! | |
| Sonne, Sonne, all day long! | |
| What do we do outside? | Was machen wir draußen? |
| Wir spielen draußen! | We play outside! |
| To play! | Spielen! |
| Spielen! | To play! |
| Let’s play outside! | Lass uns draußen spielen! |
| Lass uns draußen spielen! | Let’s play outside! |
| Outside! | Draußen! |
| Draußen! | Outside! |
| It’s sunny today! | Heute ist es sonnig! |
| Heute ist es sonnig! | It’s sunny today! |
| The sun is bright! | Die Sonne scheint! |
| Die Sonne scheint! | The sun is bright! |
| Sun, Sonne, sing along! | |
| Sonne, Sonne, all day long! | |
| Is it warm today? | Ist es heute warm? |
| Ja, es ist warm! | Yes, it’s warm! |
| It’s hot! | Es ist heiß! |
| Es ist heiß! | It’s hot! |
| Say it nice and slow: | Sag es schön langsam: |
| Es ist heiß! | It’s hot, it’s hot! |
| It’s hot, it’s hot! | Es ist heiß! |
| Es ist heiß! | It’s hot, it’s hot! |
| Where shall we play? | Wo sollen wir spielen? |
| Draußen im Garten! | Outside in the garden! |
| In the garden! | Im Garten! |
| Im Garten! | In the garden! |
| The sun feels warm! | Die Sonne ist warm! |
| Die Sonne ist warm! | The sun feels warm! |
| Sun, Sonne! | |
| Sonne, sun! | |
| It’s sunny today! | Heute ist es sonnig! |
| Heute ist es sonnig! | It’s sunny today! |
| It’s hot, it’s hot! | Es ist heiß! |
| Es ist heiß! | It’s hot, it’s hot! |
| Let’s play outside! | Lass uns draußen spielen! |
| Lass uns draußen spielen! | Let’s play outside! |
| Sun! | Sonne! |
| Sonne! | Sun! |
| Outside! | Draußen! |
| Draußen! | Outside! |
| Sonne, Sonne, goodnight, sun. | |
| Draußen gespielt—now day is done. | |
| Gute Nacht, Sonnenschein! | Goodnight, little sunshine! |
| Goodnight, little sunshine! | Gute Nacht, Sonnenschein! |
Key German words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Sonne | sun |
| es ist heiß | it's hot |
| spielen | to play |
| draußen | outside |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “Sonne”
“Sonne” (sun) is sung on 10 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 2:21, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Each morning, ask your child which German weather word fits today.
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