“Dschungeltiere” — Jungle Animals Song in German for Kids

In “Dschungeltiere” (Jungle Animals), kids sing key German words like Dschungel, Löwe, Affe and Schlange, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 4: Animals, 1:23 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇩🇪 German
Level: Beginner
Unit 4 · Die Tiere
⏱ 1:23
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“Dschungeltiere” 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
Hello, hallo! Ready to play?
Let’s learn jungle words today!	Heute lernen wir Dschungelwörter!
Jungle!	Dschungel!
Dschungel!	Jungle!
In the jungle!	Im Dschungel!
Im Dschungel!	In the jungle!
Lion!	Löwe!
Löwe!	Lion!
A lion!	Ein Löwe!
Ein Löwe!	A lion!
Lion, lion!	Löwe, Löwe!
Löwe, Löwe!	Lion, lion!
Say it loud!	Sag es laut!
Sag es laut!	Say it loud!
Monkey!	Affe!
Affe!	Monkey!
A monkey!	Ein Affe!
Ein Affe!	A monkey!
Snake!	Schlange!
Schlange!	Snake!
A snake!	Eine Schlange!
Eine Schlange!	A snake!
Hello, monkey!	Hallo, Affe!
Hallo, Affe!	Hello, monkey!
Hello, lion!	Hallo, Löwe!
Hallo, Löwe!	Hello, lion!
Dschungel!	Jungle!
Jungle!	Dschungel!
Löwe!	Lion!
Lion!	Löwe!
Affe!	Monkey!
Monkey!	Affe!
Schlange!	Snake!
Snake!	Schlange!
Jungle, jungle!	Dschungel, Dschungel!
Dschungel, Dschungel!	Jungle, jungle!
Lion, lion!	Löwe, Löwe!
Löwe, Löwe!	Lion, lion!
Monkey, monkey!	Affe, Affe!
Affe, Affe!	Monkey, monkey!
Snake, snake!	Schlange, Schlange!
Schlange, Schlange!	Snake, snake!
Great job, friends!	Gut gemacht, Freunde!
Das war toll!	That was great!
Auf Wiedersehen!	Goodbye!
Goodbye, goodbye!	Auf Wiedersehen!

Key German words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

German	English
Dschungel	jungle
Löwe	lion
Affe	monkey
Schlange	snake

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “Löwe”s
“Löwe” means “lion” and comes up on 6 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
A quick one: try it with an activity
At 1:23 it's short enough to play twice in a row. Move like each animal as it's named: hop, stomp, flap, slither.