“Meine Schuhe” — My Shoes Song in German for Kids

In “Meine Schuhe” (My Shoes), kids sing key German words like Schuhe, Socken, Füße and gehen, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 9: Clothes, 1:56 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇩🇪 German
Level: A1
Unit 9 · Die Kleidung
⏱ 1:56
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“Meine Schuhe” 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
Shoes!	Schuhe!
Schuhe!	Shoes!
Ready to play?	Bereit zum Spielen?
Los geht’s, hurra!	Let’s go, hooray!
My shoes are blue	Meine Schuhe sind blau
Meine Schuhe sind blau	My shoes are blue
Put on your shoes	Zieh deine Schuhe an
Zieh deine Schuhe an	Put on your shoes
Shoes, shoes, what do we say?	Schuhe, Schuhe, was sagen wir?
Schuhe, Schuhe, jeden Tag!	Shoes, shoes, every day!
Shoes!	Schuhe!
Schuhe!	Shoes!
Socks!	Socken!
Socken!	Socks!
Feet!	Füße!
Füße!	Feet!
To walk!	Gehen!
Gehen!	To walk!
Schuhe, Socken, Füße, gehen!	Shoes, socks, feet, walking!
Say it, sing it, now you know!	Sag es, sing es, jetzt weißt du es!
Schuhe, Socken, Füße, gehen!	Shoes, socks, feet, walking!
Step by step, come on, let’s go!	Schritt für Schritt, komm, los geht’s!
Meine Socken sind gelb	My socks are yellow
My socks are yellow	Meine Socken sind gelb
Wo sind meine Schuhe?	Where are my shoes?
Where are my shoes?	Wo sind meine Schuhe?
Hier sind deine Schuhe!	Here are your shoes!
Here are your shoes!	Hier sind deine Schuhe!
Meine Füße sind warm	My feet are warm
My feet are warm	Meine Füße sind warm
Ich kann gehen	I can walk!
I can walk!	Ich kann gehen
Shoes!	Schuhe!
Schuhe!	Shoes!
Socks!	Socken!
Socken!	Socks!
Feet!	Füße!
Füße!	Feet!
To walk!	Gehen!
Gehen!	To walk!
Schuhe, Socken, Füße, gehen!	Shoes, socks, feet, walking!
Say it, sing it, now you know!	Sag es, sing es, jetzt weißt du es!
Schuhe, Socken, Füße, gehen!	Shoes, socks, feet, walking!
Step by step, come on, let’s go!	Schritt für Schritt, komm, los geht’s!
Left foot!	Linker Fuß!
Linker Fuß!	Left foot!
Rechter Fuß!	Right foot!
Right foot!	Rechter Fuß!
Walk slowly!	Geh langsam!
Geh langsam!	Walk slowly!
Geh schnell!	Walk quickly!
Walk quickly!	Geh schnell!
Ein, zwei, drei — one, two, three!
Meine Schuhe — look at me!
Shoes!	Schuhe!
Schuhe!	Shoes!
Socks!	Socken!
Socken!	Socks!
Feet!	Füße!
Füße!	Feet!
To walk!	Gehen!
Gehen!	To walk!
Schuhe, Socken, Füße, gehen!	Shoes, socks, feet, walking!
English, Deutsch, now we know!
Schuhe, Socken, Füße, gehen!	Shoes, socks, feet, walking!
Step by step, come on, let’s go!	Schritt für Schritt, komm, los geht’s!
My shoes!	Meine Schuhe!
Meine Schuhe!	My shoes!
Let’s walk!	Lass uns gehen!
Lass uns gehen!	Let’s walk!
Schuhe, Schuhe — tschüss, goodbye!

Key German words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

German	English
Schuhe	shoes
Socken	socks
Füße	feet
gehen	to walk

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “Schuhe”
“Schuhe” (shoes) is sung on 18 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 1:56, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Turn tidying up into a game: put away each piece as you say its German name.