“Auf dem Bauernhof” — On the Farm Song in German for Kids
In “Auf dem Bauernhof” (On the Farm), kids sing key German words like Bauernhof, Kuh, Ente and Pferd, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 4: Animals, 1:44 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 4 · Die Tiere
- ⏱ 1:44
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“Auf dem Bauernhof” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Hello, hallo! | |
| Ready? Los geht’s! | |
| Farm! | Bauernhof! |
| Bauernhof! | Farm! |
| The farm! | Der Bauernhof! |
| Der Bauernhof! | The farm! |
| Cow! | Kuh! |
| Kuh! | Cow! |
| The cow says moo! | Die Kuh macht muh! |
| Die Kuh macht muh! | The cow says moo! |
| Farm, Bauernhof! | |
| Cow, Kuh! | |
| Farm, Bauernhof! | |
| Kuh, Kuh, Kuh! | Cow, cow, cow! |
| Duck! | Ente! |
| Ente! | Duck! |
| The duck swims. | Die Ente schwimmt. |
| Die Ente schwimmt. | The duck swims. |
| Horse! | Pferd! |
| Pferd! | Horse! |
| A big horse! | Ein großes Pferd! |
| Ein großes Pferd! | A big horse! |
| Good morning! | Guten Morgen! |
| Guten Morgen! | Good morning! |
| Come here! | Komm her! |
| Komm her! | Come here! |
| Eat, please! | Bitte, friss! |
| Bitte, friss! | Eat, please! |
| Drink water! | Trink Wasser! |
| Trink Wasser! | Drink water! |
| Farm, Bauernhof! | |
| Cow, Kuh! | |
| Duck, Ente! | |
| Horse, Pferd! | |
| Where’s the cow? | Wo ist die Kuh? |
| Wo ist die Kuh? | Where’s the cow? |
| Here she is! | Da ist sie! |
| Da ist sie! | Here she is! |
| Where’s the duck? | Wo ist die Ente? |
| Wo ist die Ente? | Where’s the duck? |
| There it goes! | Da geht sie hin! |
| Da schwimmt sie! | There she swims! |
| Moo, muh! | |
| Quack, quak! | |
| Neigh, wieher! | |
| One more time! | Noch einmal! |
| Noch einmal! | One more time! |
| Farm, Bauernhof! | |
| Cow, Kuh! | |
| Duck, Ente! | |
| Horse, Pferd! | |
| Farm, Bauernhof! | |
| Say it with me! | Sag es mit mir! |
| Bauernhof! Kuh! Ente! Pferd! | Farm! Cow! Duck! Horse! |
| Goodbye, auf Wiederseh’n! | |
| See you soon! | Bis bald! |
| Bis bald! | See you soon! |
Key German words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Bauernhof | farm |
| Kuh | cow |
| Ente | duck |
| Pferd | horse |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “Bauernhof” the word of the day
This song repeats “Bauernhof” (farm) on 8 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
- 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 1:44 it's short enough to play twice in a row. Hand your child the toy animal the song is singing about, and swap when the next one comes up.
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