“Eins, zwei, drei” — One, Two, Three Song in German for Kids

In “Eins, zwei, drei” (One, Two, Three), kids sing key German words like eins, zwei, drei and zählen, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 2: Numbers 1–10, 1:25 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇩🇪 German
Level: Beginner
Unit 2 · Die Zahlen
⏱ 1:25
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“Eins, zwei, drei” 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
Ready to count?	Bereit zu zählen?
Los geht’s!	Let’s go!
One!	Eins!
Eins!	One!
One, two!	Eins, zwei!
Eins, zwei!	One, two!
Three!	Drei!
Drei!	Three!
Count with me!	Zähl mit mir!
Zähl mit mir!	Count with me!
One, two, three!	Eins, zwei, drei!
Eins, zwei, drei!	One, two, three!
Let’s count together!	Wir zählen zusammen!
Wir zählen zusammen!	Let’s count together!
One, two, three!	Eins, zwei, drei!
Eins, zwei, drei!	One, two, three!
Count again!	Zähl noch mal!
Zähl noch mal!	Count again!
One apple!	Ein Apfel!
Ein Apfel!	One apple!
Two shoes!	Zwei Schuhe!
Zwei Schuhe!	Two shoes!
Three balls!	Drei Bälle!
Drei Bälle!	Three balls!
Eins, zwei!	One, two!
Here we go!	Los geht’s!
One, two, three!	Eins, zwei, drei!
Eins, zwei, drei!	One, two, three!
Let’s count together!	Wir zählen zusammen!
Wir zählen zusammen!	Let’s count together!
One, two, three!	Eins, zwei, drei!
Eins, zwei, drei!	One, two, three!
Count again!	Zähl noch mal!
Zähl noch mal!	Count again!
One!	Eins!
Eins!	One!
Zwei!	Two!
Two!	Zwei!
Three!	Drei!
Drei!	Three!
Can you count?	Kannst du zählen?
Ja, ich kann!	Yes, I can!
One, two, three!	Eins, zwei, drei!
Eins, zwei, drei!	One, two, three!
Count with me!	Zähl mit mir!
Zähl mit mir!	Count with me!
Eins, zwei, drei!	One, two, three!
One, two, three!	Eins, zwei, drei!

Key German words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

German	English
eins	one
zwei	two
drei	three
zählen	to count

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “eins”s
“eins” means “one” and comes up on 10 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 1:25 it's short enough to play twice in a row. Pause the song before a number and let your child jump in with it.