“Der Regenbogen” — Rainbow Song in German for Kids
In “Der Regenbogen” (The Rainbow), kids sing key German words like Regenbogen, Farben, Himmel and leuchten, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 3: Colors, 2:09 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 3 · Die Farben
- ⏱ 2:09
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“Der Regenbogen” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Look up, look up—what do you see? | Schau mal, schau mal—was siehst du? |
| Schau mal, schau mal—was siehst du? | Look up, look up—what do you see? |
| Rainbow! | Regenbogen! |
| Regenbogen! | Rainbow! |
| Regenbogen! | Rainbow! |
| Rainbow! | Regenbogen! |
| Colors! | Farben! |
| Farben! | Colors! |
| Farben! | Colors! |
| Colors! | Farben! |
| Sky! | Himmel! |
| Himmel! | Sky! |
| Himmel! | Sky! |
| Sky! | Himmel! |
| Shine! | Leuchten! |
| Leuchten! | Shine! |
| Leuchten! | Shine! |
| Shine! | Leuchten! |
| Regenbogen, hoch und weit, | Rainbow, high and wide, |
| Rainbow in the sky so bright. | Regenbogen am Himmel, so hell. |
| Farben leuchten, eins, zwei, drei, | Colors shine, one, two, three, |
| Colors shining—du und ich! | |
| Red! | Rot! |
| Rot! | Red! |
| Blue! | Blau! |
| Blau! | Blue! |
| Yellow! | Gelb! |
| Gelb! | Yellow! |
| Green! | Grün! |
| Grün! | Green! |
| Purple! | Lila! |
| Lila! | Purple! |
| Orange! | |
| Orange! | |
| In the sky! | Am Himmel! |
| Am Himmel! | In the sky! |
| Look and see! | Schau mal hin! |
| Schau mal hin! | Look and see! |
| So many colors! | So viele Farben! |
| So viele Farben! | So many colors! |
| Shine, shine, shine! | Leuchte, leuchte, leuchte! |
| Leuchte, leuchte, leuchte! | Shine, shine, shine! |
| Regenbogen, hoch und weit, | Rainbow, high and wide, |
| Rainbow in the sky so bright. | Regenbogen am Himmel, so hell. |
| Farben leuchten, eins, zwei, drei, | Colors shine, one, two, three, |
| Colors shining—du und ich! | |
| What color is the sky? | Welche Farbe hat der Himmel? |
| Welche Farbe hat der Himmel? | What color is the sky? |
| Blue sky! | Blauer Himmel! |
| Blauer Himmel! | Blue sky! |
| The colors shine! | Die Farben leuchten! |
| Die Farben leuchten! | The colors shine! |
| Rainbow, rainbow! | Regenbogen! |
| Regenbogen! | Rainbow, rainbow! |
| Rainbow—Regenbogen, | |
| Colors—Farben, shine and glow. | |
| Himmel, Farben, leuchten fein, | Sky, colors, shining bright, |
| Good night, schlaf gut—bis morgen, bye! | |
Key German words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Regenbogen | rainbow |
| Farben | colors |
| Himmel | sky |
| leuchten | to shine |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “Farben”s
“Farben” means “colors” and comes up on 7 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
Make it a routine
At 2:09, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. At snack time, name the color of each fruit in German before it's eaten.
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