“Die Schnitzeljagd” — Scavenger Hunt Song in German for Kids
In “Die Schnitzeljagd” (Scavenger Hunt), kids sing key German words like Suche, Fußspuren, hoch and tief, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 19: Where Things Are, 2:14 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: A2
- Unit 19 · Wo ist es?
- ⏱ 2:14
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“Die Schnitzeljagd” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ready for a treasure hunt? | Bereit für eine Schatzsuche? |
| Ja! Los geht’s! | Yes! Let’s go! |
| Scavenger hunt! | Die Suche! |
| Die Suche! | Scavenger hunt! |
| Let’s begin! | Fangen wir an! |
| Fangen wir an! | Let’s begin! |
| Follow me! | Folg mir! |
| Folg mir! | Follow me! |
| Come along! | Komm mit! |
| Komm mit! | Come along! |
| Look over here! | Schau mal hier! |
| Schau mal hier! | Look over here! |
| What do you see? | Was siehst du? |
| Einen roten Ball! | A red ball! |
| Footprints! | Fußspuren! |
| Fußspuren! | Footprints! |
| Follow the footprints! | Folge den Fußspuren! |
| Ich folge den Fußspuren! | I follow the footprints! |
| High! | Hoch! |
| Hoch! | High! |
| The bird is high! | Der Vogel ist hoch! |
| Der Vogel ist hoch! | The bird is high! |
| Suche, Suche—what do we do? | |
| Wir suchen, wir suchen—come on, you! | |
| Here, hier! Follow me! | |
| Hier, here! Eins, zwei, drei! | |
| Hoch und tief, we look around! | |
| Find the treasure—what a sound! | Finde den Schatz – was für ein Geräusch! |
| Low! | Tief! |
| Tief! | Low! |
| Look down low! | Schau ganz tief! |
| Schau ganz tief! | Look down low! |
| A little blue key! | Ein kleiner blauer Schlüssel! |
| Ein kleiner blauer Schlüssel! | A little blue key! |
| Open the box! | Mach die Kiste auf! |
| Mach die Kiste auf! | Open the box! |
| Is it near? | Ist es nah? |
| Ist es nah? | Is it near? |
| Yes, it’s here! | Ja, es ist hier! |
| Ja, es ist hier! | Yes, it’s here! |
| Turn left! | Bieg links ab! |
| Bieg links ab! | Turn left! |
| Now turn right! | Jetzt bieg rechts ab! |
| Jetzt bieg rechts ab! | Now turn right! |
| Footprints, footprints! | Fußspuren, Fußspuren! |
| Fußspuren, Fußspuren! | Footprints, footprints! |
| High and low! | Hoch und tief! |
| Hoch und tief! | High and low! |
| Suche, Suche—what do we do? | |
| Wir suchen, wir suchen—come on, you! | |
| Here, hier! Follow me! | |
| Hier, here! Eins, zwei, drei! | |
| Hoch und tief, we look around! | |
| Find the treasure—what a sound! | Finde den Schatz – was für ein Geräusch! |
| Stop and listen—what’s that sound? | Bleib stehen und hör hin – was ist das für ein Geräusch? |
| Ein Glöckchen, ganz nah am Boden! | A little bell, close to the ground! |
| Look beneath the old tree! | Schau unter dem alten Baum nach! |
| Hier ist der Schatz! Juhu! | Here is the treasure! Yay! |
| We found it! | Wir haben ihn gefunden! |
| Wir haben ihn gefunden! | We found it! |
| Suche, Suche—what do we do? | |
| Wir suchen, wir suchen—come on, you! | |
| Here, hier! Follow me! | |
| Hier, here! Eins, zwei, drei! | |
| Hoch und tief, we look around! | |
| Find the treasure—what a sound! | Finde den Schatz – was für ein Geräusch! |
| Suche! Fußspuren! Hoch und tief! | Hunt! Footprints! High and low! |
| Hier! Folg mir! Juhu! | Here! Follow me! Yay! |
Key German words in this song
The 6 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Suche | hunt |
| Fußspuren | footprints |
| hoch | high |
| tief | low |
| folg mir | follow me |
| hier | here |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “hoch”
“hoch” (high) is sung on 7 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 2:14, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Tidy up together using the song's place words.
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