“Endlich Pause!” — Playtime at School Song in German for Kids
In “Endlich Pause!” (Playtime at School), kids sing key German words like die Pause, die Klingel, der Schulhof and fang mich, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 31: At School, 1:46 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: A1
- Unit 31 · In der Schule
- ⏱ 1:46
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“Endlich Pause!” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ding-ding! The bell rings—playtime! | Ding-ding! Es klingelt — Pause! |
| Komm, komm, wir gehen raus! | Come, come, we’re going outside! |
| Recess! | Die Pause! |
| Die Pause! | Recess! |
| Die Pause ist da! | It’s recess! |
| Playtime—hip, hooray! | Pausenzeit — hipp, hurra! |
| The bell! | Die Klingel! |
| Die Klingel! | The bell! |
| Die Klingel klingt: ding-dong! | The bell rings: ding-dong! |
| Out we go! | Raus geht’s! |
| Los geht’s! | Let’s go! |
| The playground! | Der Schulhof! |
| Der Schulhof! | The playground! |
| Wir rennen auf den Schulhof! | We run out to the playground! |
| Catch me! | Fang mich! |
| Fang mich! | Catch me! |
| Fang mich—ich bin schnell! | Catch me — I’m fast! |
| You’re it! | Du bist dran! |
| Du bist dran! | You’re it! |
| Lauf, lauf, fang mich ein! | Run, run, come and catch me! |
| Recess! | Die Pause! |
| Die Pause! | Recess! |
| The playground! | Der Schulhof! |
| Der Schulhof! | The playground! |
| Come and play! | Komm spielen! |
| Komm spielen! | Come and play! |
| Komm spielen, komm herbei! | Come and play, come over here! |
| Catch me! | Fang mich! |
| Fang mich! | Catch me! |
| You’re it! | Du bist dran! |
| Du bist dran! | You’re it! |
| Die Pause—hurra, hurra! | Recess — hooray, hooray! |
| Jump rope! | Seilspringen! |
| Das Springseil! | The jump rope! |
| Spring, spring, über’s Seil! | Jump, jump, over the rope! |
| Hopscotch! | Himmel und Hölle! |
| Himmel und Hölle! | Hopscotch! |
| Hüpf von Feld zu Feld! | Hop from square to square! |
| The slide! | Die Rutsche! |
| Die Rutsche! | The slide! |
| Rutsch hinunter—hui! | Slide down — wheee! |
| The ball! | Der Ball! |
| Der Ball! | The ball! |
| Wir kicken den Ball! | We kick the ball! |
| Come and play! | Komm spielen! |
| Komm spielen! | Come and play! |
| Komm spielen, mein Freund! | Come and play, my friend! |
| Auf dem Schulhof sind wir heut’! | We’re on the playground today! |
| Recess! | Die Pause! |
| Die Pause! | Recess! |
| The playground! | Der Schulhof! |
| Der Schulhof! | The playground! |
| Come and play! | Komm spielen! |
| Komm spielen! | Come and play! |
| Komm spielen, komm herbei! | Come and play, come over here! |
| Catch me! | Fang mich! |
| Fang mich! | Catch me! |
| You’re it! | Du bist dran! |
| Du bist dran! | You’re it! |
| Die Pause—hurra, hurra! | Recess — hooray, hooray! |
| The bell rings! | Die Klingel klingt! |
| Die Klingel klingt! | The bell rings! |
| One last kick! | Noch ein letzter Schuss! |
| Noch ein Sprung! | One more jump! |
| Noch ein Sprung, dann ist es Zeit— | One more jump, then it’s time — |
| Back to class! | Zurück in die Klasse! |
| Zurück in die Klasse! | Back to class! |
| Zurück in die Klasse, komm! | Back to class, come on! |
| Recess! | Die Pause! |
| Die Pause! | Recess! |
| The playground! | Der Schulhof! |
| Der Schulhof! | The playground! |
| Come and play! | Komm spielen! |
| Komm spielen! | Come and play! |
| Komm spielen, komm herbei! | Come and play, come over here! |
| Catch me! | Fang mich! |
| Fang mich! | Catch me! |
| You’re it! | Du bist dran! |
| Du bist dran! | You’re it! |
| Die Pause—hurra, hurra! | Recess — hooray, hooray! |
| Back to class! | Zurück in die Klasse! |
| Zurück in die Klasse! | Back to class! |
| Ding-dong—bis morgen, Schulhofspaß! | Ding-dong — see you tomorrow, playground fun! |
Key German words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| die Pause | recess |
| die Klingel | the bell |
| der Schulhof | the playground |
| fang mich | catch me |
| du bist dran | you're it |
| das Springseil | jump rope |
| Himmel und Hölle | hopscotch |
| die Rutsche | slide |
| der Ball | ball |
| komm spielen | come and play |
| zurück in die Klasse | back to class |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “die Pause” the word of the day
This song repeats “die Pause” (recess) 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
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 1:46, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Stand up, sit down and raise your hand along with the song.
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