“Zehn kleine Vögel” — Ten Little Birds Song in German for Kids

In “Zehn kleine Vögel” (Ten Little Birds), kids sing key German words like vier, fünf, zehn and kleiner Vogel, 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, 2:11 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇩🇪 German
Level: Beginner
Unit 2 · Die Zahlen
⏱ 2:11
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“Zehn kleine Vögel” 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
Hello, hello! Hallo, hallo!
Ready, little birds? Los geht’s!
One little bird! — Ein kleiner Vogel!
Two little birds! — Zwei kleine Vögel!
Up in the tree! — Hoch auf den Baum!
Look at me! — Schau mal her!
Four! — Vier!
Four little birds! — Vier kleine Vögel!
Five! — Fünf!
Five little birds! — Fünf kleine Vögel!
Say it again! — Noch einmal!
Four, five! — Vier, fünf!
Ten little birds! — Zehn kleine Vögel!
Flap, flap, flap! — Flieg, flieg, flieg!
Count with me! — Zähl mit mir!
One to ten! — Eins bis zehn!
Ten little birds! — Zehn kleine Vögel!
Sing it again! — Sing noch mal!
Where are the birds? — Wo sind die Vögel?
Here they are! — Da sind sie!
In the tree! — Im Baum!
Look and see! — Schau mal hin!
Big and small! — Groß und klein!
Fly together! — Fliegt zusammen!
Four little birds! — Vier kleine Vögel!
Five little birds! — Fünf kleine Vögel!
How many now? — Wie viele jetzt?
Ten! — Zehn!
Count them once more! — Zähl noch einmal!
Four, five, ten! — Vier, fünf, zehn!
Ten little birds! — Zehn kleine Vögel!
Flap, flap, flap! — Flieg, flieg, flieg!
Count with me! — Zähl mit mir!
One to ten! — Eins bis zehn!
Ten little birds! — Zehn kleine Vögel!
Sing it again! — Sing noch mal!
Little bird! — Kleiner Vogel!
Four and five! — Vier und fünf!
Ten little birds! — Zehn kleine Vögel!
Goodbye, birds! — Tschüss, ihr Vögel!
Hello, hello! — Hallo, hallo!

Key German words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

German	English
vier	four
fünf	five
zehn	ten
kleiner Vogel	little bird

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “zehn”
“zehn” (ten) is sung on 9 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
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 2:11, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Count snacks onto a plate in German, then count them again as they get eaten.