“Zwei Hände, zwei Füße” — Two Hands, Two Feet Song in German for Kids
In “Zwei Hände, zwei Füße” (Two Hands, Two Feet), kids sing key German words like Hände, Füße, Finger and Arme, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 6: My Body, 1:35 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: A1
- Unit 6 · Mein Körper
- ⏱ 1:35
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“Zwei Hände, zwei Füße” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Two hands! | Zwei Hände! |
| Zwei Hände! | Two hands! |
| Two feet! | Zwei Füße! |
| Zwei Füße! | Two feet! |
| Hands up high! | Hände hoch! |
| Hände hoch! | Hands up high! |
| Clap your hands! | Klatscht in die Hände! |
| Klatscht in die Hände! | Clap your hands! |
| Fingers wiggle! | Finger wackeln! |
| Finger wackeln! | Fingers wiggle! |
| Count them now! | Zähl sie laut! |
| Zähl sie laut! | Count them now! |
| Two hands, two Hände! | |
| Two feet, zwei Füße! | |
| Fingers, Finger! | |
| Arms, Arme! | |
| Wave hello! | Wink mal zu! |
| Wink mal zu! | Wave hello! |
| Two hands, two feet—come sing it through! | Zwei Hände, zwei Füße – komm, sing mit! |
| Touch your head! | Fass den Kopf an! |
| Fass den Kopf an! | Touch your head! |
| Reach up tall! | Streck dich ganz hoch! |
| Streck die Arme! | Stretch your arms! |
| Stamp your feet! | Stampf mit den Füßen! |
| Stampf mit den Füßen! | Stamp your feet! |
| Turn around! | Dreh dich um! |
| Dreh dich um! | Turn around! |
| Two hands, zwei Hände! | |
| Two feet, two Füße! | |
| Fingers, Finger! | |
| Arms, Arme! | |
| Wave hello! | Wink mal zu! |
| Wink mal zu! | Wave hello! |
| Two hands, two feet—come sing it through! | Zwei Hände, zwei Füße – komm, sing mit! |
| Where are your hands? | Wo sind deine Hände? |
| Hier sind meine Hände! | Here are my hands! |
| Where are your feet? | Wo sind deine Füße? |
| Hier sind meine Füße! | Here are my feet! |
| Show me your fingers! | Zeig mir deine Finger! |
| Hier sind meine Finger! | Here are my fingers! |
| Stretch your arms! | Streck die Arme! |
| Arme hoch—hurra! | Arms up – hooray! |
| Two hands, zwei Hände! | |
| Two feet, zwei Füße! | |
| Fingers, Finger! | |
| Arms, Arme! | |
| Hands and feet, we know them now! | Hände und Füße, jetzt kennen wir sie! |
| Hände! | Hands! |
| Füße! | Feet! |
| Wave, clap, stamp—take a bow! | Winken, klatschen, stampfen – verbeug dich! |
| Two hands! | Zwei Hände! |
| Zwei Hände! | Two hands! |
| Auf Wiedersehen! | Goodbye! |
Key German words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Hände | hands |
| Füße | feet |
| Finger | fingers |
| Arme | arms |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “Hände” the word of the day
This song repeats “Hände” (hands) 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
A quick one: try it with an activity
At 1:35 it's short enough to play twice in a row. Stand up and touch each body part as the German word is sung.
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