“Un Cappello Grande” — A Big Hat Song in Italian for Kids

In “Un Cappello Grande” (A Big Hat), kids sing key Italian words like cappello, grande, testa and sole, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 9: Clothes, 2:16 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A1
Unit 9 · I Vestiti
⏱ 2:16
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“Un Cappello Grande” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Italian is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. Italian lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
What is this? A hat!	Che cos’è? Un cappello!
Che cos’è? Un cappello!	What is this? A hat!
Big hat!	Cappello grande!
Cappello grande!	Big hat!
On my head!	Sulla mia testa!
Sulla mia testa!	On my head!
It’s a big hat on my head!	Un cappello grande sulla testa!
Un cappello grande sulla testa!	It’s a big hat on my head!
Big hat, big hat!	Cappello grande!
Cappello grande!	Big hat, big hat!
Hat on your head!	Cappello sulla testa!
Cappello sulla testa!	Hat on your head!
The sun is up!	C’è il sole!
C’è il sole!	The sun is up!
Big hat in the sun!	Cappello grande sotto il sole!
Cappello grande sotto il sole!	Big hat in the sun!
Cappello, grande, testa, sole!	Hat, big, head, sun!
Where is my hat?	Dov’è il cappello?
Dov’è il cappello?	Where is my hat?
It’s on my head!	È sulla mia testa!
È sulla tua testa!	It’s on your head!
The sun is hot!	Il sole è caldo!
Il sole è caldo!	The sun is hot!
I like my big hat!	Mi piace il cappello grande!
Mi piace il cappello grande!	I like my big hat!
Take your hat!	Prendi il cappello!
Prendi il cappello!	Take your hat!
Put it on!	Mettilo!
Mettilo in testa!	Put it on your head!
Big hat, big hat!	Cappello grande!
Cappello grande!	Big hat, big hat!
Hat on your head!	Cappello sulla testa!
Cappello sulla testa!	Hat on your head!
The sun is up!	C’è il sole!
C’è il sole!	The sun is up!
Big hat in the sun!	Cappello grande sotto il sole!
Cappello grande sotto il sole!	Big hat in the sun!
Cappello, grande, testa, sole!	Hat, big, head, sun!
What’s “big” in Italian?	Come si dice “big” in italiano?
Grande!	Big!
What’s “sun” in English?	Come si dice “sole” in inglese?
Sole means sun!
Grande, sole—say it again!
Hat and head!	Cappello, testa!
Cappello, testa!	Hat and head!
Big hat, big hat!	Cappello grande!
Cappello grande!	Big hat, big hat!
Hat on your head!	Cappello sulla testa!
Cappello sulla testa!	Hat on your head!
The sun is up!	C’è il sole!
C’è il sole!	The sun is up!
Big hat in the sun!	Cappello grande sotto il sole!
Cappello grande sotto il sole!	Big hat in the sun!
Cappello, grande, testa, sole!	Hat, big, head, sun!
Big hat!	Cappello grande!
Cappello grande!	Big hat!
Ciao, cappello!	Bye, hat!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
cappello	hat
grande	big
testa	head
sole	sun

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “cappello”s
“cappello” means “hat” and comes up on 21 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
2
Split the parts
Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the Italian ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
3
Make it a routine
At 2:16, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Dress a teddy bear while singing along.