“Una Mela Rossa” — A Red Apple Song in Italian for Kids

In “Una Mela Rossa” (A Red Apple), kids sing key Italian words like mela, banana, frutta and dolce, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 7: Food, 2:03 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A1
Unit 7 · Il Cibo
⏱ 2:03
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“Una Mela Rossa” 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
Red apple!	Mela rossa!
Mela rossa!	Red apple!
An apple, please!	Una mela, per favore!
Una mela, per favore!	An apple, please!
Banana!
Banana!
I like bananas!	Mi piacciono le banane!
Mi piacciono le banane!	I like bananas!
Fruit!	Frutta!
Frutta!	Fruit!
Sweet fruit!	Frutta dolce!
Frutta dolce!	Sweet fruit!
Mela, mela, what do you see?
Una mela rossa, qui con me!	A red apple, here with me!
Sweet, sweet apple!	Mela dolce, dolce!
Mela dolce, che bontà!	Sweet apple, so yummy!
Apple, mela!
Say it again: mela!
Banana, banana!
Frutta buona, da mangiar!	Yummy fruit to eat!
I see an apple!	Vedo una mela!
Vedo una mela!	I see an apple!
It is red!	È rossa!
È rossa!	It is red!
I eat fruit!	Mangio frutta!
Mangio frutta!	I eat fruit!
The banana is sweet!	La banana è dolce!
La banana è dolce!	The banana is sweet!
Do you want an apple?	Vuoi una mela?
Vuoi una mela?	Do you want an apple?
Yes, please!	Sì, per favore!
Sì, per favore!	Yes, please!
Mela, mela, what do you see?
Una mela rossa, qui con me!	A red apple, here with me!
Sweet, sweet apple!	Mela dolce, dolce!
Mela dolce, che bontà!	Sweet apple, so yummy!
Apple, mela!
Say it again: mela!
Banana, banana!
Frutta buona, da mangiar!	Yummy fruit to eat!
One red apple!	Una mela rossa!
Una mela rossa!	One red apple!
Two bananas!	Due banane!
Due banane!	Two bananas!
Fruit is good!	La frutta è buona!
La frutta è buona!	Fruit is good!
Sweet and tasty!	Dolce e buona!
Dolce e buona!	Sweet and tasty!
Your turn—mela!
Mela!	Apple!
Mela, mela, what do you see?
Una mela rossa, qui con me!	A red apple, here with me!
Sweet, sweet apple!	Mela dolce, dolce!
Mela dolce, che bontà!	Sweet apple, so yummy!
Apple, mela!
Say it again: mela!
Banana, banana!
Frutta buona, da mangiar!	Yummy fruit to eat!
Ciao, mela!	Bye, apple!
Ciao, ciao!	Hello, hello!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
mela	apple
banana	banana
frutta	fruit
dolce	sweet

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “mela” the word of the day
This song repeats “mela” (apple) on 16 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 Italian ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
3
Make it a routine
At 2:03, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Set out the foods from the song and let your child pick each one up as it's named.