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“Il Cielo È Azzurro” — Blue is the Sky Song in Italian for Kids

In “Il Cielo È Azzurro” (Blue is the Sky), kids sing key Italian words like azzurro, cielo, mare and bianco, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 3: Colors, 1:46 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇮🇹 Italian
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unit 3 · I Colori
  • ⏱ 1:46
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“Il Cielo È Azzurro” 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.
SungMeaning
Blue!Azzurro!
Azzurro!Blue!
The sky!Il cielo!
Il cielo!The sky!
Blue sky!Cielo azzurro!
Cielo azzurro!Blue sky!
Mare!Sea!
The sea!Il mare!
Il mare!The sea!
Blue sea!Mare azzurro!
Mare azzurro!Blue sea!
White!Bianco!
Bianco!White!
White cloud!Nuvola bianca!
Nuvola bianca!White cloud!
Blue is the sky!Azzurro è il cielo!
Azzurro è il cielo!Blue is the sky!
Sky, sky!Cielo, cielo!
Cielo, cielo!Sky, sky!
Azzurro, cielo, mare blu!Blue, sky, blue sea!
Blue, blue, blue!Azzurro, azzurro, azzurro!
Guarda il cielo!Look at the sky!
Look at the sky!Guarda il cielo!
The sea is blue!Il mare è azzurro!
Il mare è azzurro!The sea is blue!
Una nuvola!A cloud!
A cloud!Una nuvola!
White cloud!Nuvola bianca!
Nuvola bianca!White cloud!
The sky is blue!Il cielo è azzurro!
Il cielo è azzurro!The sky is blue!
Il mare!The sea!
The sea!Il mare!
Mare, cielo, bianco, blu!Sea, sky, white, blue!
Blue is the sky!Azzurro è il cielo!
Azzurro è il cielo!Blue is the sky!
Sky, sky!Cielo, cielo!
Cielo, cielo!Sky, sky!
Azzurro, cielo, mare blu!Blue, sky, blue sea!
Blue, blue, blue!Azzurro, azzurro, azzurro!
What color?Che colore?
Che colore?What color?
Blue!Azzurro!
Azzurro!Blue!
E il bianco?And white?
And white?E il bianco?
Bianco! White!
What do we see?Cosa vediamo?
Il cielo e il mare!The sky and the sea!
Blue is the sky!Azzurro è il cielo!
Azzurro è il cielo!Blue is the sky!
Sky, sky!Cielo, cielo!
Cielo, cielo!Sky, sky!
Azzurro, cielo, mare blu!Blue, sky, blue sea!
Blue, blue, blue!Azzurro, azzurro, azzurro!
Azzurro! Cielo! Mare! Bianco!Blue! Sky! Sea! White!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

ItalianEnglish
azzurroblue
cielosky
maresea
biancowhite

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Listen for “cielo”

    “cielo” (sky) is sung on 16 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. 2

    Pause between the call and the answer

    The song moves back and forth between English and Italian. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the Italian answer before the song sings it.

  3. 3

    Make it a routine

    At 1:46, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. At snack time, name the color of each fruit in Italian before it's eaten.

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