“Batti le Mani” — Clap Your Hands Song in Italian for Kids

In “Batti le Mani” (Clap Your Hands), kids sing key Italian words like battere le mani, mani, su and giù, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 13: Actions & Movement, 1:56 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A2
Unit 13 · Muoviamoci!
⏱ 1:56
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“Batti le Mani” 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
Clap your hands!	Batti le mani!
Batti le mani!	Clap your hands!
Hands up high!	Mani in alto!
Mani su, così!	Hands up, like this!
Now bring them down.	Ora abbassale.
Ora giù, pian piano.	Now down, nice and slow.
Can you clap with me?	Batti le mani con me?
Sì, batto le mani!	Yes, I clap my hands!
One, two, three!	Uno, due, tre!
Uno, due, tre!	One, two, three!
Up and down!	Su e giù!
Su e giù!	Up and down!
Clap your hands!	Batti le mani!
Batti le mani!	Clap your hands!
Hands, hands!	Mani, mani!
Mani, mani!	Hands, hands!
Up, up!	Su, su!
Su, su!	Up, up!
Down, down!	Giù, giù!
Giù, giù!	Down, down!
Batti le mani, su e giù!	Clap your hands, up and down!
Say “hello!”	Di’ “ciao!”
Ciao, ciao!	Hello, hello!
“Come and play!”	Vieni a giocare!
Vieni a giocare!	Come and play!
“Clap with me!”	“Batti le mani con me!”
Batti le mani con me!	Clap your hands with me!
“Are you ready?”	Sei pronto?
Sei pronto? Sì!	Are you ready? Yes!
“A little faster!”	“Un po’ più veloce!”
Un po’ più veloce!	A little faster!
“Now very slowly!”	“Ora molto piano!”
Ora piano, piano!	Now slowly, slowly!
Mani su, mani giù!	Hands up, hands down!
Clap your hands!	Batti le mani!
Batti le mani!	Clap your hands!
Hands, hands!	Mani, mani!
Mani, mani!	Hands, hands!
Up, up!	Su, su!
Su, su!	Up, up!
Down, down!	Giù, giù!
Giù, giù!	Down, down!
Batti le mani, su e giù!	Clap your hands, up and down!
What means “hands”?	Come si dice “hands”?
Mani!	Hands!
What means “up”?	Come si dice “up”?
Su!	Up!
What means “down”?	Come si dice “down”?
Giù!	Down!
And “to clap”?	E come si dice “to clap”?
Battere le mani!	To clap!
Clap your hands!	Batti le mani!
Batti le mani!	Clap your hands!
Hands, hands!	Mani, mani!
Mani, mani!	Hands, hands!
Up, up!	Su, su!
Su, su!	Up, up!
Down, down!	Giù, giù!
Giù, giù!	Down, down!
Batti le mani, su e giù!	Clap your hands, up and down!
Mani su! Mani giù!	Hands up! Hands down!
Batti le mani—bravo, tu!	Clap your hands—well done, you!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
battere le mani	to clap
mani	hands
su	up
giù	down

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “mani” the word of the day
This song repeats “mani” (hands) on 18 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 1:56, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Use it as a quick energy break before a quiet activity.