“Conto le Stelle” — Counting Stars Song in Italian for Kids
In “Conto le Stelle” (Counting Stars), kids sing key Italian words like una stellina, due, tre and cinque, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 27: Bedtime Lullabies, 2:20 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 27 · Ninne Nanne
- ⏱ 2:20
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“Conto le Stelle” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Italian is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Count with me, conta con me | |
| One by one, una a una | |
| One little star, una stellina | |
| Una stellina, one little star | |
| In the sky, nel cielo | |
| Nel cielo, in the sky | |
| One, uno… una stellina | |
| Two, due… due stelline | |
| Three, tre… tre stelline | |
| The stars, le stelle | |
| Le stelle, the stars | |
| Sparkle, brillano | |
| Brillano, sparkle | |
| Four, quattro… quattro stelline | |
| Five, cinque… cinque stelline | |
| Six, sei… sei stelline | |
| Seven, sette… sette stelline | |
| Eight, otto… otto stelline | |
| Nine, nove… nove stelline | |
| Ten, dieci… dieci stelline | |
| Dieci, ten… le stelle brillano | |
| One, uno… una stellina | |
| Two, due… due stelline | |
| Three, tre… tre stelline | |
| The stars, le stelle | |
| Le stelle, the stars | |
| Sparkle, brillano | |
| Brillano, sparkle | |
| Count with me, conta con me | |
| One by one, una a una | |
| Five, cinque… ten, dieci | |
| Le stelle brillano nel cielo | The stars sparkle in the sky |
| The stars sparkle in the sky | Le stelle brillano nel cielo |
| Goodnight, buonanotte | |
| Buonanotte, goodnight | |
| Mmm… mmm… | |
| Piano, piano… | Softly, softly… |
| Mmm… buonanotte | Mmm… good night |
Key Italian words in this song
The 10 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| una stellina | one little star |
| due | two |
| tre | three |
| cinque | five |
| dieci | ten |
| le stelle | the stars |
| brillano | sparkle |
| nel cielo | in the sky |
| conta con me | count with me |
| una a una | one by one |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “le stelle”
“le stelle” (the stars) is sung on 6 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
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
Make it a routine
At 2:20, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Whisper the song's goodnight words to each other at the end.
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