“Al Calduccio” — Cozy Rainy Day Song in Italian for Kids

In “Al Calduccio” (Cozy Rainy Day), kids sing key Italian words like piove, le foglie, le pozzanghere and l'impermeabile, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 15: Celebrations, 3:28 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A1
Unit 15 · Giorni di Festa
⏱ 3:28
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“Al Calduccio” 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
Grey clouds outside—what do you see?	Nuvole grigie fuori — cosa vedi?
Nuvole grigie, sopra gli alberi!	Grey clouds above the trees!
It’s raining—say it with me!	Piove — dillo con me!
Piove, piove, sì, piove così!	It’s raining, raining, yes, it’s raining like this!
Leaves are falling, one, two, three.	Le foglie cadono, uno, due, tre.
Le foglie cadono, guarda qui!	The leaves are falling, look here!
The wind blows leaves along the ground.	Il vento spinge le foglie per terra.
Il vento soffia, girano intorno!	The wind blows, they spin around!
Outside, fuori—rain on the way!	Fuori piove tutto il dì!
Fuori piove tutto il dì!	Outside it rains all day!
Outside it’s cold and wet!	Fuori, freddo e bagnato!
Fuori, freddo e bagnato!	Outside it’s cold and wet!
Inside, what do we get?	E dentro, cosa troviamo?
Dentro, al calduccio, che bel riparo!	Inside, warm and cozy, what a lovely shelter!
Fuori la pioggia, dentro un sorriso,	Outside the rain, inside a smile,
fuori le foglie, dentro un abbraccio!	outside the leaves, inside a hug!
Warm and cozy—how do you say?
Al calduccio, tutto il dì!	Warm and cozy, all day long!
Put your raincoat on to play.	Mettiti l’impermeabile per giocare.
L’impermeabile, eccolo qua!	The raincoat, here it is!
Splash in puddles—one big leap!	Splash nelle pozzanghere — un gran salto!
Le pozzanghere, splash, che salti!	The puddles, splash, what jumps!
Slippers on when we come in!	Pantofole ai piedi quando entriamo!
Le pantofole, ai piedini!	Slippers on our little feet!
A soft blanket, snuggle tight.	Una copertina morbida, stretti stretti.
La copertina, morbida e calda!	The little blanket, soft and warm!
Hot chocolate, please, in my cup.	Cioccolata calda, per favore, nella mia tazza.
La cioccolata calda, scalda già!	The hot chocolate warms us up already!
And warm soup, just one more spoon.	E minestra calda, solo un altro cucchiaio.
La minestra, buona così!	The soup, so good!
A story on the sofa, then?	Una storia sul divano, allora?
Una storia, leggila qui!	A story, read it here!
Rain taps softly on the window,	La pioggia picchietta piano sulla finestra,
restiamo dentro, vicini così.	we stay inside, close like this.
Outside it’s cold and wet!	Fuori, freddo e bagnato!
Fuori, freddo e bagnato!	Outside it’s cold and wet!
Inside, what do we get?	E dentro, cosa troviamo?
Dentro, al calduccio, che bel riparo!	Inside, warm and cozy, what a lovely shelter!
Fuori la pioggia, dentro un sorriso,	Outside the rain, inside a smile,
fuori le foglie, dentro un abbraccio!	outside the leaves, inside a hug!
Warm and cozy—how do you say?
Al calduccio, tutto il dì!	Warm and cozy, all day long!
Piove fuori—what’s that mean?
It’s raining, raining, can you see?	Piove, piove, lo vedi?
La copertina—what’s that here?
A little blanket, soft and near!	Una copertina, morbida e vicina!
Fuori, dentro, say it again:
Outside, inside—then smile again!	Fuori, dentro — e poi sorridi ancora!
Outside it’s cold and wet!	Fuori, freddo e bagnato!
Fuori, freddo e bagnato!	Outside it’s cold and wet!
Inside, what do we get?	E dentro, cosa troviamo?
Dentro, al calduccio, che bel riparo!	Inside, warm and cozy, what a lovely shelter!
Fuori la pioggia, dentro un sorriso,	Outside the rain, inside a smile,
fuori le foglie, dentro un abbraccio!	outside the leaves, inside a hug!
Warm and cozy—how do you say?
Al calduccio, tutto il dì!	Warm and cozy, all day long!
Fuori… dentro… al calduccio!	Outside… inside… warm and cozy!

Key Italian words in this song

The 12 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
piove	it's raining
le foglie	leaves
le pozzanghere	puddles
l'impermeabile	raincoat
fuori	outside
dentro	inside
la copertina	blanket
la cioccolata calda	hot chocolate
la minestra	soup
una storia	a story
le pantofole	slippers
al calduccio	warm and cozy

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “fuori” the word of the day
This song repeats “fuori” (outside) on 12 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 3:28, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Clap and cheer on the celebration words in the song.