“Il Drago Gentile” — Friendly Dragon Song in Italian for Kids
In “Il Drago Gentile” (The Friendly Dragon), kids sing key Italian words like il drago, le ali, il fuoco and il fumo, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 24: Dinosaurs & Dragons, 2:21 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- Level: A1
- Unit 24 · Dinosauri e Draghi
- ⏱ 2:21
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“Il Drago Gentile” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Italian is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Dragon! | Il drago! |
| Il drago! | Dragon! |
| Wings! | Le ali! |
| Le ali! | Wings! |
| The little dragon has green scales. | Il draghetto ha le squame verdi. |
| Ha squame verdi! | He has green scales! |
| Green scales! | Squame verdi! |
| Squame verdi! | Green scales! |
| He is kind. | È gentile! |
| È gentile! | He is kind. |
| Kind and friendly! | Buono e gentile! |
| Buono e gentile! | Kind and friendly! |
| He lives in a cozy cave. | Vive in una grotta accogliente. |
| Vive in una grotta! | He lives in a cave! |
| A cozy cave! | Una grotta accogliente! |
| Una grotta accogliente! | A cozy cave! |
| Il drago! | The dragon! |
| The dragon! | Il drago! |
| Le ali! | The wings! |
| The wings! | Le ali! |
| Volare! | To fly! |
| To fly! | Volare! |
| Up over the castle, into the sky! | Sopra il castello, voliamo lassù! |
| Sopra il castello, voliamo lassù! | Up over the castle, into the sky! |
| Il drago, le ali, volare! | The dragon, the wings, to fly! |
| The dragon, the wings, to fly! | Il drago, le ali, volare! |
| È gentile, è gentile, our friend in the sky! | |
| Castle! | Il castello! |
| Il castello! | Castle! |
| The dragon flies over the castle! | Il drago vola sopra il castello! |
| Il drago vola sopra il castello! | The dragon flies over the castle! |
| Fire! | Il fuoco! |
| Il fuoco! | Fire! |
| Can you breathe fire? | Sai fare il fuoco? |
| Sai fare il fuoco? | Can you breathe fire? |
| Not yet! Just smoke and bubbles! | Non ancora! Solo fumo e bolle! |
| Non ancora! Solo fumo e bolle! | Not yet! Just smoke and bubbles! |
| Smoke! | Il fumo! |
| Il fumo! | Smoke! |
| Bubbles! | Le bolle! |
| Le bolle! | Bubbles! |
| I'm not scared! | Non ho paura! |
| Non ho paura! | I'm not scared! |
| Non ho paura! | I'm not scared! |
| I'm not scared! | Non ho paura! |
| Il drago! | The dragon! |
| The dragon! | Il drago! |
| Le ali! | The wings! |
| The wings! | Le ali! |
| Volare! | To fly! |
| To fly! | Volare! |
| Up over the castle, into the sky! | Sopra il castello, voliamo lassù! |
| Sopra il castello, voliamo lassù! | Up over the castle, into the sky! |
| Il drago, le ali, volare! | The dragon, the wings, to fly! |
| The dragon, the wings, to fly! | Il drago, le ali, volare! |
| È gentile, è gentile, our friend in the sky! | |
| Friends! | Gli amici! |
| Gli amici! | Friends! |
| A friend! | L’amico! |
| L’amico! | A friend! |
| We sit by the campfire, warm and bright. | Sediamo intorno al fuoco, caldo e luminoso. |
| Sediamo al fuoco, che bella serata! | We sit by the fire, what a lovely evening! |
| Little puffs of smoke! | Piccoli sbuffi di fumo! |
| Nuvole di fumo! | Clouds of smoke! |
| Now the fire is glowing just right. | Ora il fuoco brilla proprio bene. |
| Ora il fuoco scalda gli amici! | Now the fire warms the friends! |
| He is kind. | È gentile! |
| È gentile! | He is kind. |
| Non ho paura! I’m not scared! | |
| Il drago! | The dragon! |
| The dragon! | Il drago! |
| Le ali! | The wings! |
| The wings! | Le ali! |
| Volare! | To fly! |
| To fly! | Volare! |
| Up over the castle, into the sky! | Sopra il castello, voliamo lassù! |
| Sopra il castello, voliamo lassù! | Up over the castle, into the sky! |
| Il drago, le ali, volare! | The dragon, the wings, to fly! |
| The dragon, the wings, to fly! | Il drago, le ali, volare! |
| È gentile, è gentile, our friend in the sky! | |
| Il drago! | The dragon! |
| The dragon! | Il drago! |
| Non ho paura! | I’m not scared! |
| I’m not scared! | Non ho paura! |
| Ciao, amico! Ciao, friend! | |
Key Italian words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| il drago | dragon |
| le ali | wings |
| il fuoco | fire |
| il fumo | smoke |
| il castello | castle |
| la grotta | cave |
| volare | to fly |
| l'amico | friend |
| squame verdi | green scales |
| è gentile | he is kind |
| non ho paura | I'm not scared |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “il drago”s
“il drago” means “dragon” and comes up on 9 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
- 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 2:21, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Hide a toy egg and let it hatch when the song gets to the egg.
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