“Nonna e Nonno” — Grandma and Grandpa Song in Italian for Kids

In “Nonna e Nonno” (Grandma and Grandpa), kids sing key Italian words like nonna, nonno, anziano and abbraccio, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 5: Family, 1:51 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: Beginner
Unit 5 · La Mia Famiglia
⏱ 1:51
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“Nonna e Nonno” 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
Tell me, little friend, who gives the biggest hug?	Dimmi, piccolo amico, chi dà l’abbraccio più grande?
Un grande abbraccio! Like a warm and cozy rug!
Say it in English: hug!	Dillo in inglese: hug!
Abbraccio!	Hug!
Say it in Italian: abbraccio!
Hug!	Abbraccio!
Grandma, nonna, sitting in the sun,
Grandpa, nonno, learning can be fun!
English, Italian, back and forth we go,	Inglese, italiano, avanti e indietro andiamo,
Learning every word as we watch the flowers grow!	Impariamo ogni parola mentre guardiamo crescere i fiori!
When they tell a story, they are looking wise and bold,	Quando raccontano una storia, sembrano saggi e coraggiosi,
We say "anziano" when someone is old!
Old in English!	Old in inglese!
Anziano!	Old!
Anziano in Italian!
Old!	Anziano!
Grandma, nonna, sitting in the sun,
Grandpa, nonno, learning can be fun!
English, Italian, back and forth we go,	Inglese, italiano, avanti e indietro andiamo,
Learning every word as we watch the flowers grow!	Impariamo ogni parola mentre guardiamo crescere i fiori!
Nonna and nonno, we love you so,
With every little word that we come to know!	Con ogni parolina che impariamo!
Hug, abbraccio!
Old, anziano!
Singing our song as the day is done!	Cantiamo la nostra canzone a fine giornata!
Grandma, nonna, sitting in the sun,
Grandpa, nonno, learning can be fun!
English, Italian, back and forth we go,	Inglese, italiano, avanti e indietro andiamo,
Learning every word as we watch the flowers grow!	Impariamo ogni parola mentre guardiamo crescere i fiori!
Ciao, nonna!	Bye, Grandma!
Ciao, nonno!	Bye, Grandpa!
Goodbye! Ciao!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
nonna	grandma
nonno	grandpa
anziano	old
abbraccio	hug

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “anziano”s
“anziano” means “old” and comes up on 3 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
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 1:51, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Record your child singing a line and send it to a relative.