“Buon Compleanno” — Happy Birthday Song in Italian for Kids

In “Buon Compleanno” (Happy Birthday), kids sing key Italian words like compleanno, felice, torta and regalo, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 15: Celebrations, 1:59 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A2
Unit 15 · Giorni di Festa
⏱ 1:59
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“Buon Compleanno” 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
Birthday!	Compleanno!
Compleanno!	Birthday!
Happy birthday!	Buon compleanno!
Buon compleanno!	Happy birthday!
Are you happy?	Sei felice?
Sei felice?	Are you happy?
I am happy!	Sono felice!
Sono felice!	I am happy!
Cake!	Torta!
Torta!	Cake!
The cake is good!	La torta è buona!
La torta è buona!	The cake is good!
Birthday, compleanno!
Happy, felice!
Cake, torta!
Gift, regalo!
Buon compleanno, canta con me!	Happy birthday, sing with me!
Sing with me!	Canta con me!
Canta con me!	Sing with me!
Birthday, compleanno—che bello così!
A gift!	Un regalo!
Un regalo!	A gift!
Here is a gift!	Ecco un regalo!
Ecco un regalo!	Here is a gift!
Open the box!	Apri la scatola!
Apri la scatola!	Open the box!
Thank you!	Grazie!
Grazie!	Thank you!
Make a wish!	Esprimi un desiderio!
Esprimi un desiderio!	Make a wish!
Let’s share the cake!	Dividiamo la torta!
Dividiamo la torta!	Let’s share the cake!
Birthday, compleanno!
Happy, felice!
Cake, torta!
Gift, regalo!
Buon compleanno, canta con me!	Happy birthday, sing with me!
Sing with me!	Canta con me!
Canta con me!	Sing with me!
Birthday, compleanno—che bello così!
How old are you?	Quanti anni hai?
Quanti anni hai?	How old are you?
I am seven!	Ho sette anni!
Ho sette anni!	I am seven!
Make a wish, then smile and say:	Esprimi un desiderio, poi sorridi e di’:
Buon compleanno!	Happy birthday!
Happy birthday!	Buon compleanno!
Birthday, compleanno!
Happy, felice!
Cake, torta!
Gift, regalo!
Buon compleanno, canta con me!	Happy birthday, sing with me!
Sing with me!	Canta con me!
Canta con me!	Sing with me!
Birthday, compleanno—che bello così!
Happy birthday!	Buon compleanno!
Buon compleanno!	Happy birthday!
Felice, torta, regalo—ancora!	Happy, cake, gift—again!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
compleanno	birthday
felice	happy
torta	cake
regalo	gift

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “compleanno”
“compleanno” (birthday) is sung on 13 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
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 1:59, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Clap and cheer on the celebration words in the song.