“Ciao, Autunno!” — Hello, Autumn Song in Italian for Kids

In “Ciao, Autunno!” (Hello, Autumn!), kids sing key Italian words like l'autunno, le foglie, cadono and arancione, 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, 2:32 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A1
Unit 15 · Giorni di Festa
⏱ 2:32
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“Ciao, Autunno!” 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
Autumn!	L’autunno!
L’autunno!	Autumn!
Leaves are falling!	Le foglie cadono!
Le foglie cadono!	Leaves are falling!
What color is that leaf?	Di che colore è quella foglia?
Arancione!	Orange!
Orange leaves come tumbling down!	Le foglie arancioni cadono giù!
Le foglie arancioni cadono!	The orange leaves are falling!
The wind is blowing!	Il vento soffia!
Il vento soffia!	The wind is blowing!
Hear the leaves go crunch, crunch, crunch!	Senti le foglie: cric, crac, cric!
Le foglie fanno cric, crac, cric!	The leaves go crunch, crunch, crunch!
Autumn, autumn, here we go!	Autunno, autunno, si parte!
L’autunno, che bello!	Autumn, how lovely!
Pumpkin!	La zucca!
La zucca!	Pumpkin!
Big and round with a smile!	Grande e tonda, con un sorriso!
La zucca sorride!	The pumpkin is smiling!
Trick or treat!	Dolcetto o scherzetto!
Dolcetto o scherzetto!	Trick or treat!
Candy for our friends!	Le caramelle per gli amici!
Le caramelle per gli amici!	Candy for our friends!
L’autunno, le foglie, la zucca arancione!	Autumn, the leaves, the orange pumpkin!
Autumn fun for everyone!	Divertimento d’autunno per tutti!
Chestnuts!	Le castagne!
Le castagne!	Chestnuts!
Warm roasted chestnuts!	Le caldarroste calde!
Le caldarroste calde!	Warm roasted chestnuts!
Costume!	Il costume!
Il costume!	Costume!
I’m a little dancing cat!	Io sono un gatto che balla!
Io sono un gatto che balla!	I’m a little dancing cat!
Who’s that friend beside the door?	Chi è quell’amico vicino alla porta?
Un fantasmino simpatico!	A friendly little ghost!
A friendly ghost says, “Ciao!”
Il fantasmino dice: «Ciao!»	The little ghost says, “Hi!”
Trick or treat, then what do we do?	Dolcetto o scherzetto, e poi?
Dolcetto o scherzetto, e poi?	Trick or treat, then what do we do?
Share our candy, me and you!	Condividiamo le caramelle!
Condividiamo le caramelle!	Share our candy, me and you!
Pumpkin!	La zucca!
La zucca!	Pumpkin!
Big and round with a smile!	Grande e tonda, con un sorriso!
La zucca sorride!	The pumpkin is smiling!
Trick or treat!	Dolcetto o scherzetto!
Dolcetto o scherzetto!	Trick or treat!
Candy for our friends!	Le caramelle per gli amici!
Le caramelle per gli amici!	Candy for our friends!
L’autunno, le foglie, la zucca arancione!	Autumn, the leaves, the orange pumpkin!
Autumn fun for everyone!	Divertimento d’autunno per tutti!
The wind says, “Whoosh!”	Il vento fa «fuu»!
Il vento fa «fuu»!	The wind goes “whoosh”!
Leaves go dancing!	Le foglie danzano!
Le foglie danzano!	Leaves go dancing!
Say it slowly: chestnuts!	Dillo piano: le castagne!
Le castagne!	Say it slowly: chestnuts!
Say it once more: pumpkin!	Dillo ancora: la zucca!
La zucca!	Say it once more: pumpkin!
Buon autunno! Happy Halloween!
Pumpkin!	La zucca!
La zucca!	Pumpkin!
Big and round with a smile!	Grande e tonda, con un sorriso!
La zucca sorride!	The pumpkin is smiling!
Trick or treat!	Dolcetto o scherzetto!
Dolcetto o scherzetto!	Trick or treat!
Candy for our friends!	Le caramelle per gli amici!
Le caramelle per gli amici!	Candy for our friends!
L’autunno, le foglie, la zucca arancione!	Autumn, the leaves, the orange pumpkin!
Autumn fun for everyone!	Divertimento d’autunno per tutti!
Autumn fun for everyone!	Divertimento d’autunno per tutti!

Key Italian words in this song

The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
l'autunno	autumn
le foglie	leaves
cadono	falling
arancione	orange
la zucca	pumpkin
le castagne	chestnuts
il costume	costume
dolcetto o scherzetto	trick or treat
le caramelle	candy
un fantasmino simpatico	a friendly ghost
il vento	the wind

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “la zucca”
“la zucca” (pumpkin) is sung on 10 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 2:32, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Make a party hat and wear it while singing along.