“C'è il Sole” — It's Sunny Song in Italian for Kids

In “C'è il Sole” (It's Sunny), kids sing key Italian words like sole, fa caldo, giocare and fuori, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 11: Weather & Seasons, 1:59 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A1
Unit 11 · Il Tempo
⏱ 1:59
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“C'è il Sole” 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
Sun!	Sole!
Sole!	Sun!
The sun is up!	C'è il sole!
C'è il sole!	The sun is up!
It's hot!	Fa caldo!
Fa caldo!	It's hot!
Say it again: it's hot!	Dillo ancora: fa caldo!
Fa caldo, fa caldo!	It’s hot, it’s hot!
Fuori!	Outside!
Outside!	Fuori!
Andiamo fuori!	Let's go outside!
Let's go outside!	Andiamo fuori!
Sun, sun!	Sole, sole!
Sole, sole!	Sun, sun!
It's sunny!	C’è il sole!
C'è il sole!	The sun is up!
Let's play!	Giochiamo!
Giochiamo!	Let's play!
To play!	Giocare!
Giocare!	To play!
Fuori, fuori, let's go play!
Fuori, fuori, che bella giornata!	Outside, outside, what a lovely day!
A ball!	Una palla!
Una palla!	One ball!
I run!	Corro!
Corro!	I run!
You run!	Corri!
Corri!	You run!
We play outside!	Giochiamo fuori!
Giochiamo fuori!	We play outside!
It's warm today!	Oggi fa caldo!
Oggi fa caldo!	It's warm today!
The sun is shining!	Splende il sole!
Splende il sole!	The sun is shining!
Sun, sun!	Sole, sole!
Sole, sole!	Sun, sun!
It's sunny!	C’è il sole!
C'è il sole!	The sun is up!
Let's play!	Giochiamo!
Giochiamo!	Let's play!
To play!	Giocare!
Giocare!	To play!
Fuori, fuori, let's go play!
Fuori, fuori, che bella giornata!	Outside, outside, what a lovely day!
Where's the sun?	Dov'è il sole?
Dov'è il sole?	Where's the sun?
It's up above!	È lassù!
È lassù!	It’s up above!
Shall we play?	Giochiamo?
Giochiamo?	Shall we play?
Sì! Let's play outside!	Sì! Giochiamo fuori!
Sì! Giochiamo fuori!	Sì! Let's play outside!
Sun, sun!	Sole, sole!
Sole, sole!	Sun, sun!
It's sunny!	C’è il sole!
C'è il sole!	The sun is up!
Let's play!	Giochiamo!
Giochiamo!	Let's play!
To play!	Giocare!
Giocare!	To play!
Fuori, fuori, let's go play!
Fuori, fuori, che bella giornata!	Outside, outside, what a lovely day!
Sun!	Sole!
Sole!	Sun!
Ciao, sole!	Bye, sun!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
sole	sun
fa caldo	it's hot
giocare	to play
fuori	outside

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “sole” the word of the day
This song repeats “sole” (sun) 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 1:59, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Check the weather out of the window, then play the song that matches it.