“La Luna e le Stelle” — Moon and the Stars Song in Italian for Kids

In “La Luna e le Stelle” (The Moon and the Stars), kids sing key Italian words like luna, stella, notte and brillare, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 14: Nature, 2:00 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A2
Unit 14 · La Natura
⏱ 2:00
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“La Luna e le Stelle” 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
Look up high, what do you see?	Guarda in alto, cosa vedi?
Dimmi, dimmi, tell to me!
In the sky so big and wide,	Nel cielo così grande e immenso,
Look at what is up outside!	Guarda cosa c’è là fuori!
Tell me English, what's that sphere?	Dimmi in inglese, cos’è quella sfera?
"Luna", shining bright and clear!
Moon in English!	In inglese si dice moon!
Luna in Italian!
Oh, the moon shines, "brillare" so bright,
Dancing stars above us in the night.	Stelle danzano sopra di noi nella notte.
"La luna", "la stella", up so high,
Learning words beneath the evening sky!	Impariamo parole sotto il cielo della sera!
Sing it loud and sing it clear,	Cantalo forte e cantalo chiaro,
Bilingual magic floating here!	Magia in due lingue che vola qui!
Now it's my turn, what's that gleam?	Ora tocca a me, cos’è quel luccichio?
Like a sparkly little dream!	Come un piccolo sogno scintillante!
Twinkle, twinkle, near and far,	Brilla, brilla, vicino e lontano,
That in English is a star!	In inglese quella si dice star!
Star in English!	In inglese si dice star!
Now say it in Italian!	Ora dillo in italiano!
"Stella", shining through the dark,
Lighting up the starry park!	Illumina il parco stellato!
"Notte" is the quiet night,
Bathing everything in light!	Bagna tutto di luce!
Oh, the moon shines, "brillare" so bright,
Dancing stars above us in the night.	Stelle danzano sopra di noi nella notte.
"La luna", "la stella", up so high,
Learning words beneath the evening sky!	Impariamo parole sotto il cielo della sera!
Sing it loud and sing it clear,	Cantalo forte e cantalo chiaro,
Bilingual magic floating here!	Magia in due lingue che vola qui!
"Brillare" means to shine!
Your Italian sounds so fine!	Il tuo italiano suona proprio bene!
"Luna" is the moon above!
"Stella" is the star we love!
Every night is "la notte" here!
Learning languages is my cheer!	Imparare le lingue è la mia gioia!
Oh, the moon shines, "brillare" so bright,
Dancing stars above us in the night.	Stelle danzano sopra di noi nella notte.
"La luna", "la stella", up so high,
Learning words beneath the evening sky!	Impariamo parole sotto il cielo della sera!
Sing it loud and sing it clear,	Cantalo forte e cantalo chiaro,
Bilingual magic floating here!	Magia in due lingue che vola qui!
Ciao, ciao, luna!	Bye-bye, moon!
Ciao, ciao, stella!	Bye-bye, star!
Good night, "notte"!
See you tomorrow!	A domani!
Ciao!	Hello!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
luna	moon
stella	star
notte	night
brillare	to shine

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “luna” the word of the day
This song repeats “luna” (moon) on 3 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 2:00, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Look out of the window at night and find what the song sings about.