“Le Mie Scarpe” — My Shoes Song in Italian for Kids

In “Le Mie Scarpe” (My Shoes), kids sing key Italian words like scarpe, calzini, piedi and camminare, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 9: Clothes, 2:04 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A1
Unit 9 · I Vestiti
⏱ 2:04
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“Le Mie Scarpe” 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
Shoes!	Scarpe!
Scarpe!	Shoes!
My shoes are by the door.	Le mie scarpe sono vicino alla porta.
Le scarpe sono qui.	My shoes are here.
Socks, socks—where are my socks?	Calzini, calzini: dove sono i miei calzini?
I calzini sono lì.	My socks are over there.
My feet go in my shoes.	I piedi nelle scarpe!
I piedi nelle scarpe!	My feet go in my shoes.
Let’s get ready, one, two, three!	Prepariamoci, uno, due, tre!
Pronti? Andiamo, sì!	Ready? Let’s go, yes!
Shoes!	Scarpe!
Scarpe!	Shoes!
Socks!	Calzini!
Calzini!	Socks!
Feet!	Piedi!
Piedi!	Feet!
To walk!	Camminare!
Camminare!	To walk!
Scarpe, calzini, piedi—camminare!	Shoes, socks, feet — walk!
Walk with me!	Cammina con me!
Cammina con me!	Walk with me!
I put on my socks.	Mi metto i calzini.
Mi metto i calzini.	I put on my socks.
I put on my shoes.	Mi metto le scarpe.
Mi metto le scarpe.	I put on my shoes.
Can you walk to the park?	Sai camminare fino al parco?
Sai camminare fino al parco?	Can you walk to the park?
Yes, I can walk!	Sì, so camminare!
Sì, so camminare!	Yes, I can walk!
One small step, then two.	Un passo, poi due!
Un passo, poi due!	One small step, then two.
Shoes!	Scarpe!
Scarpe!	Shoes!
Socks!	Calzini!
Calzini!	Socks!
Feet!	Piedi!
Piedi!	Feet!
To walk!	Camminare!
Camminare!	To walk!
Scarpe, calzini, piedi—camminare!	Shoes, socks, feet — walk!
Walk with me!	Cammina con me!
Cammina con me!	Walk with me!
Are your shoes ready?	Le tue scarpe sono pronte?
Sì, sono pronte!	Yes, they’re ready!
Are your feet ready?	I tuoi piedi sono pronti?
Sì, i miei piedi!	Yes, my feet are!
Left, right—piano piano!
Let’s walk together!	Camminiamo insieme!
Camminiamo insieme!	Let’s walk together!
Shoes!	Scarpe!
Scarpe!	Shoes!
Socks!	Calzini!
Calzini!	Socks!
Feet!	Piedi!
Piedi!	Feet!
To walk!	Camminare!
Camminare!	To walk!
Scarpe, calzini, piedi—camminare!	Shoes, socks, feet — walk!
Walk with me!	Cammina con me!
Cammina con me!	Walk with me!
Shoes!	Scarpe!
Scarpe!	Shoes!
Ciao!	Hello!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
scarpe	shoes
calzini	socks
piedi	feet
camminare	to walk

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “scarpe” the word of the day
This song repeats “scarpe” (shoes) on 11 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 2:04, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Put on each item of clothing as the song names it; it doubles as a getting-ready routine.