“La Pioggia” — Rain Song in Italian for Kids

In “La Pioggia” (The Rain), kids sing key Italian words like pioggia, ombrello, nuvola and bagnato, 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, 2:41 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A1
Unit 11 · Il Tempo
⏱ 2:41
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“La Pioggia” 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
What falls from the sky? — La pioggia!
Rain, rain, say it with me — Pioggia!
The rain is soft, la pioggia è lieve,
Rain on the roof, la pioggia viene.
What do we hold? — Un ombrello!
Umbrella up, apri l’ombrello!
Red umbrella, ombrello rosso,
Take it with you, non è grosso!
Rain! — Pioggia!
Umbrella! — Ombrello!
Cloud! — Nuvola!
Wet! — Bagnato!
Pioggia, pioggia, falli piano,	Rain, rain, fall gently,
Ombrello aperto nella mano!	Open umbrella in my hand!
Nuvola lassù, guarda un po’!	Cloud up there, take a look!
Bagnato? Sì! Andiamo, però!	Wet? Yes! But let’s go anyway!
What floats up high? — Una nuvola!
Cloud in the sky, una nuvola!
White cloud, nuvola bianca,
The little cloud goes where it wants.	La nuvoletta va dove vuole.
My shoes are wet — Le scarpe sono bagnate!
My coat is wet — Il cappotto è bagnato!
Rain on my hat, pioggia sul cappello,
We splash together, che bello!
Rain! — Pioggia!
Umbrella! — Ombrello!
Cloud! — Nuvola!
Wet! — Bagnato!
Pioggia, pioggia, falli piano,	Rain, rain, fall gently,
Ombrello aperto nella mano!	Open umbrella in my hand!
Nuvola lassù, guarda un po’!	Cloud up there, take a look!
Bagnato? Sì! Andiamo, però!	Wet? Yes! But let’s go anyway!
Is it raining? — Piove, sì!
Come with me! — Vieni qui!
One, two, three, jump around,	Uno, due, tre, salta qua e là,
Salta nelle pozzanghere, splash on the ground!
Rain boots on — Gli stivali ai piedi!
Ready to go? — Sì, vieni!
Rain! — Pioggia!
Umbrella! — Ombrello!
Cloud! — Nuvola!
Wet! — Bagnato!
Pioggia, pioggia, falli piano,	Rain, rain, fall gently,
Ombrello aperto nella mano!	Open umbrella in my hand!
Nuvola lassù, guarda un po’!	Cloud up there, take a look!
Bagnato? Sì! Andiamo, però!	Wet? Yes! But let’s go anyway!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
pioggia	rain
ombrello	umbrella
nuvola	cloud
bagnato	wet

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “pioggia”s
“pioggia” means “rain” and comes up on 9 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
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 2:41, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Act out the weather: shiver for cold, fan yourself for hot, pitter-patter fingers for rain.