“La Caccia al Tesoro” — Scavenger Hunt Song in Italian for Kids

In “La Caccia al Tesoro” (Scavenger Hunt), kids sing key Italian words like caccia, impronte, alto and basso, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 19: Where Things Are, 2:09 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A2
Unit 19 · Dov'è?
⏱ 2:09
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“La Caccia al Tesoro” 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
Ready? Pronti?
Let’s go! Andiamo!
Scavenger hunt!	Caccia al tesoro!
Caccia al tesoro!	Scavenger hunt!
Footprints!	Impronte!
Impronte!	Footprints!
What do we follow?	Cosa seguiamo?
Seguiamo le impronte!	We follow the footprints!
Follow me!	Seguimi!
Seguimi!	Follow me!
High!	Alto!
Alto!	High!
Look up high!	Guarda in alto!
Guarda in alto!	Look up high!
Low!	Basso!
Basso!	Low!
Look down low!	Guarda in basso!
Guarda in basso!	Look down low!
Where is the clue?	Dov’è l’indizio?
È qui, è qui!	It’s here, it’s here!
Hunt, hunt!	Caccia, caccia!
Caccia, caccia!	Hunt, hunt!
Footprints!	Impronte!
Impronte!	Footprints!
High and low!	Alto e basso!
Alto e basso!	High and low!
Follow me!	Seguimi!
Seguimi!	Follow me!
Here, here, the clue is here!	Qui, qui, l’indizio è qui!
Qui, qui, il tesoro è qui!	Here, here, the treasure is here!
Look over there!	Guarda laggiù!
Guarda laggiù!	Look over there!
Is it under the bench?	È sotto la panchina?
È sotto la panchina?	Is it under the bench?
No, look beside the tree!	No, guarda vicino all’albero!
No, guarda vicino all’albero!	No, look beside the tree!
I found a red leaf!	Ho trovato una foglia rossa!
Ho trovato una foglia rossa!	I found a red leaf!
And a little blue box!	E una scatola blu!
E una scatola blu!	And a little blue box!
Open it, open it!	Aprila, aprila!
Aprila, aprila!	Open it, open it!
A shiny key!	Una chiave lucida!
Una chiave lucida!	A shiny key!
We found it together!	L’abbiamo trovato insieme!
L’abbiamo trovato insieme!	We found it together!
Hunt, hunt!	Caccia, caccia!
Caccia, caccia!	Hunt, hunt!
Footprints!	Impronte!
Impronte!	Footprints!
High and low!	Alto e basso!
Alto e basso!	High and low!
Follow me!	Seguimi!
Seguimi!	Follow me!
Here, here, the clue is here!	Qui, qui, l’indizio è qui!
Qui, qui, il tesoro è qui!	Here, here, the treasure is here!
One step forward!	Un passo avanti!
Un passo avanti!	One step forward!
Turn around!	Gira, gira!
Gira, gira!	Turn around!
Look up, look down!	Guarda su, guarda giù!
Guarda su, guarda giù!	Look up, look down!
We can find it—you and me!	Lo troviamo—io e te!
Lo troviamo, io e te!	We’ll find it, you and me!
Hunt, hunt!	Caccia, caccia!
Caccia, caccia!	Hunt, hunt!
Footprints!	Impronte!
Impronte!	Footprints!
High and low!	Alto e basso!
Alto e basso!	High and low!
Follow me!	Seguimi!
Seguimi!	Follow me!
Here, here, the clue is here!	Qui, qui, l’indizio è qui!
Qui, qui, il tesoro è qui!	Here, here, the treasure is here!
What did we find?	Cosa abbiamo trovato?
Un tesoro!	A treasure!
Caccia, impronte, alto, basso—	Hunt, footprints, high, low—
Seguimi! Il tesoro è qui!	Follow me! The treasure is here!

Key Italian words in this song

The 6 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
caccia	hunt
impronte	footprints
alto	high
basso	low
seguimi	follow me
qui	here

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “impronte” the word of the day
This song repeats “impronte” (footprints) on 6 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 2:09, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Hide a toy and give a Italian clue from the song to find it.