“Il Mare” — Sea Song in Italian for Kids

In “Il Mare” (The Sea), kids sing key Italian words like mare, onda, pesce and sabbia, 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, 2:24 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A2
Unit 14 · La Natura
⏱ 2:24
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“Il Mare” 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
The sea!	Il mare!
Il mare!	The sea!
The sea is blue.	Il mare è blu!
Il mare è blu!	The sea is blue.
A wave!	Un’onda!
Un’onda!	A wave!
A little wave comes in.	Arriva una piccola onda!
Arriva una piccola onda!	A little wave comes in.
What do you see?	Che cosa vedi?
Vedo un pesce!	I see a fish!
A fish!	Un pesce!
Sì, un pesce!	Yes, a fish!
The fish can swim.	Il pesce sa nuotare!
Il pesce sa nuotare!	The fish can swim.
Mare, mare, what’s that word?
Sea, sea! Now we’ve heard!	Mare, mare! Ora l’abbiamo sentito!
Onda, onda, rolling by!
Wave, wave! Give it a try!	Onda, onda! Prova anche tu!
Pesce, sabbia, say them with me!
Sea, wave, fish, sand—let’s learn by the sea!	Mare, onda, pesce, sabbia—impariamo al mare!
The sand!	La sabbia!
La sabbia!	The sand!
Soft sand under my feet.	Sabbia morbida sotto i piedi!
Sabbia morbida sotto i piedi!	Soft sand under my feet.
I see a shell.	Vedo una conchiglia.
Vedo una conchiglia!	I see a shell!
The wave is small.	L’onda è piccola!
L’onda è piccola!	The wave is small.
Let’s walk by the sea.	Camminiamo vicino al mare!
Camminiamo vicino al mare!	Let’s walk by the sea.
Can you find a fish?	Riesci a trovare un pesce?
Sì! Guarda, un pesce!	Yes! Look, a fish!
Mare, mare, what’s that word?
Sea, sea! Now we’ve heard!	Mare, mare! Ora l’abbiamo sentito!
Onda, onda, rolling by!
Wave, wave! Give it a try!	Onda, onda! Prova anche tu!
Pesce, sabbia, say them with me!
Sea, wave, fish, sand—let’s learn by the sea!	Mare, onda, pesce, sabbia—impariamo al mare!
What is “sand”?	Come si dice “sand”?
Sabbia!	Sand!
And “fish”?	E come si dice “fish”?
Pesce!	Fish!
“Wave”?	E “wave”?
Onda!	Wave!
“Sea” is mare—bravo, brava!
Mare, mare, what’s that word?
Sea, sea! Now we’ve heard!	Mare, mare! Ora l’abbiamo sentito!
Onda, onda, rolling by!
Wave, wave! Give it a try!	Onda, onda! Prova anche tu!
Pesce, sabbia, say them with me!
Sea, wave, fish, sand—let’s learn by the sea!	Mare, onda, pesce, sabbia—impariamo al mare!
Mare, onda, pesce, sabbia—ciao, sea!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
mare	sea
onda	wave
pesce	fish
sabbia	sand

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “onda”s
“onda” means “wave” and comes up on 8 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 2:24, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Collect a few treasures on a walk and name them with the Italian words.