“Gli Animali del Mare” — Sea Animals Song in Italian for Kids
In “Gli Animali del Mare” (Sea Animals), kids sing key Italian words like il pesce, la balena, il delfino and il polpo, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 29: At the Sea, 3:10 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- Level: A1
- Unit 29 · Al Mare
- ⏱ 3:10
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“Gli Animali del Mare” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Italian is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| What’s that fish? — Il pesce! | |
| Little fish, swim with me! | Pesciolino, nuota con me! |
| Il pesce nuota — it swims! | |
| Through the blue sea, one, two, three! | Nel mare blu, uno, due, tre! |
| Who is huge? — La balena! | |
| The whale is big, grande davvero! | |
| La balena nuota, slow and wide, | |
| Like a mountain gliding by! | Come una montagna che scivola via! |
| Who jumps up? — Il delfino! | |
| The dolphin leaps, su e giù! | |
| Il delfino salta — jump, jump, jump! | |
| Then he splashes back to you! | Poi ricade in acqua vicino a te! |
| Nuota, nuota, everybody swim! | |
| Il pesce, la balena, come on in! | |
| Ciao, little sea friends, let’s swim again! | |
| Nuota, nuota, say the words with me: | |
| Il delfino swims in the blue sea! | |
| Who has eight arms? — Il polpo! | |
| Eight arms waving, uno, due! | |
| Il polpo nuota, hide and peek, | |
| Then he says, “Ciao!” to me and you! | |
| Who walks sideways? — Il granchio! | |
| Side to side along the sand! | Di lato, di lato sulla sabbia! |
| Il granchio cammina di lato, | The crab walks sideways, |
| Tiny steps across the land! | Passettini sulla terra! |
| What looks like a star? — La stella marina! | |
| Starfish resting on the seabed. | La stella marina riposa sul fondo del mare. |
| And the little seahorse? — Il cavalluccio marino! | |
| Nuota piano, says hello! | |
| Nuota, nuota, everybody swim! | |
| Il pesce, la balena, come on in! | |
| Ciao, little sea friends, let’s swim again! | |
| Nuota, nuota, say the words with me: | |
| Il delfino swims in the blue sea! | |
| Wobbly jellyfish? — La medusa! | |
| Wiggle, wiggle, soft and slow. | Ondeggia, ondeggia, piano piano. |
| Friendly shark with lots of teeth? — Lo squalo! | |
| “Ciao, amici!” There he goes! | |
| Sea turtle swims so far away — | La tartaruga marina nuota lontano — |
| La tartaruga marina, swimming all day! | |
| Nuota, nuota, everybody swim! | |
| Il pesce, la balena, come on in! | |
| Ciao, little sea friends, let’s swim again! | |
| Nuota, nuota, say the words with me: | |
| Il delfino swims in the blue sea! | |
| Everybody swims — tutti nuotano! | |
| Everybody swims — tutti nuotano! | |
Key Italian words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| il pesce | fish |
| la balena | whale |
| il delfino | dolphin |
| il polpo | octopus |
| il granchio | crab |
| la stella marina | starfish |
| il cavalluccio marino | seahorse |
| la medusa | jellyfish |
| lo squalo | shark |
| la tartaruga marina | sea turtle |
| nuota | it swims |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “il pesce”
“il pesce” (fish) is sung on 5 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.
- 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 3:10, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Dive down low and come back up when the song does.
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