“Dieci Uccellini” — Ten Little Birds Song in Italian for Kids

In “Dieci Uccellini” (Ten Little Birds), kids sing key Italian words like quattro, cinque, dieci and uccellino, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 2: Numbers 1–10, 1:53 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: Beginner
Unit 2 · I Numeri
⏱ 1:53
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“Dieci Uccellini” 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
Little bird!	Uccellino!
Uccellino!	Little bird!
One little bird!	Un uccellino!
Un uccellino!	One little bird!
Two little birds!	Due uccellini!
Due uccellini!	Two little birds!
Up in the tree!	Su nell’albero!
Su nell’albero!	Up in the tree!
Hello, little bird!	Ciao, uccellino!
Ciao, uccellino!	Hello, little bird!
Come and sing!	Vieni a cantare!
Vieni a cantare!	Come and sing!
Four!	Quattro!
Quattro!	Four!
Five!	Cinque!
Cinque!	Five!
Ten little birds!	Dieci uccellini!
Dieci uccellini!	Ten little birds!
Count with me, count with me!	Conta con me, conta con me!
Quattro, cinque!	Four and five!
Four and five!	Quattro, cinque!
Dieci uccellini, fly, fly, fly!
Good morning!	Buongiorno!
Buongiorno!	Good morning!
Look up!	Guarda su!
Guarda su!	Look up!
In the sky!	Nel cielo!
Nel cielo!	In the sky!
Here they come!	Eccoli qua!
Eccoli qua!	Here they come!
Four little birds!	Quattro uccellini!
Quattro uccellini!	Four little birds!
Five little birds!	Cinque uccellini!
Cinque uccellini!	Five little birds!
Ten together!	Dieci insieme!
Dieci insieme!	Ten together!
Sing with me!	Canta con me!
Canta con me!	Sing with me!
Four!	Quattro!
Quattro!	Four!
Five!	Cinque!
Cinque!	Five!
Ten little birds!	Dieci uccellini!
Dieci uccellini!	Ten little birds!
Count with me, count with me!	Conta con me, conta con me!
Quattro, cinque!	Four and five!
Four and five!	Quattro, cinque!
Dieci uccellini, fly, fly, fly!
Are you ready?	Sei pronto?
Sei pronto? / Sei pronta?	Are you ready? Are you ready?
One, two, three!	Uno, due, tre!
Uno, due, tre!	One, two, three!
Four, five, six!	Quattro, cinque, sei!
Quattro, cinque, sei!	Four, five, six!
Seven, eight, nine!	Sette, otto, nove!
Sette, otto, nove!	Seven, eight, nine!
And then ten!	E poi dieci!
E poi dieci!	And then ten!
Four!	Quattro!
Quattro!	Four!
Five!	Cinque!
Cinque!	Five!
Ten little birds!	Dieci uccellini!
Dieci uccellini!	Ten little birds!
Count with me, count with me!	Conta con me, conta con me!
Quattro, cinque!	Four and five!
Four and five!	Quattro, cinque!
Dieci uccellini, fly, fly, fly!
Little bird!	Uccellino!
Uccellino!	Little bird!
Ciao, ciao, uccellino!	Bye-bye, little bird!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
quattro	four
cinque	five
dieci	ten
uccellino	little bird

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “quattro” the word of the day
This song repeats “quattro” (four) on 8 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
2
Pause between the call and the answer
The song moves back and forth between English and Italian. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the Italian answer before the song sings it.
3
Make it a routine
At 1:53, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Line up toys and touch one for each Italian number you hear.