“Le Cose Che Si Muovono” — Things That Go Song in Italian for Kids

In “Le Cose Che Si Muovono” (Things That Go), kids sing key Italian words like macchina, autobus, treno and aereo, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 20: Getting Around, 2:02 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: Beginner
Unit 20 · I Trasporti
⏱ 2:02
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“Le Cose Che Si Muovono” 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
Look outside, what do you see?	Guarda fuori, cosa vedi?
Moving fast, come play with me!	Vanno veloci, vieni a giocare con me!
Guarda fuori, vieni qua!	Look outside, come here!
Let's go traveling, hip-hooray!	Andiamo in viaggio, urrà!
Car!	Macchina!
Macchina!	Car!
Bus!	Autobus!
Autobus!	Bus!
Can you say it?	Sai dirlo?
Sì, così!	Yes, like that!
Things that go, fast and slow!	Cose che vanno, veloci e lente!
In English and Italian, watch us grow!	In inglese e in italiano, guarda come cresciamo!
Car is macchina, bus is autobus!
Travel round the world with us!	Viaggia per il mondo con noi!
Vroom, vroom, let's explore!	Brum, brum, esploriamo!
We can learn so much and more!	Possiamo imparare tanto, e ancora di più!
Ascolta bene, dimmi tu!	Listen carefully, now you tell me!
Now the train goes choo-choo-chuu!	Ora il treno fa ciuf ciuf!
Train!	Treno!
Treno!	Train!
Plane!	Aereo!
Aereo!	Plane!
On a bike, let's ride around!	In bici, facciamo un giro!
In bicicletta, off the ground!
Bike is bici!
Bici, yes!
Boat is barca!
Barca, best!
Things that go, fast and slow!	Cose che vanno, veloci e lente!
In English and Italian, watch us grow!	In inglese e in italiano, guarda come cresciamo!
Car is macchina, bus is autobus!
Travel round the world with us!	Viaggia per il mondo con noi!
Vroom, vroom, let's explore!	Brum, brum, esploriamo!
We can learn so much and more!	Possiamo imparare tanto, e ancora di più!
By car, in macchina!
By train, sul treno!
By plane, sull'aereo!
And on a boat, in barca!
Viaggiare è un piacere!	Traveling is a joy!
Traveling is fun, oh yeah!	Viaggiare è divertente, oh sì!
Things that go, fast and slow!	Cose che vanno, veloci e lente!
In English and Italian, watch us grow!	In inglese e in italiano, guarda come cresciamo!
Car is macchina, bus is autobus!
Travel round the world with us!	Viaggia per il mondo con noi!
Vroom, vroom, let's explore!	Brum, brum, esploriamo!
We can learn so much and more!	Possiamo imparare tanto, e ancora di più!
Ciao, ciao! Time to go!
Macchina, treno, aereo!	Car, train, plane!
Bici, barca, autobus!	Bike, boat, bus!
Bye-bye from all of us!	Ciao ciao da tutti noi!
Ciao! Ciao!	Hello, hello!

Key Italian words in this song

The 6 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
macchina	car
autobus	bus
treno	train
aereo	plane
bici	bike
barca	boat

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “treno”
“treno” (train) is sung on 3 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
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 2:02, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Play it at the start of a journey as a travel ritual.