“L'Albero” — Tree Song in Italian for Kids

In “L'Albero” (The Tree), kids sing key Italian words like albero, foglia, ramo and crescere, 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, 2:43 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A2
Unit 14 · La Natura
⏱ 2:43
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“L'Albero” 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
What is that tall friend in the garden?	Chi è quell’amico alto in giardino?
È un albero, un albero!	It’s a tree, a tree!
Tree means albero—say it with me!
Albero, albero, one, two, three!
What is dancing softly in the breeze?	Cosa balla piano nella brezza?
A leaf! Una foglia, sì!
Leaf means foglia, green and bright;
Foglia, foglia, in the light.
Tree, albero—growing tall!
Leaf, foglia—wave to all!
Branch, ramo—reach up high!
Crescere means grow—let’s try!
Albero, foglia, ramo, hooray!	Tree, leaf, branch, hooray!
We learn new words as we play!	Impariamo parole nuove giocando!
What is reaching out from the tree?	Cosa si allunga dall’albero?
A branch! Un ramo, look and see!
Branch means ramo, strong and wide;
Ramo, ramo, side to side.
How does a little seed become a tree?	Come diventa albero un semino?
Cresce piano—grows, you see!
To grow is crescere, say it slow;
Crescere, crescere, watch it grow!
Tree, albero—growing tall!
Leaf, foglia—wave to all!
Branch, ramo—reach up high!
Crescere means grow—let’s try!
Albero, foglia, ramo, hooray!	Tree, leaf, branch, hooray!
We learn new words as we play!	Impariamo parole nuove giocando!
I say “foglia!” What’s that in English?	Dico “foglia!” Come si dice in inglese?
“Leaf!” You got it—bravo, sì!
I say “branch!” What’s that in Italian?	Dico “branch!” Come si dice in italiano?
“Ramo!” Great job, tree friends!
Tree, albero—growing tall!
Leaf, foglia—wave to all!
Branch, ramo—reach up high!
Crescere means grow—let’s try!
Albero, foglia, ramo, hooray!	Tree, leaf, branch, hooray!
We learn new words as we play!	Impariamo parole nuove giocando!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
albero	tree
foglia	leaf
ramo	branch
crescere	to grow

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “albero”
“albero” (tree) is sung on 7 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 2:43, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Look out of the window at night and find what the song sings about.