“Due Mani, Due Piedi” — Two Hands, Two Feet Song in Italian for Kids

In “Due Mani, Due Piedi” (Two Hands, Two Feet), kids sing key Italian words like mani, piedi, dita and braccia, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 6: My Body, 2:15 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A1
Unit 6 · Il Mio Corpo
⏱ 2:15
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“Due Mani, Due Piedi” 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
Two hands!	Due mani!
Due mani!	Two hands!
Clap your hands!	Batti le mani!
Batti le mani!	Clap your hands!
Two feet!	Due piedi!
Due piedi!	Two feet!
Stamp your feet!	Batti i piedi!
Batti i piedi!	Stamp your feet!
Ten fingers!	Dieci dita!
Dieci dita!	Ten fingers!
Wiggle your fingers!	Muovi le dita!
Muovi le dita!	Wiggle your fingers!
Two arms!	Due braccia!
Due braccia!	Two arms!
Lift your arms!	Alza le braccia!
Alza le braccia!	Lift your arms!
Hands, mani!
Feet, piedi!
Fingers, dita!
Arms, braccia!
Mani, piedi, dita, braccia!	Hands, feet, fingers, arms!
Show me your hands!	Fammi vedere le mani!
Ecco le mani!	Here are my hands!
Two hands, two feet—let’s learn and repeat!	Due mani, due piedi: impariamo e ripetiamo!
Open your hands!	Apri le mani!
Apri le mani!	Open your hands!
Close your hands!	Chiudi le mani!
Chiudi le mani!	Close your hands!
My feet are here!	I miei piedi sono qui!
I miei piedi sono qui!	My feet are here!
Touch your toes!	Tocca le dita dei piedi!
Tocca le dita dei piedi!	Touch your toes!
My fingers move!	Muovo le dita!
Muovo le dita!	My fingers move!
Arms up high!	Braccia in alto!
Braccia in alto!	Arms up high!
Can you clap?	Sai battere le mani?
Sai battere le mani?	Can you clap?
Sì, sì, sì!	Yes, yes, yes!
Hands, mani!
Feet, piedi!
Fingers, dita!
Arms, braccia!
Mani, piedi, dita, braccia!	Hands, feet, fingers, arms!
Show me your hands!	Fammi vedere le mani!
Ecco le mani!	Here are my hands!
Two hands, two feet—let’s learn and repeat!	Due mani, due piedi: impariamo e ripetiamo!
One, two hands!	Una, due mani!
Una, due mani!	One, two hands!
One, two feet!	Uno, due piedi!
Uno, due piedi!	One, two feet!
Fingers wiggle!	Le dita si muovono!
Le dita si muovono!	Fingers wiggle!
Braccia su, braccia giù!	Arms up, arms down!
Hands, mani!
Feet, piedi!
Fingers, dita!
Arms, braccia!
Mani, piedi, dita, braccia!	Hands, feet, fingers, arms!
Show me your hands!	Fammi vedere le mani!
Ecco le mani!	Here are my hands!
Two hands, two feet—let’s learn and repeat!	Due mani, due piedi: impariamo e ripetiamo!
Mani, piedi, dita, braccia!	Hands, feet, fingers, arms!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
mani	hands
piedi	feet
dita	fingers
braccia	arms

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “mani”s
“mani” means “hands” and comes up on 16 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 2:15, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Play the song a little faster each time, if your child loves the challenge.