“Cosa Dice l'Animale?” — What Does the Animal Say Song in Italian for Kids

In “Cosa Dice l'Animale?” (What Does the Animal Say?), kids sing key Italian words like cosa dice?, rana, qua qua and verso, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 4: Animals, 2:00 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: Beginner
Unit 4 · Gli Animali
⏱ 2:00
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“Cosa Dice l'Animale?” 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 does it say?	Cosa dice?
Cosa dice?	What does it say?
Frog!	Rana!
Rana!	Frog!
What does the frog say?	Cosa dice la rana?
Qua qua? No—cra-cra!	Quack quack? No, ribbit!
Frog sound?	Verso della rana?
Verso della rana!	Frog sound!
The frog says cra-cra!	La rana fa cra-cra!
La rana fa cra-cra!	The frog says cra-cra!
Cat!	Gatto!
Gatto!	Cat!
What does the cat say?	Cosa dice il gatto?
Miao, miao!	Meow, meow!
Cat sound?	Verso del gatto?
Verso del gatto!	Cat sound!
What does it say?	Cosa dice?
Cosa dice?	What does it say?
You say it in English!	Tu dillo in inglese!
Tu in italiano!	You in Italian!
Frog!	Rana!
Rana!	Frog!
Sound!	Verso!
Verso!	Sound!
Cosa dice? What does it say?
Say it, say it, every day!	Dillo, dillo, ogni giorno!
Duck!	Anatra!
Anatra!	Duck!
What does the duck say?	Cosa dice l’anatra?
Qua qua, qua qua!	Quack quack, quack quack!
Duck sound?	Verso dell’anatra?
Verso dell’anatra!	Duck sound!
Dog!	Cane!
Cane!	Dog!
What does the dog say?	Cosa dice il cane?
Bau, bau!	Woof, woof!
Dog sound?	Verso del cane?
Verso del cane!	Dog sound!
Bird!	Uccello!
Uccello!	Bird!
Little bird?	Uccellino?
Uccellino!	Little bird!
What does it say?	Cosa dice?
Cinguetta così!	It tweets like this!
What does it say?	Cosa dice?
Cosa dice?	What does it say?
You say it in English!	Tu dillo in inglese!
Tu in italiano!	You in Italian!
Frog!	Rana!
Rana!	Frog!
Sound!	Verso!
Verso!	Sound!
Cosa dice? What does it say?
Say it, say it, every day!	Dillo, dillo, ogni giorno!
Your turn, Dad!	Tocca a te, papà!
Tocca a te!	Your turn!
What does the sheep say?	Cosa dice la pecora?
Be’, be’!	Baa, baa!
Sheep!	Pecora!
Pecora!	Sheep!
I know the word!	Conosco la parola!
Lo sai già!	You already know it!
One more time—piano piano!
What does it say?	Cosa dice?
Cosa dice?	What does it say?
You say it in English!	Tu dillo in inglese!
Tu in italiano!	You in Italian!
Frog!	Rana!
Rana!	Frog!
Sound!	Verso!
Verso!	Sound!
Cosa dice? What does it say?
Say it, say it, every day!	Dillo, dillo, ogni giorno!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
cosa dice?	what does it say?
rana	frog
qua qua	quack
verso	sound

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “verso” the word of the day
This song repeats “verso” (sound) on 7 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 2:00, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Draw the animals from the song together and label them with their Italian names.