“Cabeça e Ombros” — Head, Shoulders Song in Portuguese for Kids

In “Cabeça e Ombros” (Head, Shoulders), kids sing key Portuguese words like cabeça, ombros, joelhos and pés, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 6: My Body, 2:01 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
Level: A1
Unit 6 · O Meu Corpo
⏱ 2:01
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“Cabeça e Ombros” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Portuguese is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. Portuguese lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
Ready? Vamos lá!
Head!	Cabeça!
Cabeça!	Head!
Touch your head!	Toca na cabeça!
Toca na cabeça!	Touch your head!
Shoulders!	Ombros!
Ombros!	Shoulders!
Touch your shoulders!	Toca nos ombros!
Toca nos ombros!	Touch your shoulders!
Knees!	Joelhos!
Joelhos!	Knees!
Bend your knees!	Dobra os joelhos!
Dobra os joelhos!	Bend your knees!
Feet!	Pés!
Pés!	Feet!
Tap your feet!	Bate os pés!
Bate os pés!	Tap your feet!
Head, shoulders!	Cabeça, ombros!
Cabeça, ombros!	Head, shoulders!
Knees and feet!	Joelhos e pés!
Joelhos e pés!	Knees and feet!
Cabeça, ombros, joelhos, pés!	Head, shoulders, knees and feet!
Head, shoulders, knees and feet!	Cabeça, ombros, joelhos, pés!
Mais uma vez!	One more time!
One more time!	Mais uma vez!
Where's your head?	Onde está a tua cabeça?
Aqui está!	Here it is!
My shoulders are up!	Os meus ombros estão para cima!
Os meus ombros estão cá!	My shoulders are here!
Touch your knees, nice and slow.	Toca nos joelhos, devagar.
Toca nos joelhos, devagar.	Touch your knees, nice and slow.
Where are your feet?	Onde estão os teus pés?
Aqui estão os meus pés!	Here are my feet!
Left foot, right foot!	Pé esquerdo, pé direito!
Pé esquerdo, pé direito!	Left foot, right foot!
My head, my shoulders!	A minha cabeça, os meus ombros!
A minha cabeça, os meus ombros!	My head, my shoulders!
Head, shoulders!	Cabeça, ombros!
Cabeça, ombros!	Head, shoulders!
Knees and feet!	Joelhos e pés!
Joelhos e pés!	Knees and feet!
Cabeça, ombros, joelhos, pés!	Head, shoulders, knees and feet!
Head, shoulders, knees and feet!	Cabeça, ombros, joelhos, pés!
Mais uma vez!	One more time!
One more time!	Mais uma vez!
Show me your head!	Mostra-me a cabeça!
Aqui está!	Here it is!
Show me your shoulders!	Mostra-me os ombros!
Aqui estão!	Here they are!
Knees, knees!	Joelhos, joelhos!
Joelhos, joelhos!	Knees, knees!
Feet, feet!	Pés, pés!
Pés, pés!	Feet, feet!
Head, shoulders!	Cabeça, ombros!
Cabeça, ombros!	Head, shoulders!
Knees and feet!	Joelhos e pés!
Joelhos e pés!	Knees and feet!
Cabeça, ombros, joelhos, pés!	Head, shoulders, knees and feet!
Head, shoulders, knees and feet!	Cabeça, ombros, joelhos, pés!
Mais uma vez!	One more time!
One more time!	Mais uma vez!
Muito bem! Muito bem!	Very good! Very good!

Key Portuguese words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Portuguese	English
cabeça	head
ombros	shoulders
joelhos	knees
pés	feet

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “ombros” the word of the day
This song repeats “ombros” (shoulders) on 10 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
2
Split the parts
Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the Portuguese ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
3
Make it a routine
At 2:01, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Stand up and touch each body part as the Portuguese word is sung.