“Mexo o Corpo” — I Move My Body Song in Portuguese for Kids
In “Mexo o Corpo” (I Move My Body), kids sing key Portuguese words like corpo, mexer, saltar and girar, 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, 2:12 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
- Level: A1
- Unit 6 · O Meu Corpo
- ⏱ 2:12
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“Mexo o Corpo” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Portuguese is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Body! | Corpo! |
| Corpo! | Body! |
| Touch your head! | Toca na cabeça! |
| Toca na cabeça! | Touch your head! |
| Hands! | Mãos! |
| Mãos! | Hands! |
| Move your hands! | Mexe as mãos! |
| Mexe as mãos! | Move your hands! |
| To move! | Mexer! |
| Mexer! | To move! |
| Move your arms! | Mexe os braços! |
| Mexe os braços! | Move your arms! |
| Feet! | Pés! |
| Pés! | Feet! |
| Stomp your feet! | Bate os pés! |
| Bate os pés! | Stomp your feet! |
| Body, corpo, move, mexer! | |
| Mexe, mexe, vamos aprender! | Move, move, let’s learn! |
| Jump, saltar! | |
| Salta, salta, já! | Jump, jump, now! |
| Spin, girar! | |
| Gira, gira, lá! | Spin, spin, go! |
| I move my body, mexo o corpo! | |
| I move my body, mexo o corpo! | |
| To jump! | Saltar! |
| Saltar! | To jump! |
| Can you jump? | Podes saltar? |
| Podes saltar? | Can you jump? |
| To spin! | Girar! |
| Girar! | To spin! |
| Spin around! | Dá uma volta! |
| Gira no lugar! | Spin on the spot! |
| Open your arms! | Abre os braços! |
| Abre os braços! | Open your arms! |
| Close your hands! | Fecha as mãos! |
| Fecha as mãos! | Close your hands! |
| Bend your knees! | Dobra os joelhos! |
| Dobra os joelhos! | Bend your knees! |
| Stretch up high! | Estica bem! |
| Estica bem! | Stretch up high! |
| Body, corpo, move, mexer! | |
| Mexe, mexe, vamos aprender! | Move, move, let’s learn! |
| Jump, saltar! | |
| Salta, salta, já! | Jump, jump, now! |
| Spin, girar! | |
| Gira, gira, lá! | Spin, spin, go! |
| I move my body, mexo o corpo! | |
| I move my body, mexo o corpo! | |
| One, two, three! | Um, dois, três! |
| Um, dois, três! | One, two, three! |
| Touch your nose! | Toca no nariz! |
| Toca no nariz! | Touch your nose! |
| Shake your legs! | Abana as pernas! |
| Abana as pernas! | Shake your legs! |
| Now freeze! Parou! | |
| And smile—sorrir! | |
| Body, corpo, move, mexer! | |
| Mexe, mexe, vamos aprender! | Move, move, let’s learn! |
| Jump, saltar! | |
| Salta, salta, já! | Jump, jump, now! |
| Spin, girar! | |
| Gira, gira, lá! | Spin, spin, go! |
| I move my body, mexo o corpo! | |
| I move my body, mexo o corpo! | |
| Corpo! | Body! |
| Body! | Corpo! |
| Mexe o corpo! | Move your body! |
Key Portuguese words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| corpo | body |
| mexer | to move |
| saltar | to jump |
| girar | to spin |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “corpo” the word of the day
This song repeats “corpo” (body) on 6 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 2:12, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Name body parts in Portuguese while getting dressed or washing hands.
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