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“Os Animais da Noite” — Night Animals Song in Portuguese for Kids

In “Os Animais da Noite” (Night Animals), kids sing key Portuguese words like a coruja, o morcego, o pirilampo and o grilo, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 27: Bedtime Lullabies, 2:25 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
  • Level: A1
  • Unit 27 · Canções de Embalar
  • ⏱ 2:25
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“Os Animais da Noite” 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.
SungMeaning
Who is awake?Quem está acordado?
Quem está acordado?Who is awake?
At night, at nightÀ noite, à noite
À noite, à noiteAt night, at night
The owl, the owlA coruja, a coruja
A coruja, a corujaThe owl, the owl
Softly says, “hoo-hoo”
Diz baixinho: “uh-uh”
A coruja, the owl
The owl, a coruja
Close your eyes, my dearFecha os olhos, meu amor
Fecha os olhos, meu amorClose your eyes, my dear
Very softly, devagarinho
Very softly, devagarinho
Who is awake? Quem está acordado?
Soon we’ll sleep, soon we’ll sleepJá vamos dormir, já vamos dormir
Está tudo bem, está tudo bemIt’s all right, it’s all right
The bat, o morcego
Flies softly, voa devagar
The firefly, o pirilampo
Shines softly, brilha devagar
The cricket, o grilo
Sings softly, canta baixinho
The hedgehog, o ouriço
Snuffles softly, fareja baixinho
The fox, a raposa
Curls up close, aninha-se
Very softly, devagarinho
Very softly, devagarinho
Who is awake? Quem está acordado?
Soon we’ll sleep, soon we’ll sleepJá vamos dormir, já vamos dormir
Está tudo bem, está tudo bemIt’s all right, it’s all right
Very softly, devagarinho
Very softly, devagarinho
Who is awake? Quem está acordado?
Soon we’ll sleep, soon we’ll sleepJá vamos dormir, já vamos dormir
Está tudo bem, está tudo bemIt’s all right, it’s all right
Everyone is sleepingEstão todos a dormir
Estão todos a dormirEveryone is sleeping
At night, à noite
Devagarinho, devagarinhoSlowly, slowly
Hmm, hmm…
Hmm, hmm…

Key Portuguese words in this song

The 10 words and phrases this song is built around.

PortugueseEnglish
a corujathe owl
o morcegothe bat
o pirilampothe firefly
o grilothe cricket
o ouriçothe hedgehog
a raposathe fox
quem está acordado?who is awake?
estão todos a dormireveryone is sleeping
à noiteat night
devagarinhovery softly

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Count the “quem está acordado”s

    “quem está acordado” means “who is awake?” and comes up on 4 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.

  2. 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. 3

    Make it a routine

    At 2:25, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Play it as the last song of the day, with the lights low.

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