“O Arco-Íris” — Rainbow Song in Portuguese for Kids
In “O Arco-Íris” (The Rainbow), kids sing key Portuguese words like arco-íris, cores, céu and brilhar, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 3: Colors, 1:59 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 3 · As Cores
- ⏱ 1:59
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“O Arco-Íris” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Portuguese is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Rainbow! | Arco-íris! |
| Arco-íris! | Rainbow! |
| Look up! | Olha para cima! |
| Olha para cima! | Look up! |
| Colors! | Cores! |
| Cores! | Colors! |
| In the sky! | No céu! |
| No céu! | In the sky! |
| Blue and red! | Azul e vermelho! |
| Azul e vermelho! | Blue and red! |
| Yellow, too! | Amarelo também! |
| Amarelo também! | Yellow, too! |
| What do you see? | O que vês? |
| Vejo o arco-íris! | I see the rainbow! |
| Rainbow, rainbow! | Arco-íris! |
| Arco-íris! | Rainbow! |
| Colors in the sky! | Cores no céu! |
| Cores no céu! | Colors in the sky! |
| Shine, shine! | Brilhar, brilhar! |
| Brilhar, brilhar! | Shine, shine! |
| O arco-íris vai brilhar! | The rainbow is going to shine! |
| Rainbow! | Arco-íris! |
| Arco-íris! | Rainbow! |
| Green! | Verde! |
| Verde! | Green! |
| Orange! | Cor de laranja! |
| Cor de laranja! | Orange! |
| Purple! | Roxo! |
| Roxo! | Purple! |
| The sky is blue! | O céu é azul! |
| O céu é azul! | The sky is blue! |
| I see red! | Vejo vermelho! |
| Vejo vermelho! | I see red! |
| Let’s count! | Vamos contar! |
| Vamos contar! | Let’s count! |
| One, two, three! | Um, dois, três! |
| Um, dois, três! | One, two, three! |
| Rainbow, rainbow! | Arco-íris! |
| Arco-íris! | Rainbow! |
| Colors in the sky! | Cores no céu! |
| Cores no céu! | Colors in the sky! |
| Shine, shine! | Brilhar, brilhar! |
| Brilhar, brilhar! | Shine, shine! |
| O arco-íris vai brilhar! | The rainbow is going to shine! |
| Rainbow! | Arco-íris! |
| Arco-íris! | Rainbow! |
| Can you see? | Consegues ver? |
| Consegues ver? | Can you see? |
| Up so high! | Lá no alto! |
| Lá no céu! | Up in the sky! |
| Cor a cor, vamos cantar! | Color by color, let’s sing! |
| Colors! | Cores! |
| Cores! | Colors! |
| Rainbow, rainbow! | Arco-íris! |
| Arco-íris! | Rainbow! |
| Colors in the sky! | Cores no céu! |
| Cores no céu! | Colors in the sky! |
| Shine, shine! | Brilhar, brilhar! |
| Brilhar, brilhar! | Shine, shine! |
| O arco-íris vai brilhar! | The rainbow is going to shine! |
| Rainbow! | Arco-íris! |
| Arco-íris! | Rainbow! |
| Good night, rainbow! | Boa noite, arco-íris! |
| Boa noite, arco-íris! | Good night, rainbow! |
| Até amanhã! | See you tomorrow! |
Key Portuguese words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| arco-íris | rainbow |
| cores | colors |
| céu | sky |
| brilhar | to shine |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “arco-íris” the word of the day
This song repeats “arco-íris” (rainbow) on 12 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 Portuguese. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the Portuguese answer before the song sings it.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 1:59, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Hunt the house for something in each color the song names.
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