“A Árvore” — Tree Song in Portuguese for Kids

In “A Árvore” (The Tree), kids sing key Portuguese words like árvore, folha, ramo and crescer, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 14: Nature, 2:36 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
Level: A2
Unit 14 · A Natureza
⏱ 2:36
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“A Árvore” 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
Tree!	Árvore!
Árvore!	Tree!
A tree is tall.	A árvore é alta.
A árvore é alta.	A tree is tall.
Leaf!	Folha!
Folha!	Leaf!
A leaf is green.	A folha é verde.
A folha é verde.	A leaf is green.
Look up high!	Olha lá para cima!
Olha lá para cima!	Look up high!
One little leaf.	Uma folhinha.
Uma folhinha!	One little leaf!
Árvore, árvore, what can you see?
Folhas and branches waving at me!
Folha, folha, soft in the breeze.
Ramo, ramo, up in the trees!
Tree means árvore, say it with me!
Tree—árvore! Tree—árvore!
Branch!	Ramo!
Ramo!	Branch!
A branch is strong.	O ramo é forte.
O ramo é forte.	A branch is strong.
To grow!	Crescer!
Crescer!	To grow!
The tree can grow.	A árvore vai crescer.
A árvore vai crescer.	The tree can grow.
I water the tree.	Eu rego a árvore.
Eu rego a árvore.	I water the tree.
It needs some sun.	Precisa de sol.
Precisa de sol.	It needs some sun.
Árvore, árvore, what can you see?
Folhas and branches waving at me!
Folha, folha, soft in the breeze.
Ramo, ramo, up in the trees!
Tree means árvore, say it with me!
Tree—árvore! Tree—árvore!
Small seed, little tree.	Pequena semente, pequena árvore.
Pequena semente, pequena árvore.	Small seed, little tree.
Grow and grow, tall as can be!	Cresce e cresce, o mais alto que puderes!
Cresce, cresce, cresce assim!	Grow, grow, grow like this!
What’s “leaf” in Portuguese?	Como se diz “leaf” em português?
Folha! Folha! Say it with me!
Árvore, árvore, what can you see?
Folhas and branches waving at me!
Folha, folha, soft in the breeze.
Ramo, ramo, up in the trees!
Tree means árvore, say it with me!
Tree—árvore! Tree—árvore!
Boa noite, little tree.
Boa noite! Good night to me!

Key Portuguese words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Portuguese	English
árvore	tree
folha	leaf
ramo	branch
crescer	to grow

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “árvore” the word of the day
This song repeats “árvore” (tree) on 8 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 2:36, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Take the song outside: spot each thing it names in the garden or park.