“La Orquesta de los Animales” — Animal Orchestra Song in Spanish for Kids
In “La Orquesta de los Animales” (The Animal Orchestra), kids sing key Spanish words like la orquesta, el elefante toca la trompeta, el gato toca el violín and la rana toca el tambor, sung mostly in Spanish, with a few English lines to anchor the meaning. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 30: Music & Instruments, 2:25 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- Level: A2
- Unit 30 · La Música
- ⏱ 2:25
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“La Orquesta de los Animales” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Spanish is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| In the forest, what do we see? | En el bosque, ¿qué vemos? |
| ¡La orquesta! Come play with me! | |
| Owl taps her stick: are you ready? | La lechuza da golpecitos con la batuta: ¿estáis listos? |
| ¡Listos! One, two, three! | |
| The elephant plays the trumpet. | El elefante toca la trompeta. |
| El elefante toca la trompeta. | The elephant plays the trumpet. |
| The cat plays the violin. | El gato toca el violín. |
| El gato toca el violín. | The cat plays the violin. |
| The frog plays the drum. | La rana toca el tambor. |
| La rana toca el tambor. | The frog plays the drum. |
| The little bird plays the flute. | El pajarito toca la flauta. |
| El pajarito toca la flauta. | The little bird plays the flute. |
| Orchestra! La orquesta! | |
| Play together, ¡a tocar! | |
| Trumpet, trompeta—say it again! | |
| Violin, violín—sing it again! | |
| Todos juntos, all together, | |
| La orquesta suena genial! | The orchestra sounds great! |
| The bear plays the piano. | El oso toca el piano. |
| El oso toca el piano. | The bear plays the piano. |
| The owl says, “Keep the beat!” | La lechuza dice: «¡Sigue el compás!» |
| La lechuza dice: “¡Sigue el compás!” | The owl says, “Keep the beat!” |
| Who is playing? The frog is playing. | ¿Quién toca? Está tocando la rana. |
| ¿Quién toca? La rana está tocando. | Who is playing? The frog is playing. |
| What do you play? I play the flute! | ¿Qué tocas? ¡Toco la flauta! |
| ¿Qué tocas? ¡Toco la flauta! | What do you play? I play the flute! |
| Orchestra! La orquesta! | |
| Play together, ¡a tocar! | |
| Trumpet, trompeta—say it again! | |
| Violin, violín—sing it again! | |
| Todos juntos, all together, | |
| La orquesta suena genial! | The orchestra sounds great! |
| Ready? ¡Listos! | |
| Play! ¡A tocar! | |
| Loud and soft—fuerte y suave. | |
| Stop, then start—para y va. | |
| Take a bow—una reverencia! | |
| Bravo, bravo—¡qué alegría! | |
| Orchestra! La orquesta! | |
| Play together, ¡a tocar! | |
| Trumpet, trompeta—say it again! | |
| Violin, violín—sing it again! | |
| Todos juntos, all together, | |
| La orquesta suena genial! | The orchestra sounds great! |
| Elephant: trumpet! ¡Trompeta! | |
| Cat: violin! ¡Violín! | |
| Frog: drum! ¡Tambor! | |
| Bird: flute! ¡Flauta! | |
| Bear: piano! ¡Piano! | |
| Owl: Bravo! ¡Bravo! | |
| Todos juntos, all together! | |
| Take a bow—¡una reverencia! | |
| Bravo, bravo! ¡Bravo, bravo! | |
Key Spanish words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| la orquesta | orchestra |
| el elefante toca la trompeta | the elephant plays the trumpet |
| el gato toca el violín | the cat plays the violin |
| la rana toca el tambor | the frog plays the drum |
| el pájaro toca la flauta | the bird plays the flute |
| el oso toca el piano | the bear plays the piano |
| ¿listos? | ready? |
| ¡a tocar! | play! |
| todos juntos | all together |
| ¡bravo! | bravo |
| una reverencia | a bow |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “la orquesta”s
“la orquesta” means “orchestra” and comes up on 7 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
- 2
Read the meaning first
Most of this song is sung in Spanish. Skim the translation column below before you listen, then listen once without looking. Kids catch more than you'd expect when they already know what it's about.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 2:25, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Freeze like a statue every time the music stops.
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