“Cierra los Ojos” — Close Your Eyes Song in Spanish for Kids
In “Cierra los Ojos” (Close Your Eyes), kids sing key Spanish words like cierra los ojos, duerme, descansa and shh silencio, going back and forth between English and Spanish, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 27: Bedtime Lullabies, 4:14 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 27 · Canciones de Cuna
- ⏱ 4:14
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“Cierra los Ojos” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Spanish is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Close your eyes | Cierra los ojos |
| Cierra los ojos | Close your eyes |
| Sleep, little one | Duerme, mi pequeño |
| Duerme, mi pequeño | Sleep, little one |
| Rest your head | Apoya la cabeza |
| Descansa, mi amor | Rest, my love |
| Here I am | Aquí estoy |
| Aquí estoy | I’m here |
| Pillow, soft pillow | Almohada, almohada suave |
| La almohada | The pillow |
| Blanket, warm blanket | Mantita, mantita calentita |
| La mantita | The little blanket |
| Shh, quiet now | Shh, silencio |
| Shh, silencio | Shh, quiet now |
| Good night, my dear | Buenas noches, cariño |
| Buenas noches | Good night, my dear |
| Close your eyes | Cierra los ojos |
| Cierra los ojos | Close your eyes |
| Sleep, duerme | |
| Rest, descansa | |
| I’m here | Aquí estoy |
| Aquí estoy | I’m here |
| Good night | Buenas noches |
| Buenas noches | Good night |
| Lights go down | Se apagan las luces |
| Se apagan las luces | The lights go down |
| Soft pillow | Almohada suave |
| La almohada | The pillow |
| Warm blanket | Mantita calentita |
| La mantita | The little blanket |
| Rest now, mi amor | |
| Descansa, mi amor | Rest, my love |
| Shh, quiet now | Shh, silencio |
| Shh, silencio | Shh, quiet now |
| I’m right here | Aquí mismo estoy |
| Aquí estoy | I’m right here |
| Close your eyes | Cierra los ojos |
| Cierra los ojos | Close your eyes |
| Sleep, duerme | |
| Rest, descansa | |
| I’m here | Aquí estoy |
| Aquí estoy | I’m here |
| Good night | Buenas noches |
| Buenas noches | Good night |
| Close your eyes | Cierra los ojos |
| Cierra los ojos | Close your eyes |
| Sleep, duerme | |
| Rest, descansa | |
| My little one | Mi pequeño |
| Mi pequeño | My little one |
| Good night | Buenas noches |
| Buenas noches | Good night |
| Mmm… mmm… | |
| Mmm… mmm… | |
| Duerme… descansa… | Sleep… rest… |
| Mmm… mmm… | |
Key Spanish words in this song
The 9 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| cierra los ojos | close your eyes |
| duerme | sleep |
| descansa | rest |
| shh silencio | shh quiet |
| la almohada | pillow |
| la mantita | blanket |
| buenas noches | good night |
| mi pequeño | my little one |
| aquí estoy | I'm here |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “descansa”
“descansa” (rest) is sung on 6 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.
- 2
Pause between the call and the answer
The song moves back and forth between English and Spanish. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the Spanish answer before the song sings it.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 4:14, 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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