“Cuento Estrellas” — Counting Stars Song in Spanish for Kids
In “Cuento Estrellas” (Counting Stars), kids sing key Spanish words like una estrellita, dos, tres and cinco, sung mostly in Spanish, with a few English lines to anchor the meaning. It's a beginner song from Unit 27: Bedtime Lullabies, 2:20 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 27 · Canciones de Cuna
- ⏱ 2:20
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“Cuento Estrellas” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Spanish is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| One little star | Una estrellita |
| Una estrellita | One little star |
| In the sky | En el cielo |
| En el cielo | In the sky |
| Count with me | Cuenta conmigo |
| Cuenta conmigo | Count with me |
| One by one | Una a una |
| Una a una | One by one |
| One… uno | |
| Two… dos | |
| Two little stars | Dos estrellitas |
| Dos estrellitas | Two little stars |
| The stars | Las estrellas |
| Las estrellas | The stars |
| Sparkle… brillan | |
| Softly… suave | |
| One, uno | |
| Two, dos | |
| Three, tres | |
| Little stars | Estrellitas |
| Estrellitas | Little stars |
| In the sky | En el cielo |
| En el cielo | In the sky |
| Three… tres | |
| Four… cuatro | |
| Five… cinco | |
| Cinco, five | |
| Up above | Allá arriba |
| Allá arriba | Up above |
| One by one | Una a una |
| Una a una | One by one |
| Brillan, brillan | They sparkle, they sparkle |
| Six… seis | |
| Seven… siete | |
| Eight… ocho | |
| Nine… nueve | |
| Ten… diez | |
| Ten little stars | Diez estrellitas |
| Diez estrellitas | Ten little stars |
| One, uno | |
| Two, dos | |
| Three, tres | |
| Five, cinco | |
| Ten, diez | |
| The stars | Las estrellas |
| Las estrellas | The stars |
| Sparkle… brillan | |
| Count with me | Cuenta conmigo |
| Cuenta conmigo | Count with me |
| One by one | Una a una |
| Una a una | One by one |
| In the sky | En el cielo |
| En el cielo | In the sky |
| Sleepy now | Ya tengo sueño |
| A dormir | Time to sleep |
| Ten… diez | |
| All is still | Todo está en calma |
| Todo en paz | All is peaceful |
| Las estrellas… brillan | The stars… sparkle |
| Hmmm… mmm… | |
| Hmmm… mmm… | |
Key Spanish words in this song
The 10 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| una estrellita | one little star |
| dos | two |
| tres | three |
| cinco | five |
| diez | ten |
| las estrellas | the stars |
| brillan | sparkle |
| en el cielo | in the sky |
| cuenta conmigo | count with me |
| una a una | one by one |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “dos”
“dos” (two) is sung on 4 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
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 2:20, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Close your eyes together when the song says so.
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