“Rápido y Lento” — Fast and Slow Song in Spanish for Kids

In “Rápido y Lento” (Fast and Slow), kids sing key Spanish words like rápido, lento, caminar and otra vez, sung mostly in Spanish, with a few English lines to anchor the meaning. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 13: Actions & Movement, 3:00 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇪🇸 Spanish
Level: A2
Unit 13 · ¡Vamos!
⏱ 3:00
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“Rápido y Lento” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Spanish is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. Spanish lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
¡Rápido!	Fast!
¡Lento!	Slow!
Caminar contigo.	Walk with you.
¡Otra vez!	Again!
¡Rápido, rápido!	Fast, fast!
¡Lento, lento!	Slow, slow!
¿Vas?	Are you going?
¿Puedes quedarte?	Can you stay?
Un paso, dos.	One step, two.
Ahora bailamos.	Now we dance.
Fast and slow!	¡Rápido y lento!
Fast and slow!	¡Rápido y lento!
Walk with me, ¡otra vez!
Sing it sweet, ¡otra vez!
Fast and slow!	¡Rápido y lento!
Fast and slow!	¡Rápido y lento!
I say fast, you say rápido!
I say slow, you say lento!
¡Correr!	Run!
No, caminar.	No, walk.
Piecitos.	Little feet.
¡Gran salto!	Big jump!
Rápido adelante.	Fast going forward.
Lento atrás.	Slow going back.
Dar la vuelta.	Turn around.
Luego volver.	Then come back.
Una vez más.	One more time.
Sigue el compás.	Keep the beat.
Fast and slow!	¡Rápido y lento!
Fast and slow!	¡Rápido y lento!
Walk with me, ¡otra vez!
Sing it sweet, ¡otra vez!
Rápido como conejo.	Fast like a bunny.
Lento como caracol.	Slow like a snail.
Arriba de puntitas.	Up on tiptoes.
Luego suave, suave.	Then soft, soft.
Fast and slow!	¡Rápido y lento!
Fast and slow!	¡Rápido y lento!
Walk with me, ¡otra vez!
Sing it sweet, ¡otra vez!
¡Rápido!	Fast!
¡Lento!	Slow!

Key Spanish words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Spanish	English
rápido	fast
lento	slow
caminar	to walk
otra vez	again

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “otra vez”
“otra vez” (again) is sung on 7 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 3:00, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Use it as a quick energy break before a quiet activity.