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“Vamos a Cantar” — Let's Sing Song in Spanish for Kids

In “Vamos a Cantar” (Let's Sing), kids sing key Spanish words like cantar, canción, voz and juntos, sung in Spanish, with the English meaning of every line shown below. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 13: Actions & Movement, 1:24 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇪🇸 Spanish
  • Level: A2
  • Unit 13 · ¡Vamos!
  • ⏱ 1:24
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“Vamos a Cantar” 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.
SungMeaning
¡Cantar!Sing!
Canción.Song.
Voz.Voice.
¡Juntos!Together!
Cantamos hoy.We sing today.
Tú y yo.You and me.
¿Listo ya?Ready now?
¡Vamos ya!Let’s go now!
¡Vamos a cantar!Let’s sing!
¡Vamos a cantar!Let’s sing!
Voz con voz.Voice with voice.
Juntos, juntos.Together, together.
¡Hola!Hello!
Buen día.Good day.
Por favor, gracias.Please, thank you.
Amigos felices.Happy friends.
Yo canto.I sing.
Tú cantas.You sing.
Cantamos hoy.We sing today.
Tú y yo.You and me.
¿Listo ya?Ready now?
¡Vamos ya!Let’s go now!
¡Vamos a cantar!Let’s sing!
¡Vamos a cantar!Let’s sing!
Voz con voz.Voice with voice.
Juntos, juntos.Together, together.

Key Spanish words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

SpanishEnglish
cantarto sing
canciónsong
vozvoice
juntostogether

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Count the “cantar”s

    “cantar” means “to sing” and comes up on 5 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.

  2. 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. 3

    A quick one: try it with an activity

    At 1:24 it's short enough to play twice in a row. Try the song in slow motion, then super fast, while saying the action words.

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