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“Animales de la Noche” — Night Animals Song in Spanish for Kids

In “Animales de la Noche” (Night Animals), kids sing key Spanish words like el búho, el murciélago, la luciérnaga and el grillo, sung in Spanish, with the English meaning of every line shown below. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 27: Bedtime Lullabies, 5:08 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇪🇸 Spanish
  • Level: A1
  • Unit 27 · Canciones de Cuna
  • ⏱ 5:08
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“Animales de la Noche” 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
Who is awake? ¿Quién está despierto?
The owl, el búho, soft and slow.
El búho, the owl, up in the tree,
“Buenas noches,” you sing to me.
At night, de noche, hush and near,
Very softly, despacito, all is clear.
The bat, el murciélago, flutters by,
El murciélago, beneath the sky.
The firefly, la luciérnaga, tiny light,
La luciérnaga, good night, good night.
The cricket, el grillo, sings so low,
El grillo, now it’s time to go.
De noche, at night, close your eyes,
Despacio, despacito, sleepy skies.
The hedgehog, el erizo, curls up tight,
El erizo, cozy for the night.
The fox, el zorro, rests his head,
El zorro, safe in his soft bed.
Who is awake? ¿Quién está despierto?
No one now; the world is quiet.Ya no hay nadie; el mundo está en silencio.
The owl sleeps, el búho duerme,
The bat rests too, el murciélago duerme.
The firefly, la luciérnaga, tiny light,
La luciérnaga, good night, good night.
The cricket, el grillo, sings so low,
El grillo, now it’s time to go.
De noche, at night, close your eyes,
Despacio, despacito, sleepy skies.
The firefly, la luciérnaga, tiny light,
La luciérnaga, good night, good night.
The cricket, el grillo, sings so low,
El grillo, now it’s time to go.
De noche, at night, close your eyes,
Despacio, despacito, sleepy skies.
Todos duermen, everyone is sleeping.
Todos duermen, softly dreaming.
At night, de noche, rest now, dear,
Despacito… the night is here.
Mmm… mmm…
Mmm… mmm…

Key Spanish words in this song

The 10 words and phrases this song is built around.

SpanishEnglish
el búhothe owl
el murciélagothe bat
la luciérnagathe firefly
el grillothe cricket
el erizothe hedgehog
el zorrothe fox
¿quién está despierto?who is awake?
todos duermeneveryone is sleeping
de nocheat night
despacitovery softly

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Make “la luciérnaga” the word of the day

    This song repeats “la luciérnaga” (the firefly) on 6 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.

  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

    Make it a routine

    At 5:08, 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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