“A Dormir” — Time to Sleep Song in Spanish for Kids

In “A Dormir” (Time to Sleep), kids sing key Spanish words like dormir, cama, noche and almohada, sung mostly in Spanish, with a few English lines to anchor the meaning. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 10: At Home, 3:09 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇪🇸 Spanish
Level: A1
Unit 10 · Mi Casa
⏱ 3:09
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“A Dormir” 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
Home means casa
Casa means home
Bed means cama
Cama means bed
Night means noche
Noche means night
Pillow means almohada
Almohada, almohada	Pillow, pillow
It’s time to sleep	Es hora de dormir
Es hora de dormir	It’s time to sleep
Close your eyes	Cierra los ojos
Cierra los ojos	Close your eyes
Soft and warm	Suave y tibio
Suave y tibio	Soft and warm
Mi casa, mi cama	My house, my bed
Mi casa, mi cama	My house, my bed
A dormir, a dormir	Off to sleep, off to sleep
To sleep, to sleep	A dormir, a dormir
Noche, noche	Night, night
Night, night	Noche, noche
Cama, cama	Bed, bed
Bed, bed	Cama, cama
Almohada, almohada	Pillow, pillow
Pillow, pillow	Almohada, almohada
A dormir, a dormir	Off to sleep, off to sleep
To sleep, to sleep	A dormir, a dormir
¡Buenas noches!	Good night!
Good night!	¡Buenas noches!
Clean means limpio
Limpio means clean
Quiet means callado
Callado means quiet
Dream means sueño
Sueño means dream
Moon means luna
Luna, luna	Moon, moon
It’s time to sleep	Es hora de dormir
Es hora de dormir	It’s time to sleep
Put away your toys	Guarda los juguetes
Guarda los juguetes	Put away your toys
Soft and warm	Suave y tibio
Suave y tibio	Soft and warm
Mi casa, mi cama	My house, my bed
Mi casa, mi cama	My house, my bed
A dormir, a dormir	Off to sleep, off to sleep
To sleep, to sleep	A dormir, a dormir
Noche, noche	Night, night
Night, night	Noche, noche
Cama, cama	Bed, bed
Bed, bed	Cama, cama
Almohada, almohada	Pillow, pillow
Pillow, pillow	Almohada, almohada
A dormir, a dormir	Off to sleep, off to sleep
To sleep, to sleep	A dormir, a dormir
¡Buenas noches!	Good night!
Good night!	¡Buenas noches!
English says pillow
Español dice almohada
English says bed
Español dice cama
English says night
Español dice noche
English says sleep
Español dice dormir
A dormir, a dormir	Off to sleep, off to sleep
To sleep, to sleep	A dormir, a dormir
Noche, noche	Night, night
Night, night	Noche, noche
Cama, cama	Bed, bed
Bed, bed	Cama, cama
Almohada, almohada	Pillow, pillow
Pillow, pillow	Almohada, almohada
A dormir, a dormir	Off to sleep, off to sleep
To sleep, to sleep	A dormir, a dormir
¡Buenas noches!	Good night!
Good night!	¡Buenas noches!

Key Spanish words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Spanish	English
dormir	to sleep
cama	bed
noche	night
almohada	pillow

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “dormir”
“dormir” (to sleep) is sung on 9 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 3:09, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Ask your child to fetch something from the room the song mentions.