Portuguese Songs For Kids

Today I decided to focus on the little ones, and I will write about Portuguese Songs For Kids.

Many of my students have children or grandchildren that also want to learn this beautiful language, and I understand that there are not a lot of resources.

With these songs, I hope that I can bring the language to children, in an easy and fun way. But adults, sing along too! Never underestimate the power that Portuguese children’s songs can have in your language learning process!

All of the following songs are traditional Portuguese songs, that have been passed from generation to generation and when I was a little girl I used to sing them all the time. In the car, going on trips, at school, at home, with my parents. All times seemed to be good to pull one out of the bag and start singing!

You can check the videos, where you will hear me singing and playing (do not judge me, I am not a professional player – I just wanted to give you a sense of how the music goes) and you can also check out the lyrics.

So, shall we start?

Portuguese Songs for Children

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Doidas, doidas, andam as galinhas

Lyrics in Portuguese:
Doidas, doidas, doidas, andam as galinhas
Para pôr o ovo lá no buraquinho
Raspam, raspam, raspam
P’ra alisar a terra
Bicam, bicam, bicam
Para fazer o ninho

Lyrics in English:
Crazy, crazy, crazy the chickens go around
To put the egg in the hole
They scratch, scratch, scratch
To smooth the earth
They hit the ground with their beak
To build the nest

Era uma vez um cavalo

Lyrics in Portuguese:
Era uma vez um cavalo
Que vivia num lindo carrossel
Tinha as orelhas de burro
E a cabeça era feita de papel
A galope xalalá Sem parar xalalá
Cavalinho nunca sai do seu lugar Xalalá (BIS)

Lyrics in English:
Once upon a time there was a horse
Who lived on a beautiful carousel
It had donkey ears
And the head was made of paper
Galloping Xalalá
Nonstop Xalalá
The little horse never leaves his seat Xalalá (BIS)

Papagaio Loiro

Lyrics in Portuguese:
Papagaio loiro
De bico doirado
Leva-me esta carta
Ao meu namorado

Lyrics in English:
Blond Parrot
With a golden beak
Take this letter
To my boyfriend

Brilha, Brilha Estrelinha

Lyrics in Portuguese:
Brilha, brilha lá no céu
A estrelinha que nasceu
E logo outra surge ao lado
E o céu fica iluminado

Brilha, brilha lá no céu
A estrelinha que nasceu =)

Lyrics in English (literally translated):
It shines, shines in the sky
The little star that was born
And suddenly another one appears next to it
And the sky is illuminated

It shines, shines up there in the sky
The little star that was born

English version of the song:
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky

Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are

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I hope you enjoy listening to these songs and that you share it with the children and adults of your life! To get a better insight on the lyrics, please select CC when looking at the videos 😉 It will make it easier to sing along, I reckon!

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I will continue singing now (or maybe I will stop..people may start to complain if I don’t aha 😉

See you later!