Liedtext (Lyrics)
Der vollständige Liedtext von „Das Lied über mich“ mit englischer Übersetzung.
Es gibt Lieder über Hunde – wau wau wau, und auch Lieder über Katzen – miau miau miau, nur das eine Lied, das gibt's noch nicht, und das ist das Lied über mich.
#Ich hab Hände sogar zwei, und auch Haare mehr als drei, ich hab einen runden Bauch, und 'ne Nase hab ich auch, ich hab links und rechts ein Bein, und ein Herz, doch nicht aus Stein, und jetzt winke ich dir zu, hallo du, du, du. La la la, ...
#Es gibt Lieder über Autos, brumm brumm brumm, und auch Lieder über Bienen, summ summ summ, nur das eine Lied, das gibt's noch nicht, und das ist das Lied über mich.
#Es gibt Lieder übers Trinken, gluck gluck gluck, und auch Lieder übers Hühnchen, tuck tuck tuck, nur das eine Lied, das gibt's noch nicht, und das ist das Lied über mich.
#English translation
There are songs about dogs — woof woof woof, and also songs about cats — miaow miaow miaow, only one song there still isn't, and that is the song about me. I've got hands, even two of them, and hair as well, more than three, I've got a round little tummy, and I've got a nose as well, I've got a leg on the left and the right, and a heart, but not one made of stone, and now I wave to you, hello you, you, you. La la la, ... There are songs about cars — vroom vroom vroom, and also songs about bees — buzz buzz buzz, only one song there still isn't, and that is the song about me. There are songs about drinking — glug glug glug, and also songs about the little hen — cluck cluck cluck, only one song there still isn't, and that is the song about me.
#Das Lied über mich at a glance
- Country of origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Sung in
- German
- Words by
- Volker Rosin
- First known
- modern song by Volker Rosin
- Best for ages
- 2–7
- Mood
- dancing, playful
- Last updated
- 25 July 2026
Meaning and origin
This is a modern children’s song with a clever, self-aware premise: there are songs about everything — dogs, cats, cars, bees — so why not a song about me? Having asked the question, it happily answers it, running down the singer’s own body: two hands, more than three hairs, a round little tummy, a nose, a leg on each side, and a heart that is expressly “not made of stone”. It is a small, joyful act of self-celebration set to a dance beat.
Unlike most songs in this collection, it is not a folk tradition but a named modern work. It was written by Volker Rosin, a Düsseldorf children’s entertainer so associated with upbeat dance songs that he is nicknamed the “king of the children’s disco”. That pop-song energy is the point: the animal noises — wau wau, miau, brumm, summ — and the waving “hallo du, du, du” are built to get a room full of children moving.
Underneath the fun, it does something gently useful. By naming and pointing to each body part, it helps very young children learn the map of themselves, and its message — that you, too, are worth a song — is one small listeners are always glad to hear. Because it is a contemporary composition, its words and music are the work of a living author rather than the anonymous inheritance of most nursery songs.
Common questions
- What is "Das Lied über mich" about?
- A child, delightedly. There are songs about dogs (woof woof), cats (miaow), cars and bees — but not yet a song about me. So this one lists the singer's own body: two hands, more than three hairs, a round tummy, a nose, a left and a right leg, and a heart that is not made of stone.
- Who wrote "Das Lied über mich"?
- The German children's musician Volker Rosin, a Düsseldorf songwriter and performer known as the "king of the children's disco". It is a modern composition, not a traditional folk song, and is designed to be danced and acted out.
- How is "Das Lied über mich" performed?
- As an action song. On each line the children point to the part of the body being named — hands, hair, tummy, nose, legs, heart — and wave on "jetzt winke ich dir zu" ("now I wave to you"), before a dancing "la la la" chorus.
