Three-year-old girl's poignant song about dinosaurs in love goes viral

A three-year-old's first solo song about dinosaurs has gone viral after it was shared online by her proud father.

North London-based singer-songwriter Tom Rosenthal shared the video called "Dinosaurs in Love", created by his three-year-old daughter Fenn.

The heartwarming clip, which has more than 400,000 views on Twitter since it was posted on Tuesday, was crafted by Mr Rosenthal, 33, and his daughter when they were making music in his home studio.

The song, which is accompanied by a piano tune, features the lyrics: "Dinosaurs eating people. Dinosaurs in love. Dinosaurs having a party. They eat fruit and cucumber.

"They fell in love. They say thank you. And a big bang came and they died.

"Dinosaurs. Dinosaurs. Fell in love. But they didn't say goodbye. But they didn't say goodbye."

Mr Rosenthal said it was something that happens regularly in his house, and both his young children have given songwriting a go.

He said: "We're always making music in our house. My two daughters just walk in and we do a song about whatever they want.

"This particular time it was dinosaurs, so she just started making up lyrics, while I added in the piano music in the background and helped her out with the structure."

He added: "Fenn's comic timing is great. She knows when to add certain words or how to say them so it was quite easy to piece it together."

The song was well received online and garnered wide attention from Twitter users, who were touched by the song's lyrics.

One person said: "I absolutely love that you captured this! Years after I actually considered myself to be a songwriter I came across a song I had written at the age of 5 or 6!

"That little glimpse into the past is such a wonderful thing to have! One day she will thank you for getting this on tape!"

Mr Rosenthal added: "I definitely didn't expect it to be received as well as it has, especially because it's Fenn's first ever solo song.

"I think it's because it is so emotional, which we didn't intend it to be.

"I'm not sure she knows about the wider issues like the bushfires in Australia or climate change just yet, but they're relevant in this song when she mentions the big bang and how the dinosaurs died.

"That's probably why so many people have shared it and been touched by it."