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Traditional Japanese cradle song

Melody

Edo Lullaby (Japanese: 江戸子守唄 or Edo komoriuta) is a traditional Japanese cradle song. It originated in Edo, was propagated to other areas, and is said to be the roots of the Japanese lullabies.

Lyrics

Japanese

ねんねんころりよ　おころりよ。
ぼうやはよい子だ　ねんねんしな。

ぼうやのお守りは　どこへ行った。
あの山こえて　里へ行った。

里のみやげに　何もろうた。
でんでん太鼓に　笙の笛。

Romanized Japanese

Nen, nen korori yo, Okorori yo.
Bōya wa yoi koda, Nenneshina~

Bōya no omori wa, Doko e itta?
Ano yama koete, sato e itta.

Sato no miyage ni, nani morōta?
Denden taiko ni, shō no fue.

English translation

Hush-a-bye, Hush-a-bye!
My good baby, Sleep!

Where did my boy's babysitter go?
Beyond that mountain, back to her home.

As a souvenir from her home, what did you get?
A toy drum and a shō flute.

References

Ogiwara, Miyoko (1985-06-25). "A Study on 「Edo-Komoriuta」". The Bulletin of Musashino Junior College. 2: 51–60.

External links

Edo no komoriuta (A Hundred Lullabies in Japanese, in Japan Society of Lullabies' home page)
Edo Lullaby on YouTube (Played on the guitar) (in Japanese)
Learn Japanese through song - Edo no Komoriuta on YouTube

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