Chugoku Region Lullaby
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Chugoku Region Lullaby is a traditional folk song in Okayama Prefecture
, Chugoku region
, Japan, and is a well known Japanese cradle song.
, Okayama Prefecture
, Chugoku region
, Japan, and is a well known Japanese cradle song. It is best known by the arrangement by Kosaku Yamada
that was made in 1938.
ねんねこ しゃっしゃりませ
寝た子の かわいさ
起きて 泣く子の
ねんころろ つらにくさ
ねんころろん ねんころろん
ねんねこ しゃっしゃりませ
きょうは 二十五日さ
あすは この子の
ねんころろ 宮詣り
ねんころろん ねんころろん
宮へ 詣った時
なんと言うて 拝むさ
一生 この子の
ねんころろ まめなように
ねんころろん ねんころろん
Nenneko shasshari mase,
Neta ko no kawaisa.
Okite naku ko no
Nenkororo, tsura nikusa.
Nenkororon, nenkororon.
Nenneko shasshari mase,
Kyō wa nijūgo-nichi sa.
Asu wa kono ko no,
Nenkororo, Miya-mairi.
Nenkororon, nenkororon.
Miya e maitta toki,
Nan to yūte ogamu sa.
Issho kono ko no,
Nenkororo, mame na yō ni.
Nenkororon, nenkororon.
Hushabye, sleep!
How cute is the face of the baby fallen asleep,
The baby who is awake and cries,
Hushabye, how hateful his face looks!
Hushabye!
Hushabye, sleep!
Today is the 25th day of his birth.
Tomorrow we will go,
Hushabye, to the shrine,
Hushabye!
Hushabye, sleep!
Arriving at the shrine, what will you pray for?
Through his life, may he be,
Hushabye, healthy!
Hushabye!
Okayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...
, Chugoku region
Chugoku region
The , also known as the , is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi. It has a population of about 7.8 million.- History :...
, Japan, and is a well known Japanese cradle song.
General
Chugoku Region Lullaby is a traditional folk song in the city of IbaraIbara, Okayama
is a city located in Okayama, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 44,271 and the density of 182 people per km². The total area is 243.36 km².The city was founded on March 30, 1953...
, Okayama Prefecture
Okayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...
, Chugoku region
Chugoku region
The , also known as the , is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi. It has a population of about 7.8 million.- History :...
, Japan, and is a well known Japanese cradle song. It is best known by the arrangement by Kosaku Yamada
Kosaku Yamada
was a Japanese composer and conductor.In many Western reference books his name is given as Kósçak Yamada. During his music study in the Imperial German capital of Berlin from 1910-13 he hated the times when people laughed at him because his "normal" transliteration of his first name "Kosaku"...
that was made in 1938.
Japanese
ねんねこ しゃっしゃりませ
寝た子の かわいさ
起きて 泣く子の
ねんころろ つらにくさ
ねんころろん ねんころろん
ねんねこ しゃっしゃりませ
きょうは 二十五日さ
あすは この子の
ねんころろ 宮詣り
ねんころろん ねんころろん
宮へ 詣った時
なんと言うて 拝むさ
一生 この子の
ねんころろ まめなように
ねんころろん ねんころろん
Romanized Japanese
Nenneko shasshari mase,
Neta ko no kawaisa.
Okite naku ko no
Nenkororo, tsura nikusa.
Nenkororon, nenkororon.
Nenneko shasshari mase,
Kyō wa nijūgo-nichi sa.
Asu wa kono ko no,
Nenkororo, Miya-mairi.
Nenkororon, nenkororon.
Miya e maitta toki,
Nan to yūte ogamu sa.
Issho kono ko no,
Nenkororo, mame na yō ni.
Nenkororon, nenkororon.
English translation
Hushabye, sleep!
How cute is the face of the baby fallen asleep,
The baby who is awake and cries,
Hushabye, how hateful his face looks!
Hushabye!
Hushabye, sleep!
Today is the 25th day of his birth.
Tomorrow we will go,
Hushabye, to the shrine,
Hushabye!
Hushabye, sleep!
Arriving at the shrine, what will you pray for?
Through his life, may he be,
Hushabye, healthy!
Hushabye!
See also
- LullabyLullabyA lullaby is a soothing song, usually sung to young children before they go to sleep, with the intention of speeding that process. As a result they are often simple and repetitive. Lullabies can be found in every culture and since the ancient period....
- Folk song
- Other Japanese lullabies: Edo LullabyEdo LullabyEdo Lullaby 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.-General:The Edo Lullaby is a traditional Japanese cradle song...
, Itsuki LullabyItsuki LullabyItsuki Lullaby is a lullaby known widely in Japan, and is a folk song representative of Kyūshū, Japan.- General :The Itsuki Lullaby is a lullaby known to many people in Japan...
, Takeda LullabyTakeda LullabyTakeda Lullaby is a popular Japanese cradle song. It originated in Takeda, Fushimi, Kyoto.-General:This song has long been sung among the people in the burakumin areas of Kyoto and Osaka in a slightly different form for a long time...
, etc.
External links
- Chugoku Region Lullaby (A men's chorus, YouTube)
- Region Lullaby (Played by the Japanese zitherYamatogotoThe ', also called ', is a six- or seven-stringed zither which, unlike the koto and other stringed instruments, is believed to be truly native to Japan, and not imported from mainland Asia...
, YouTube)