Lyrics - Transliteration
(Japanese folk song)
Kagome kagome
Kago no naka no tori wa
Itsu itsu deyaru
Yoake no ban ni
Tsuru to kame ga subetta
Ushiro no shoumen daare
Japanese – かごめかごめ
かごめかごめ
籠の中の鳥は
いついつ出やる
夜明けの晩に
鶴と亀が滑った
後ろの正面だあれ
Game
Formation: Students stand in a circle (holding hands) around one student sitting blindfolded in the middle, who is the “Oni” (ogre, or “It”)
Students sing and walk in a circle around “It.” When the song stops, “It” tries to name the person standing directly behind him/her.
YouTube
- Song with chords (PDF)
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
