Edo komoriuta

Info

Edo is the historic name for Tokyo. (source)

Lyrics - Romaji

(Japanese folk song)

Nennen kororiyo o kororiyo
bō ya wa yoi koda nennen shina

bō ya no omamori wa doko e itta
ano yama koete sato e itta

sato no miyage ni nani morōta
dendendaiko ni shō no fue

Translation – Edo lullaby

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 den-den daiko and a shō flute.
(source)

Japanese – 江戸子守唄

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

See also

YouTube

  • PDF of song with chords
  • MIDI file
  • Listen to the melody

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