Edo Lullaby
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Edo 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.
, was propagated to other areas, and is said to be the roots of the Japanese lullabies.
ねんねんころりよ おころりよ。
ぼうやはよい子だ ねんねしな。
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。
Nen-nen korori yo, Okorori yo.
Bōya wa yoi ko da, Nenne shina~
Bōya no omori wa, Doko e itta?
Ano yama koete, Sato e itta.
Sato no miyage ni, Nani morouta?
Den-den taiko ni, Shō no fue.
Hushabye, Hushabye!
My good Baby, Sleep!
Where did my boy's baby-sitter 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.
Edo
, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...
, 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. It originated in EdoEdo
, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...
, was propagated to other areas, and is said to be the roots of the Japanese lullabies.
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 ko da, Nenne shina~
Bōya no omori wa, Doko e itta?
Ano yama koete, Sato e itta.
Sato no miyage ni, Nani morouta?
Den-den taiko ni, Shō no fue.
English translation
Hushabye, Hushabye!
My good Baby, Sleep!
Where did my boy's baby-sitter go?
Beyond that mountain, back to her home.
As a souvenir from her home, what did you get?
A toy drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
and a shō flute.
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: 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...
, Chugoku Region LullabyChugoku Region LullabyChugoku Region Lullaby is a traditional folk song in Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku region, Japan, and is a well known Japanese cradle song.-General:...
, etc.
External links
- Edo no komoriuta (A Hundred Lullabies in Japanese, in Japan Society of Lullabies' home page) (Played on the guitar)