Japanese Children’s Song

どんぐり　ころころ

“どんぐり　ころころ　どんぶりこ
おいけに　はまって　さあ　たいへん
どじょうが　でてきて　こんにちわ
ぼっちゃん　いっしょに　あそびましょう

どんぐり　ころころ　よろこんで
しばらく　いっしょに　あそんだが
やっぱり　おやまが　こいしいと
ないては　どじょうを　こまらせた

“donnguri　korokoro　donnburiko
oikeni　hamatte　saa　taihenn
dojouga　detekite　konnnichiwa
bocchann　isshoni　asobimashou

donnguri　korokoro　yorokonnde
shibaraku　isshoni　asonndaga
yappari　oyamaga　koishiito
naiteha　dojouwo　komaraseta

donnguri　korokoro　naitetara
nakayoshi　korisuga　tonndekite
ochibani　kurunnde　onnbushite
isoide　oyamani　tsuretetta”

A Rolling Acorn
An acorn rolled down and down,
Suddenly fell into a pond.
Loaches came by the donburi
And said Let’s play together

The acorn enjoyed their company.
And played with them for a while
The acorn wanted to go back to the mountain.
The loaches were upset

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