All apples from my apple tree dropped last year and it is time to cut it back a bit now. Every season my apple tree produces many eatable apples and sometime I make an apple pie. One of Japanese children’s song I have found is called 「Ringo no hitorigoto」. The song was written in 1940.
“Ringo” means an apple and “Hitorigoto” means soliloquy. Lets find out what the apple’s soliloquy in the song.
Ringo no hitorigoto (The Apple’s Soliloquy)
It is very simple melody. Hope you feel warmer inside your body after listening the song.
Japanese lyric in Romaji
| Japanese Lyric | English Lyric |
|---|---|
| 1. Watashi wa makka na ringo desu Okuni wa samui kita no kuni Ringo batake no hareta hi ni kago ni tsume rare kisha po po Machi no ichiba ni tsukimashita Ringo, ringo, ringo, ringo kawaii hitorigoto | I am a bright red apple I am from a cold northern country One sunny day in the apple orchard I was packed in the box and taken away by the train. and arrived in the city market Apple, apple, apple, the soliloquy of a cute little apple |
| 2. Kudamono mise no ojisan ni Okao o kireini migakare te Minna naranda omise saki Aoi osora o mirutabini Ringo batake o omoidasu Ringo, ringo, ringo, ringo kawaii hitorigoto | My face was cleaned by the man at the fruit stand We are all lined up in front of the store Each time looking at the blue sky I remember of the apple orchard Apple, apple, apple, the soliloquy of a cute little apple |
| 3. Imagoro doshite irukashira Ringo batake no ojiisan Hako ni ringo o tsume nagara Uta o utatte irukashira Tabako fukashite irukashira Ringo, ringo, ringo, ringo kawaii hitorigoto | I wonder what the old man from the apple orchard is doing right now While he is packing apples into a box I wonder if he is singing a song? I wonder if he is smoking a cigarette? Apple, apple, apple, the soliloquy of a cute little apple |
Now let’s sing!
Hope you will enjoy this song with your childrenle and be able to learn some Japanese words! Please let me know if you enjoyed it or not!
THANK YOU Arigato
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