Edo Lullaby

Melody

Edo Lullaby (Japanese: 江戸子守唄 or Edo komoriuta) 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.

General

The 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.

Lyrics

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 and a shō flute.

See also

• Lullaby
• Folk song
• Other Japanese lullabies: Itsuki Lullaby, Takeda Lullaby, Chugoku Region Lullaby, etc.

External links

• Edo no komoriuta (A Hundred Lullabies in Japanese, in Japan Society of Lullabies' home page)
• Edo Lullaby on YouTube (Played on the guitar) (Japanese)
• Learn Japanese through song - Edo no Komoriuta on YouTube