In this mini lesson you will learn a famous Japanese children’s song about small birds.
| This short song is sometimes sung by mothers for babies and small children. It’s even sung for the baby in a pregnant mom’s belly, lightly drumming on the belly in pace with the final bird’s beeps. You can also exchange the word for mother, 母さん, and father, 父さん, for the baby’s name. |
Lyrics
- 小鳥 はとっても 歌 が 好き
kotori wa tottemo uta ga suki
The small bird likes singing very much [Lit: regarding small bird(s), very much like song(s)] - 母さん 呼ぶ の も 歌 で 呼ぶ
kaasan yobu no mo uta de yobu
It even calls on its mom through a song. [Lit: mom calling even through (a) song calling] - ピピピピピ チチチチチ ピチクリピイ
pipipipipi chichichichichi pichikuripi
[sounds of] pi pi pi pi pi chichichichichi pichikuripi - 小鳥 は とっても 歌 が 好き
kotori wa tottemo uta ga suki
The small bird likes singing very much. - 父さん 呼ぶ の も 歌 で 呼ぶ
tousan yobu no mo uta de yobu
It even calls on its dad through a song.
- ピピピピピ チチチチチ ピチクリピイ
pipipipipi chichichichichi pichikuripi
[sounds of] pi pi pi pi pi chichichichichi pichikuripi
Glossary
| 小鳥 | ことり | kotori | small bird |
| 歌 | うた | uta | song |
| とっても | tottemo | very much | |
| 好き | すき | suki | like |
| 母さん | かあさん | kaasan | mom |
| 呼ぶ | よぶ | yobu | call |
| 父さん | とうさん | tousan | dad |