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.

Contents 1 General 2 Lyrics 2.1 Japanese 2.2 Romanized Japanese 2.3 English translation 3 References 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] 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.^[1]

[edit] Lyrics

[edit] 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。

[edit] Romanized Japanese Nen-nen korori yo, Okorori yo. Bōya wa yoi ko da, Nennne 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

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

[edit] External links

• Edo no komoriuta (A Hundred Lullabies in Japanese, in Japan Society of Lullabies' home page)
• Edo Lullaby (Played by the guitar, YouTube] (in Japanese)

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