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"七つの子"
Song
Language Japanese
English title "Nanatsu no Ko"
Published July 1921
Genre Children's song
Composer(s) Nagayo Motoori
Lyricist(s) Ujō Noguchi

Nanatsu no Ko (七つの子, lit. Seven children, or Seven baby crows, The crow's seven chicks) is a popular Japanese children's song with lyrics written by Ujō Noguchi (野口雨情 Noguchi Ujō) and composed by Nagayo Motoori (本居 長世 Motoori Nagayo). Published in Kin no fune (The golden ship) magazine in July 1921. Nanatsu no ko is used as the departure melody at Isohara Station in Kitaibaraki and also as 6 p.m bell in Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology at Nomi, Ishikawa.

Lyrics

Japanese Romanization English translation
烏 なぜ啼くの
烏は山に
可愛い七つの
子があるからよ
可愛 可愛と
烏は啼くの
可愛 可愛と
啼くんだよ
山の古巣へ
行って見て御覧
丸い眼をした
いい子だよ
Karasu naze nakuno
Karasu wa yama ni
Kawai nanatsu no
Ko ga aru kara yo
Kawai kawai to
Karasu wa nakuno
Kawai kawai to
Nakundayo
Yama no fuurusu e
Itte mite goran
Marui me o shita
Iiko da yo
Mother crow, why do you squawk so?
Because high on the mountain
I have seven cute children.
 
"Cute, cute,"
This mother crow sings.
"Cute, cute,"
Cries the mother crow.
You should behold the old nest
On the mountain. And there you'll see such
Round-eyed, good children.
 
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