Amefuri (Raining)

Romanized lyrics

English translation

Ame ame fure fure kaasan ga
Janome de omukae ureshiina
pichi pichi chapu chapu ran ran ran
Rain, rain, fall fall - mom
Will meet me with an umbrella, it will be fun
[sounds evoking images of happy splashing in puddles]

あめ あめ 降れ 降れ かあさん
Ame ame fure fure kaasan ga
rain rain fall fall mom (subj.)
Rain, rain, fall fall - mom

蛇の目 おむかえ 嬉しい
Janome * de omukae ureshii na
umbrella * with picking (me) up fun (colloq.)
Will meet me with an umbrella, it will be fun

ぴち ぴち ちゃぷ ちゃぷ ラン ラン ラン
pichi pichi chapu chapu ran ran ran
- - - - - - -
[sounds evoking images of happy splashing in puddles]

* Note:
Janome is a specific kind of umbrella on which concentric circles are drawn. It looks something like a snake eye.


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