Yurikago No Uta

Cradle Song

Yurikago No Uta

A cradle song is
ゆりかごのうたを
Yurikago no uta wo
sung by the nightingale.
かなりやがうたうよ
Kanariya ga utau yo
Hush now, hush now,
ねんねこ ねんねこ
Nenneko nenneko
hush now, my dear.
ねんねこよ
Nenneko yo

Above the cradle,
ゆりかごのうえに
Yurikago no ue ni
the loquat fruit sways.
びわのみがゆれるよ
Biwa no mi ga yureru yo
Hush now, hush now,
ねんねこ ねんねこ
Nenneko nenneko
hush now, my dear.
ねんねこよ
Nenneko yo

The cradle's rope
ゆりかごのつなを
Yurikago no tsuna wo
is rocked by a little mouse.
きねずみがゆする
Kinezumi ga yusuru
Hush now, hush now,
ねんねこ ねんねこ
Nenneko nenneko
hush now, my dear.
ねんねこよ
Nenneko yo

In the cradle's dream,
ゆりかごのゆめに
Yurikago no yume ni
a yellow moon hangs low.
きいろいつきがかかるよ
Kiiroi tsuki ga kakaru yo
Hush now, hush now,
ねんねこ ねんねこ
Nenneko nenneko
hush now, my dear.
ねんねこよ
Nenneko yo