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A Japanese miscellany - University of Oregon

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Songs <strong>of</strong> <strong>Japanese</strong> Children 227<br />

Botchama mo sazo-sazo<br />

Ureshikaro<br />

[Big and beautiful] as the sliding-screens <strong>of</strong> a thou-<br />

he<br />

When sand-mat room, — so Sir Baby-boy is growing I<br />

becomes a good boy likewise, then I will make larger the<br />

grounds about our dwelling, and there build for him a<br />

treasure-house. Next to the treasure-house I will plant<br />

pine-trees. Next to the pine-trees I will plant bamboos.<br />

Next to the bamboos I will plant plum-trees. To the little<br />

branches <strong>of</strong> those plum-trees shall be hung little bells.<br />

When those little bells sound cbara-ciara — O Sir Baby-<br />

boy, how happy you will be I<br />

{City <strong>of</strong> Hakata.)<br />

Kinkan, mikan, nambo tabeta ?<br />

O-tera no nikai de mitsu tabeta.<br />

Sono o-tera wa dare ga tateta ?<br />

Hachiman-Choja no oto-musume.<br />

Oto ga yome-iri suru toki nya<br />

Nangai-teramachi shara-shara to,<br />

Mijikai-teramachi shara-shara to.<br />

— Anesan, tatete kurenkana .'<br />

— Tatete yaro kota yarokendo<br />

Shara-shara setta no o ga kireta<br />

Hari mo nakareba, ito mo nai,<br />

— Hari wa hariya de kote-yaru,<br />

Ito wa itoya de kote-yaru.<br />

!<br />

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