Sanpo - Tonari no TOTOROTotoro opening song (sanpo) lyrics
Sanpo (Stroll)
"Tonari no TOTORO" opening theme (1987)

* arukou  arukou  watashi wa genki
   aruku no  daisuki  don-don ikou
			Let's walk, let's walk, I feel fine.
			I love to walk, let's go quickly.

sakamichi  TONNERU  kusappara
ipponbashi ni  dekoboko jari-michi
kumo no su kugutte  kudari-michi
			An uphill road, a tunnel, a meadow,
			At a log bridge, a bumpy gravel path.
			Passing under a spiderweb, a downhill path.

* Repeat

mitsubachi ga  bun-bun  hana batake
hinata ni tokage  hebi wa hirune
batta ga tonde  magari-michi
			A honeybee buzzes in a field of flowers,
			a lizard in the sunshine, a snake takes a midday nap,
			a grasshopper leaps, along the curving path.

* Repeat

kitsune mo  tanuki mo  dete oide
tanken-shiyou  hayashi no oku made
tomodachi takusan  ureshii na
tomodachi takusan  ureshii na
			Foxes and badgers too, come out!
			Let's go exploring deep into the woods.
			I have lots of friends, I'm so happy.
			I have lots of friends, I'm so happy.


Singer: Inoue Azumi
Lyricist: Nakagawa Rieko
Composer/Arranger: Hisaishi Jou

Translation: Theresa Martin (revised May 10, 1994)




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