Japanese Children's Song - Donguri Korokoro 3D! - どんぐりころころ

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Want to instantly make a connection with any Japanese person you meet? Just hum this classic children's song and you're sure to get a reaction!

Donguri Korokoro tells the tale of a donguri (acorn) and his underwater adventure. The simple lyrics make it easy and the catchy music makes it fun.

Challenge yourself! Use the Japanese you've studied up to this point and see how much you understand! If you've watched our Kantan Kana series you can try to sing along. Making the jump to real-life Japanese is a scary one, but friendly children's songs are a great place to start!

Lyrics --

どんぐり　ころころ　どんぶりこ
おいけにはまって　さあたいへん
どじょうがでてきて　こんにちは
ぼっちゃん　いっしょに
あそびましょう

どんぐり　ころころ　よろこんで
しばらくいっしょに　あそんだが
やっぱりおやまが　こいしいと
ないては　どじょうを
こまらせた

どんぐり　ころころ　どんぶりこ
おいけにはまって　さあたいへん
どじょうがでてきて　こんにちは
ぼっちゃん　いっしょに
あそびましょう

どんぐり　ころころ　よろこんで
しばらくいっしょに　あそんだが
やっぱりおやまが　こいしいと
ないては　どじょうを
こまらせた

Translation

Acorn is rolling, rolling, rolling on
It's falling into a pond. Oh my god!
A loach comes to closer to him to say hello
Hey boy, why don't you
play together?

Acorn is rolling, rolling, rolling on
He liked to play with the loach for a while
But he still miss the mountain, he want to back
He cries and the loach is
at a loss

Acorn is rolling, rolling, rolling on
It's falling into a pond. Oh my god!
A loach comes to closer to him to say hello
Hey boy, why don't you
play together?

Acorn is rolling, rolling, rolling on
He liked to play with the loach for a while
But he still miss the mountain, he want to back
He cries and the loach is
at a loss