Lyrics and translation roco - 春の小川

春の小川

春の小川はさらさら流る
岸のすみれやれんげの花に
匂いめでたく 色うつくしく

咲けよ咲けよと ささやく如く

春の小川はさらさら流る
蝦やめだかや小鮒の群に
今日も一日ひなたに出でて
遊べ遊べと ささやく如く

春の小川はさらさら流る
歌の上手よ いとしき子ども
声をそろえて小川の歌を
歌え歌えと ささやく如く

Spring in the Country

A country brooklet laughs along
Where violets and poppies grow,
Their fragrance sweet, their colors bright —

Bloom, bloom, it softly seems to say.

A country brooklet laughs along,
Where shrimps and minnows, too, are found:
Come out and play in the warm sun!
It says as its waters gently run.

A country brooklet laughs along,
You are a singer, child of mine
Join in its song, your voice so clear —
Sing, sing, it sweetly whispers near.