Funny Japanese Crossing Music

[Mondro26]

would it be weird if I use this music for my phone as a ringtone??

[yutaja]

Corpse princess brought me here.

[WwJessiewW]

once a cross walk called me dumb "Cross dumb ass, cross dumb ass" then i realized it was saying the name of the street :D

[terkmadugga]

@WwJessiewW Stop lying.

[marioneTTe2007]

me encanta este sonido n___n

[kakashie]

The song is actually called "Tooryanse" - a Japanese children's rhyme/game much like "London Bridge is Falling Down". The lyric's quite macabre though...

“Pass through, pass through

Here is the underworld’s narrow pathway

It’s the narrow pathway of the demon’s shrine

Please allow me to pass through

Those without a sacrifice shall not pass

To bury this child at age 7, I’ve come to offer my services

Living may be fine, fine, but going back would be scary

It’s scary but pass through, pass through”

[zchs1988]

ever since I played chaos; head this song creeps me out lol

[fnvfan0145]

@zchs1988

yeah, thankfully I don't listen to it much.

Idid find a site that has the phone call version though.

I might add it as my ringtone too

[mikeschmeee]

I first heard of this song in a few animes. I never knew it was used for crosswalks in reality. so neat! I want this as my ringtone :p

[narutomaniac100]

I'd be scared crossing at night O.o

[Hibryd7]

I wouldn't call Toryanse a funny song...  >.oa

[Sephiorth]

After seeing Boogiepop Phantom just hearing this gives me the chills

[Rikiworo]

After Chaos;Head i can shit bricks after hearing this song.

[KawaZrana]

wn.com/T%C5%8Dryanse

[Majinvegetass5]

The tune is Tōryanse. It's from a Japanese children's song. Tōryanse roughly translates to 'Let Me Pass'.

[armyman12321]

i heard this in the Chaos;Head visual novel

[SillyLitleGirl]

I've always found this song incredibly catchy. Is it based off an old Japanese folk song or just made up for the crosswalks? Either way it's gorgeous. All we have here is irritating beeps.

[artilleryisbetter]

lol sounds like NES music

[stargateheaven23]

thIs song wakes me up all the time.. lol. there is a crossing right outside my place..

[ali3n92]

Whenever i hear this in a anime, it reminds me of Chaos;Head

[Gh0stIn7heSh3ll]

chaos;head

[SpiritRevised]

they replaced it with 2 quick "chirps" now :{

[mamushi72sai5575]

LET ME PASS BITCH!

[jff07]

I want this as a ring tone!

[dibsquared]

This song is spooky. It makes me feel uncomfortable.

[themurge]

ahh I miss this! I remember being so surprised my it when I last visited Japan

[soyuski]

Its a childrens' song called "Tooryanse". Which in English mean "Please let me through". Though I have been unable to find a viable file for download at this time.

[iYumiko]

Oh gosh, you should have seen me and my older brother singing to the music everytime we crossed a street. We must have really fit the strange and slightly obnoxious American stereotype well.

[furanku67]

@iYumiko Hey, I sing it at crossings that have the music turned off!

[iYumiko]

@furanku67 Haha! It's always so tempting!

[YuraKyoYoko]

This tune also appeared in Kusarihime I think.

[MayerGartley]

Yeah actually this song appears in a scary anime that is call: BOOGIEPOP PHANTOM, and it talks about a deathly form who kills students. This song appears so often when people is passing through the streets!! :S SPOOKY!!

[rohirrim11rider]

@MayerGartley Yep. It's the common crossing tune. The way Boogiepop Phantom tweaks and warps it makes it sound so ominous. O_o

[killerschmetterling]

Play Chaos;Head. It's a Visual Novel.

This song was part of the story and it creeped the hell out of me

[kuronokoneko]

Que guai!!! good!

Escuché esta música en un pueblecito al lado del Fujiyama y me encantaba, pero no la pude grabar. Muchas gracias!!! :*******

I eared this music in a little town near Fujiyama Mount, but I doesn't save it. Thanks a lot! :***************

[YaDooshbag]

i really want this song as an mp3. it's bugged me for a really long time that i can't find it, and like previous comments say it's used frequently in animes. such a haunting melody i can't have T.T

[kkatsa]

i'm working on it buddy ;)

i will get it in few hours, or minutes and i will pm u and help ;)

[estragia]

shit i remember when i went to japan.. first time i heard that song i thought i was in a crazy japanese 8-bit videogame gameshow :P

[KingOfChaos213]

it sounds sexy

[yumyumsesame]

Thank you for the explanation :)

[wopopo]

it sounds scary

[jesskasan]

I remember when I first heard this on the second episode of Bleach and I seriously thought it was part of the music for the show. But then I heard it again on Dennou Coil.

And I agree. It is a freaky sounding theme.

[RikaChan2379]

i loooooooove this sound *___*

[masatanie]

This meldy is "Touryanse"

"Touryanse" is a nursery rhyme of Japan.

[AwesomeTrex]

It's oddly haunting for just being a crossing signal.

In Toronto, all they have is this annoying chirpy beeping noise...

[airbender0203]

@AwesomeTrex In Los Angeles people just run you over.

[erghtrfgh]

Where can I get an .mp3 or .wav file of this exact tune?!

[mamushi72sai5575]

an occasional streetlight in zapang

[pumalix]

This tune is used in the LUCKY PEOPLES CENTER INTERNATIONAL film..Top Notch

[thekinkotree]

I heard it is used to help guide blind people as they cross the street.

[furanku67]

Thats right. The music lets them know when to cross. Another sound for wait.

[PickyInnDaHouse]

i think you hear this in Death note and animatrix

[groonk]

you do. i've been looking for a clear recording of this for years!

[PickyInnDaHouse]

hah, it's so bizarre :) yet awesome...I heard they were taking these away in a lot of places due to noise complaints :(

[Vorffy]

Also in Boogiepop Phantom is used a lot :)

[cicerone]

What's crazy about it?

[memberbs]

still gets played in Tenjin (Fukuoka) along with the Totoro one. =D

[MXGT117]

enyone know what the notes are??? guna lay it on guitar lolz

[StylusHappenstance]

Used to?  Did they change it?

[furanku67]

There was allot of complaints about the noise these crossing were making late at night so the council had the music turned off. In another part of Japan, I forget where, they have bird noises instead of music.

[touchanandmolestan]

They had bird noises in Nagoya and Osaka when I went.

Kyoto still had the Toryanse though.

[mameraula]

@furanku67 We have birds noises in some crossings here in Spain, too

[downfader2]

Sounds like a funeral march :-o

[furanku67]

It's a Japanese children's song called Tōryanse.

Read the translation in my description.

[ZombieReimu]

Much like the English Ring Around the Rosie, Tōryanse is a children's song that carries a darker meaning. It was written at a time when infant mortality rates were high and a celebration was held if a child reached the age of seven.

The first verse of the song is just that: somebody taking a seven year old to the shrine for his or her birthday. The second verse, however, is somebody taking a seven tear old to the underworld to be buried.

So it is very much a funeral march.

[SightZ123]

Hahahaha, I remember this one being played in Kyoto, is that where you filmed it?

[furanku67]

No in a suburb called Yao in Osaka. I think it's worth 5 stars.