思い出のアルバム (NHK's Omoide no arubamu) & pictures from work

This is a song meant for a Kindergartener's graduation ceremony. 'Mou sugu ichinen sei' means 'Soon, we will be Grade 1/primary school students.' It is from the CD 'NHK みんなのうた'　

I chose to upload this particular song because April is the start of a new fiscal year for Japan.. and also the start of a new school year. Much tears will be shed this season for the students moving up to Junior high school.. leaving 6 years of fun, frolic and memories behind. But the circle begins again for the fresh faced, cute little 6 year olds to start the journey that each child must inevitably travel.

*Lyrics*

Spoken:-
いつのことだか　思いだしてごらん
Itsu no koto daka, omoidashite goran~
あんなことこんなこと　あったでしょう
Anna koto konna koto, atta desho~!

1) いつのことだか　思いだしてごらん
Itsu no koto daka, omoidashite goran~
Try and remember..
あんなことこんなこと　あったでしょう
Anna koto konna koto, atta desho
All of the things that happened to you
うれしかったこと　おもしろかったこと
Ureshi katta koto, omoshirokatta koto
Times when you were happy, and times when you marvelled at the world
いつになっても　わすれない
Itsu ni natte mo, wasure nai
I bet you will never ever forget them~ no matter how much time passes by!

2) 春のことです　思いだしてごらん
Haru no koto desu, omoidashite goran~
Remember Spring, do you think you can try?
あんなことこんなこと　あったでしょう
Anna koto konna koto, atta desho
When many different kinds of things happened
ぽかぽかおにわで　なかよく遊んだ
Poka poka oniwa de, naka yoku ason~da
At the sun drenched park, for example, where you played with your friends
きれいな花も　咲いていた
Kirei na hana mo, saite ita
And where the beautiful flowers bloomed~

3) 夏のことです　思いだしてごらん
Natsu no koto desu, omoidashite goran~
And Summer! Remember Summer?!
あんなことこんなこと　あったでしょう
Anna koto, konna koto, atta desho~
When many different kinds of things happened
むぎわらぼうしで　みんなはだかんぼ
Mugiwara boushi de, minna hadakanbo
You played with your light straw hat and took off your clothes on the beach
おふねも見たよ　砂山も
O fune mo mitayo, suna yama mo~
Why, you even saw a boat and sand castles too!

4) 秋のことです　思いだしてごらん
Aki no koto desu, omoidashite goran~
Now Autumn.. remember Autum too..
あんなことやこんなこと　あったでしょう
Anna koto konna koto, atta desho~
When you discovered all kinds of new stuff?
どんぐり山の　ハイキング　ラララ
Donnguri yama no, haikingu rarara
Accorn hills! Hiking! Lalala
赤い葉っぱも　とんでいた
Akai happa mo, tonde ita
And pretty red/russet leaves blowing in the wind!

5) 冬のことです　思いだしてごらん
Fuyu no koto desu, omoidashite goran~
Ohh and Winter.. remember Winter??
あんなことこんなこと　あったでしょう
Anna koto konna koto, atta desho~
Many new experiences too!
もみの木かざって　メリークリスマス
Momi no ki kazatte, Merry Christmas-u
Decorated Fir trees.. Merry Christmas!
サンタのおじいさん笑ってた
Santa no ojiisan, Waratteta
And good ole Santa laughed (at the merry sight)

6) 冬のことです　思いだしてごらん
Fuyu no koto desu, omoidashite goran~
Ahh Winter, oh Winter.. you do remember Winter, right?
あんなことこんなこと　あったでしょう
Anna koto konna koto, atta desho~
New experiences in Winter too, uh~
寒い雪の日　あったかい部屋で
Samui yuki no hi, attakai heya de
On very cold Winter days, in a warm house..
たのしいはなし　ききました
Tanoshii hanashi, kikimashita
You listened, entertained and entranced by the stories told..

7) 一年じゅうを　思いだしてごらん
Ichi nen ju wo, omoidashite goran~
Now try and remember the entire year
あんなことこんなこと　あったでしょう
Anna koto konna koto, atta desho~
Try and remember everything that has happened to you~
桃のお花も　きれいに咲いて
Momo no hana mo, kireii ni saita
When peach blossoms were in full bloom
もうすぐみんなは　一年生
Mou sugu minna wa, ichi nen sei
And now soon, you too, will be a grade 1 student~!

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Note:- I tried to capture the essence of this song as an adult sitting with a child.. reminiscing. So this is NOT a direct word-for-word translation. Any mistakes made are mine, and mine enitrely. Thank you for understanding.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Japanese children song
• NHK

[Bamtan13]

'NHK みんなのうた' somehow makes me think of my favourite person, my maternal grandma (RIP). Natsukashii! Ippai memories ga waki dette kimashita yo!

Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us Dandelionjp-san! Arigatou...... :)

[dandelionjp]

Oh Bamtan-san, I am so glad that you, too, have found this song! Beautiful memories are wonderful things, aren't they??

Thank YOU, Bamtan-san, for the visit and feedback, I appreciate it! Take care now! ^^

[Laila131]

OMG!!!!

i had this song for my youchien!!!!

we got this video of all our photos and i still have it!!!

<3 it!!!

ありがとう！！

[dandelionjp]

I am so glad you found this and was able to take a walk down memory lane! Thank you for the comment! :)

どういたしまして！！

[Masami43A]

Thank you for uploading this wonderful song, Michiko san.

How many times we have sung this wonderful song while our children were little.

Your pictures of children and this song remind me of those good old days.

A daughter of one of our children is now going to leave her primary school, and is becoming a first year of junior high school this spring.

[ttengfan]

Very sweet and charming children, song and video. Congratulations and best wishes to you with your valuable and important work in caring for and educating your young people.

[hiroteaTVCH]

うわぁー！超懐かしいなぁ♪

いろんな事が走馬灯のようによみがえり、癒されました♪

[tamahirofattomasa]

懐かしいｗ

[tenoderaaridifolia]

懐かしい！きれいな声ですね。

[028135]

なんと美しい歌声だろう。NHK歌のおねえさんでしょうが、どな­たが歌っているのでしょうか。周さえこさんでしょうか。

[mrswaltzingmatilda]

I've really enjoyed this song and video it is so refreshing and pure keep up the good work thank you for sharing

[1960xiaobaobei]

もうすぐ長女が卒園です。

[Baransure]

サンタのおじさんが、実は両親のささやかな優しさだと知ったのは­、もうちょっと年をとってからのこと。。　今はもう、自分の子供たちですら、あの頃の私より年上です。　あの頃の友達は、今でもあの頃のまま、純粋な目で私を見つめてく­れます。。。