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    Japanese Children's Songs – 赤とんぼ

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赤とんぼ

夕焼け小焼けの赤とんぼ
負われてみたのはいつの日か
 
山の畑の桑の実を
小籠に摘んだはまぼろしか
 
十五で姐やは嫁に行き
お里の便りも絶え果てた
 
夕焼け小焼けの赤とんぼ
止まっているよ竿の先
 
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Translation

Red Dragonflies

Red dragonflies in the sunset
When was it that I watched them on someone’s back?
 
In mountain fields we gathered mulberries
In small baskets
Or was it just a dream?
 
At fifteen my big sister left home to get married
Her letters have long since ceased to come
 
A red dragonfly in the sunset
On the tip of a bamboo pole
 

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