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    Katsutarō Kouta – 東京音頭

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東京音頭

ハア　踊り踊るなら　チョイト
東京音頭　ヨイヨイ
花の都の　花の都の　真中で　サテ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
 
ハア　東京よいとこ　チョイト
日の本照らす　ヨイヨイ
君が御稜威は　君が御稜威は　天照らす　サテ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
 
ハア　花は上野よ　チョイト
柳は銀座　ヨイヨイ
月は隅田の　月は隅田の　屋形船　サテ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
 
ハア　おらが丸の内　チョイト
東京の波止場　ヨイヨイ
雁と燕の　雁と燕の　上り下り　サテ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
 
ハア　君と民との　チョイト
千歳の契り　ヨイヨイ
結ぶ都の　結ぶ都の　二重橋　サテ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
 
ハア　西に富士ヶ嶺　チョイト
東に筑波　ヨイヨイ
音頭とる子は　音頭とる子は　真中に　サテ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
 
ハア　昔ゃ武蔵野　チョイト
芒の都　ヨイヨイ
今はネオンの　今はネオンの　灯の都　サテ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
 
ハア　花になるなら　チョイト
九段の桜　ヨイヨイ
大和心の　大和心の　いろに咲く　サテ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
 
ハア　幼馴染の　チョイト
観音様は　ヨイヨイ
屋根の月さえ　屋根の月さえ　懐かしや　サテ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
 
ハア　寄せて返して　チョイト
返して寄せる　ヨイヨイ
東京繁昌の　東京繁昌の　人の波　サテ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
ヤートナー　ソレ　ヨイヨイヨイ
 
English
Translation#1#2

Tokyo Ondo

(ha) If you want to dance, let's dance to (choito)
Tokyo Ondo (yoi-yoi)
in the flower of the capital, the flower of the capital, the City Center (sate)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
 
(ha) Tokyo is a beautiful place, (choito)
that illuminates all of Japan; (yoi-yoi)
it's His Majesty, His Majesty that illuminates it (sate)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
 
(ha) Ueno with its flowers, (choito)
and Ginza with its willows; (yoi-yoi)
the moon of Sumida, the moon of Sumida, above the houseboats (sate)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
 
(ha) Our Marunouchi, (choito)
the wharf of Tokyo (yoi-yoi)
where the geese and swallows, geese and swallows, soar up and down (sate)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
 
(ha) the Emperor and his officials (choito)
make the oath of a hundred years (yoi-yoi)
which unites the Capital, unites the Capital, on Nijubashi Bridge (sate)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
 
(ha) To the west is Fujigane, (choito)
to the east is Tsukuba, (yoi-yoi)
but the dance-leaders, the dance leaders, unite them all (sate)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
 
(ha) What was once wilderness (choito)
in the Capital of Grasslands (yoi-yoi)
is now glowing with neon, glowing with neon, in the Capital of Lights (sate)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
 
(ha) Once the blossoms grow (choito)
on the cherry trees of Kudan Hill, (yoi-yoi)
the heart of Yamato, the heart of Yamato will bloom in full color (sate)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
 
(ha) My childhood friend (choito)
was the Kannon of Asakusa. (yoi-yoi)
The moon and the rooftops, moon and the rooftops, feel so nostalgic (sate)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
 
(ha) Coming and going, (choito)
going and coming, (yoi-yoi)
Tokyo is flourishing, Tokyo is flourishing, with waves of people (sate)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
(yaatona sore yoi-yoi-yoi)
 
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Translations of "東京音頭 (Tōkyō-ondo)"

English #1, #2
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