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Totoro: "Tonari no TOTORO" translation/lyrics

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Theresa Martin

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Jul 29, 1991, 11:35:46 PM7/29/91
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Here are the lyrics in romaji and an English translation, followed by
the lyrics in Japanese Industrial Standard codes. The ESC characters
in the JIS codes are replaced with "^[" for posting.

This and other lyrics and translations are available for anonymous ftp
from remus.rutgers.edu or romulus.rutgers.edu, in the pub/anime/lyrix
subdirectory.

I'm learning Japanese by translating, so if you notice any mistakes,
please correct me.

Tonari no TOTORO (My Neighbor Totoro)
"Tonari no TOTORO" ending theme

TOTORO TOTORO TOTORO TOTORO Totoro, Totoro, Totoro, Totoro,
dareka ga kossori who is stealthily
komichi ni konomi uzumete burying nuts in the path.
chissana me haetara If a tiny sprout grows,
himitsu no angou a secret password is
mori he no PASUPOOTO a passport to the forest.
suteki-na bouken hajimaru A wonderful adventure begins.

tonari no TOTORO TOTORO My neighbor Totoro, Totoro,
TOTORO TOTORO Totoro, Totoro,
* mori no naka ni in the forest,
mukashi kara sunderu who has lived since ancient times.
tonari no TOTORO TOTORO My neighbor Totoro, Totoro,
TOTORO TOTORO Totoro, Totoro,
kodomo no toki ni dake only in your childhood age,
anata ni otozureru can you go visit--
fushigi-na deai a wonderous meeting.

ame furi BASU tei The rain falls at the bus stop,
ZUBUNURE OBAKE ga itara if the spirit is drenched,
anata no amaGASA sashite agemasho let's raise your umbrella to it.
mori he no PASUPOOTO A passport to the forest
mahou no tobira akimasu opens the magic door.

tonari no TOTORO TOTORO My neighbor Totoro, Totoro,
TOTORO TOTORO Totoro, Totoro,
tsukiyo no ban ni OKARINA fuiteru plays an ocarina on moonlit nights.
tonari no TOTORO TOTORO My neighbor Totoro, Totoro,
TOTORO TOTORO Totoro, Totoro,
moshi mo aeta nara if you should ever meet,
suteki-na shiawase ga wonderful fortune
anata ni kuru wa will come to you.

TOTORO TOTORO TOTORO TOTORO Totoro, Totoro, Totoro, Totoro,
* Repeat

TOTORO TOTORO TOTORO TOTORO Totoro, Totoro, Totoro, Totoro,
TOTORO TOTORO TOTORO TOTORO......... Totoro, Totoro, Totoro, Totoro.........


Singer: Inoue Azumi
Lyricist: Miyazaki Hayao
Composer/Arranger: Hisaishi Yuzuru

Translation: Theresa Martin

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