Hotaru koi

Firefly Love

Hotaru koi

Ho, ho firefly love,
ホ、ホ、ほたるこい
Ho, ho hotaru koi
That water over there is bitter -
あっちのみずはにがいぞ
Atchi no mi zu wa nigai zo
The water here is sweet -
こっちのみずはあまいぞ
Kotchi no mizu wa amai zo
Ho, ho firefly love,
ホ、ホ、ほたるこい
Ho, ho hotaru koi
Ho ho, mountain road love
ホ、ホ、やまみちこい
Ho ho, yama mi chi koi
The father of the firefly is rich
ほたるのおとさんかねもちだ
Hotaru no otosan kanemochi da
and his butt is shiny
どりでおしりがぴかぴかだ
Dori de oshiri ga pikapika da
Ho, ho firefly love
ホ、ホ、ほたるこい
Ho, ho hotaru koi
It's a mountain road
やまみちだ
Yama michi da
In the daytime, the shadow of the grass
ひるまはくさばのつゆのかげ
Hiruma wa kusaba no tsu yu no kage
-at night, the lanterns are lit up -
よるはぽんぽんたかちょうちん
Yoru wa ponpon taka chochin
If you go up to India, you'll be taken away
てんじくあがりしたれば、つんばくら
Tenjiku agari shitareba, tsun bakura
by a tengu -
にさらわれべ
Ni sarawarebe
Ho, ho firefly love,
ホ、ホ、ほたるこい
Ho, ho hotaru koi
That water over there is bitter -
あっちのみずはにがいぞ
Atchi no mi zu wa nigaizo
Ho, ho firefly love
ホ、ホ、ほたるこい
Ho, ho hotaru koi
The water here is sweet -
こっちのみずはあまいぞ
Kot chinomi zu wa a maizo
Ho, ho firefly love
ホ、ホ、ほたるこい
Ho, ho hotaru koi
It's a mountain road
やまみちだ
Yama mi chida
The light of the firefly
あんどのひかりるず
Ando no hikari luz
just take a look, love -
おちょっとみて、こい
O chotto mite, koi
Ho ho firefly love
ホ、ホ、ほたるこい
Ho ho hotaru koi
Ho, ho, mountain road love,
ホ、ホ、やまみちこい
Ho, ho, yama mi chikoi
ho,ho,ho,ho,ho,ho,ho
ホ、ホ、ホ、ホ、ホ、ホ、ホ
Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho