Mori no Kuma-san

Mori no Kuma-san (もりのくまさん, known in English: The Other Day I Met a Bear) is a song found in the Children/Folk section in several Taiko releases. The song was translated into Japanese by Baba Yoshihiro (馬場祥弘), and its origins stretch even further back into American tradition, as a campfire song for boy scouts as "The Other Day I Met a Bear". The background of this song is completely different from the American variant, which has lyrics about a girl who meets a talking bear in the woods who tries to return an item she dropped. She ran away at first, but realizing her mistake, she thanks the bear and sing for him as a gift.

Lyrics

Japanese Kanji	Japanese Rōmaji	English Translation
ある日 森の中 くまさんに 出会った 花咲く森の道 くまさんに出会った くまさんの　言うことにゃ お嬢さん　おにげなさい スタコラ　サッササノサ スタコラ　サッササノサ aru hi mori no naka kuma-san ni deatta hanasaku mori no michi kuma-san ni deatta kuma-san no iu koto nya "Ojōsan o nige nasai" Sutakora sassasanosa Sutakora sassasanosa One day, in the forest I met a little bear On the road to the blooming forest I met a little bear The little bear said “hey lady, don’t run away!” (onomatopheic sound for escape) ところが　くまさんが あとから　ついてくる トコトコトコトコと トコトコトコトコと お嬢さん　お待ちなさい ちょっと　落とし物 白い貝がらの 小さな　イヤリング tokoroga kuma-san ga ato kara tsuite kuru to ko to ko to ko to ko to to ko to ko to ko to ko to Ojōsan omachi nasai chotto otoshimono Shiroi kaigara no chisana iyaringu However the little bear came to me (sounds of footsteps) Hey lady, wait a moment you dropped something your little earring shaped like a white seashell あらくまさん　ありがとう お礼に　うたいましょう ラララ　ラララララ ラララ　ラララララ ラララ　ラララララ ラララ　ラララララ ara kuma-san arigatou orei ni utaimashou lalala lalalalala lalala lalalalala lalala lalalalala lalala lalalalala Oh little bear, thank you I’ll sing for you Lalala lalalalala Lalala lalalalala Lalala lalalalala Lalala lalalalala

Video

Taiko no Tatsujin DS - Mori no O-Kumasan-0

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