Elephant's Song

The Elephant's Song

ぞうさん、ぞうさん
zou-san, zou-san
Mr. Elephant, Mr. Elephant

おはな が ながい の ね
ohana ga nagai no ne
Your nose is long, you know

そう よ、かあさん も
sou yo, kaasan mo
That's right, my mama('s) also

ながい の よ
nagai no yo
is long.

VOCAB:

ぞうさん zou san - 'zou' means elephant; san means 'mister' or 'miss' and is often added for cuteness in children speak
おはな ohana - 'hana' means nose; the 'o' before it is honorific and is often used before nouns when speaking to others
が ga - the subject marker; (what is before 'ohana' is the subject)
ながい nagai - long
の ね no ne - I have this as 'you know,' but really this is one of those things that can't be directly translated into English; You have to get a feel for it. Both the 'no' and the 'ne' are used when explaning something and showing emotions.
そうよ sou yo - 'sou' means 'yes' 'that's right'... 'yo' is added for emphasis
かあさん も kaa san mo - 'kaa san' is mother, mama; 'mo' means also, too
ながい の よ nagai no yo - long; the 'no yo' is like the 'no ne' but the difference is the 'ne' is less sure than the 'yo.'