チイチイパッパチイパッパ雀の学校の先生はむちを振り振りチイパッパ
This song’s lyrics was written by 清水かつら (Shimizu Katsura) and the melody by 弘田龍太郎 (Hirota Ryuutarou) in 1921.
Apparantely, the sounds ちいちいぱっぱ was inspired by the sound of his young daughter learning to talk (ちいちい) and by the sound of the fluttering of sparrow’s wings (ぱっぱ). For a discussion on this, click here.
雀の学校
The Sparrow’s School
by Shimizu Katsura (清水かつら)
チイチイパッパ チイパッパ
chii chii pappa chii pappa
Chii chii pappa chiipappa
雀の学校の先生は
suzume no gakkou no sensei wa
The teacher of the sparrow’s school
Vocabulary
むちをふりふり チイパッパ
muchi o furi furi chii pappa
swings about a whip
Vocabulary
生徒の雀は 輪になって
seito no suzume wa wa ni natte
The sparrow students make a circle
Vocabulary
お口をそろえて チイパッパ
o kuchi o soroete chii pappa
All together they open their mouths with chiipappa
Vocabulary
まだまだいけない チイパッパ
madamada ikenai chii pappa
It’s still no good
Vocabulary
も一度一緒にチイパッパ
mo ichido isshou ni chii pappa
One more time all together now, chiipappa
Vocabulary
チイチイパッパ チイパッパ
chii chii pappa chii pappa
chiichii pappa chiipappa
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My mom taught this song to me when I was little. My younger sisters dont remember the words to this song, but the young daughter of my nephew is just starting high-school and she started to take a japanese language class. I sang this song for her. I also sent her the link to your Sparrow’s Song page so that she can learn it too!
That’s awesome! Passing it on to the next generation. 🙂
🙂 Funny.