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March 18, 2020

Japanese Traditional Songs – 雀の学校 Sparrow’s School

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チイチイパッパチイパッパ雀(すずめ)の学校(がっこう)の先生(せんせい)はむちを振(ふ)り振(ふ)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.

雀すずめの学校がっこう
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(すずめ)の学校(がっこう)の先生(せんせい)は

suzume no gakkou no sensei wa

The teacher of the sparrow’s school

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むちをふりふり チイパッパ

muchi o furi furi chii pappa
swings about a whip

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生徒(せいと)の雀(すずめ)は 輪(わ)になって

seito no suzume wa wa ni natte
The sparrow students make a circle

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お口(くち)をそろえて チイパッパ

o kuchi o soroete chii pappa
All together they open their mouths with chiipappa

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まだまだいけない チイパッパ

madamada ikenai chii pappa
It’s still no good

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も一度一緒(いちどいっしょ)にチイパッパ

mo ichido isshou ni chii pappa
One more time all together now, chiipappa

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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!

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