Sanpo

(Stroll)

Tonari no Totoro Opening Theme (1987)
Lyricist: Nakagawa Rieko
Composer/Arranger: Hisaishi Jou
Singer: Inoue Azumi

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* arukou arukou watashi wa genki
aruku no daisuki don-don ikou

sakamichi TONNERU kusappara
ipponbashi ni dekoboko jari-michi
kumo no su kugutte kudari-michi

Repeat *

mitsubachi ga bun-bun hana batake
hinata ni tokage hebi wa hirune
batta ga tonde magari-michi

Repeat *

kitsune mo tanuki mo dete oide
tanken-shiyou hayashi no oku made
tomodachi takusan ureshii na
tomodachi takusan ureshii na

* Let's walk, let's walk, I feel fine.
I love to walk, let's go quickly.

An uphill road, a tunnel, a meadow,
At a log bridge, a bumpy gravel path.
Passing under a spiderweb, a downhill path.

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A honeybee buzzes in a field of flowers,
a lizard in the sunshine, a snake takes a midday nap,
a grasshopper leaps, along the curving path.

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Foxes and badgers too, come out!
Let's go exploring deep into the woods.
I have lots of friends, I'm so happy.
I have lots of friends, I'm so happy.