Japanese Traditional Songs: Frog's Song
伝統的な歌: かえるの歌

かえるの歌
The Frog's Song
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かえるの歌が
kaeru no uta ga
The frog's song

聞こえてくるよ
kikoete kuru yo
we can hear it (the song)

ぐぁ ぐぁ ぐぁ ぐぁ
gwa gwa gwa gwa
ribbit <frog noise>

げろ げろ げろ げろ
gero gero gero gero
ribbit <more frog noise>

ぐぁ ぐぁ ぐぁ
gwa gwa gwa
ribbit <still more frog noise>

VOCAB:

かえる kaeru - Frog
の no - 's (possessive)
歌 uta - song
が ga - subject marker / particle

聞こえてくる kikoetekuru - able to hear gradually - (the feeling is we are approaching the frogs and their voices are getting louder.)
よ yo - 'hey you' or 'listen you!'

ぐぁ gwa & げろ gero - the effect of a frog singing

JUST A NOTE:
Another meaning of げろ gero is 'to throw up; puke'