Songs for Children Sung in Japan/Tale of Long Ago
Tale of Long Ago
Hakushū Kitahara
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An old, old man to the mountain goes up;
An old, old woman to the river goes down.
In the mountain the firewood gathering;
By the river the waving to the floating peach.
Long, long ago is dear, so dear;
Always the blue skies, always the sunny birds.
The sleeping village is dear, so dear;
The evening glow and the sparrows in the grove.
An old, old man to the mountain goes up;
An old, old woman to the river goes down.