Sanpo (also known as "Stroll" in English) is the opening song featured in My Neighbor Totoro. Written by Rieko Nakagawa and arranged by Joe Hisaishi. Azumi Inoue provided the vocals.
Lyrics[]
Japanese[]
あるこう あるこう わたしはげんき
あるくの だいすき どんどんいこう
さかみち トンネル くさっぱら
いっぽんばしに でこぼこじゃりみち
くものすくぐって くだりみち
くりかえし
みつばち ぶんぶん はなばたけ
ひなたにとかげ へびはひるね
ばったがとんで まがりみち
くりかえし
きつねも たぬきも でておいで
たんけんしよう はやしのおくまで
ともだちたくさん うれしいな!
ともだちたくさん うれしいな!
Romaji[]
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
mitsubachi bun-bun hana batake
hinata ni tokage hebi wa hirune
batta ga tonde magari-michi
kitsune mo tanuki mo dete oide
tanken-shiyou hayashi no oku made
tomodachi takusan ureshii na!
tomodachi takusan ureshii na!
Translation[]
Hey, let's go! Hey, let's go!
I'm happy as can be
Let's go walking, you and me
Ready, set, come on, let's go!
Over the hill, across the field
Through the tunnel we'll go
We'll run across the bridge
And down the bumpy gravel road
Creep beneath the spider's web
Ready, set, let's go!
Hey, let's go! Hey, let's go!
I'm happy as can be
Let's go walking, you and me
Ready, set, come on, let's go!
The foxes and the badgers too
All come out to play
They all want to explore
The deep and wonderful woods all day
Look at all my many friends
Ready, set, let's go!
Look at all my many friends
Ready, set, let's go!