Can You Help with a Japanese Song called “Okina kurino kino shita de”?
April 7th, 2007

Ling Ling wrote:

Hi mama lisa. I am Ling ling from Indonesia. I am looking for the lyrics to a Japanese song, I hope you can help me.
The title is OKINAKURINO KINO SHITA DE. My teacher taught me this song when I was in high school and I have forgotten the lyrics. Here’s what I know…

Okina kurino kino shita de, anata to watashi…. (and bla bla bla…)

Please help me?

If anyone can help out with the lyrics to this song, or a translation, please comment below, or email me.

Thanks!

Lisa

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11 Responses to “Can You Help with a Japanese Song called “Okina kurino kino shita de”?”

  1. Ikuko Says:
    April 10th, 2007 at 10:52 am

    It goes…..

    “Okina Kurino Kinoshitade
    Anata to Watashi Nakayoku Asobimasho
    Okina Kurino Kinoshitade”

    It also has easy body movement.
    Good song for kids.

  2. Lisa Says:
    April 10th, 2007 at 1:33 pm

    Thanks for the lyrics Ikuko!

    If you, or someone else, could provide an English translation, that would be great!

    -Lisa

  3. Maggie Says:
    April 12th, 2007 at 9:12 am

    Here is the literal translation:

    “Under the Big Chestnut Tree
    You and I, let’s play together happily
    Under the Big Chestnut Tree”

  4. Lisa Says:
    April 12th, 2007 at 9:22 am

    Thank you everyone for your help!

    Now I recognize the song. I have it on my Mama Lisa’s Japanese Song Pages along with other Japanese children’s songs and traditional folks songs.

    Click the following link for Okina Kurino Kinoshitade – Under the Big Chestnut Tree – there you’ll find a midi of the tune, the musical score and the Japanese text.

    I believe there are other verses to this song. If anyone knows them, please let us know so I can add them to the site. I’d also be happy to post a recording if anyone would like to sing it for us!

    Everybody’s help is greatly appreciated!

    -Lisa

  5. Mermer Says:
    February 14th, 2008 at 7:20 pm

    okino kuri no kino shita de anata to watashi nakayoku asobimasho oki na kuri no kino shita de.There is also a dance with it.First you put your hands over your head and make a shape of an o then you touch your head ,shoulder,then the side of your legs point after that point to some one and point to yourself.then you put hands on your chest cross one by one and then shake left and right then you make the O again andtouch your head,shoulders,and the side of your legs.I know it may be confusing how i describe it but you might find some thing to show yo uhow it look s like.

  6. Paulina Tada Says:
    October 27th, 2008 at 12:11 am

    Dear…

    “Under the spreading Chestnut Tree
    There we sat both you and me
    Oh How Happy it would be
    Under the spreading chestnut tree”

    LIna

  7. ulisses vera Says:
    June 25th, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    hi, my name is ulisses and i found the hiragana vertion of this sound in youtube .
    ookina kuri no kinoshitade anata to watashi
    tanoshiku asobimashiyou shiyou= sounds masho for
    ookina kuri no kinoshitade grammar rules
    ookina kuri no kinoshitade
    ohanashi shimashiyou
    mina de waninatsute
    ookina kuri no kinoshitade
    okina yume wo
    ookiku sodate mashiyou
    ookina kuri no kinoshitade.

    O_O I translate it by myself!!.

  8. ulisses vera Says:
    June 25th, 2011 at 12:08 pm

    hi, my name is ulisses and i found the hiragana vertion of this sound in youtube .
    ookina kuri no kinoshitade anata to watashi
    tanoshiku asobimashiyou shiyou= sounds masho for
    ookina kuri no kinoshitade grammar rules.
    ookina kuri no kinoshitade
    ohanashi shimashiyou
    mina de waninatsute
    ookina kuri no kinoshitade
    okina yume wo
    ookiku sodate mashiyou
    ookina kuri no kinoshitade.

    O_O I translate it by myself!!.

  9. ulisses vera Says:
    June 25th, 2011 at 4:20 pm

    hi i’m Ulisses sorry for the thing before, i got confuse ‘cos I don’t know if says nakayoku = make friends or tanoshiku =fun.

    okina /big
    kuri / chestnut
    no/’s
    ki /tree
    shita/ under
    de/ particle which we perform tne action, we perform by the word shita/ under.
    anata / you
    to / with
    watashi / me, I
    nakayoku/ make friends
    asobi / play
    asobimasho/ let’s play
    okina kuri no ki no shita de
    ohanashi/ talk
    masho / let
    mina / everybody
    dewa ??? idk sight
    ni/ in
    natsu/ summer
    de/ particle of mmotion
    okina/ big
    yume/ dream
    wo/ partocle that shows waht is the direct complement
    so/ once before
    sodate/ bring up
    masho/ let (to do)
    ookina kuri no kinoshitade. XD

    gaaraxsake@hotmail.com

  10. neelu Says:
    August 2nd, 2011 at 2:33 am

    this song brings me lots of memories.. thank you for sharing it here..

  11. Garta chreen Says:
    December 6th, 2017 at 1:29 pm

    Here’s what I know

    Okinawa kuri no ki no Shira dear,Amata to watashi,tanoshiku asobimasho

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