Nazonazo Uta

 

Nazonazo Uta: Itachi no Tanuki

music and lyrics: Kurihara Masumi

animation: Ueda Mio

 

Itachi no tanuki / Weasel’s a badger

Kani no katori / Crab’s catching a mosquito

Samma no manuki / Clueless sanma

O-hashi no o-hanashi / Story about chopsticks

Tamago toru tama / Egg-stealing cat

Furoku futoru / Magazine inserts fatten up

Banana no batoru / Banana battle

Hachimaki makitoru / Take off the headband

Kyuri no litoru / Little cucumber

Juusu no sutorou / Juice straw

 

Second verse

Itachi no ta nuki / Take the ta from Itachi = ichi = one

Kani no ka tori / Take the ka from kani = ni = two

Samma no ma nuki / Take the ma from sanma = san = three

O-hashi no o-ha nashi / O-hashi without the o-ha = shi = four

Tamago toru tama / Tamago minus tama = go = five

Furoku fu toru / Take the fu from furoku = roku = six

Banana no ba toru / Take the ba from banana = nana = seven

Hachimaki maki toru/ Take the maki from hachimaki = hachi = eight

Kyuuri no li toru / Take the ri from kyuri = kyuu = nine

Juusu no su torou / Let’s take the su from juusu = juu = ten