Japanese Class

Hello Everybody,

We've started taking a Japanese class every week from one of the Sisters in the Area Office.  This is one of the song that we are working on.  When Elder Aoyagi heard us singing it, he said it reminded him of when he was a child and sang this song.  You pronounce most sounds like you would in Spanish.  The "r's" in this song sound more like "l's" though.  The "n's" that I underlined sound more like 'm's'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo8ldEh2Y0Q

The following is a song we are learning in our Japanese Class.  It’s a children’s song that the people often sing when they are children.  It grows on you as the more you sing it the more you like it. You might want to try to sing it with the following words:

Kara –--su  naze naku no?  Karasu wa    y a-ma-ni

Crow, why do you cry?  Because Crow has a pretty 7 years child in the mountain

Ka-wa i  I   na-na – - tsu  no  ko ga  arukara  yo

Ka-wai-,  ka-wai to  karasu  wa nakuno

Crow caws, “Pretty, pretty”

Ka-wai-,  ka-wai  to nakunda yo

Ya-ma—no  fu---rusu  e  itte mite  goran

Go and see the old nest

Ma—rui  me wo—shita  i—i—ko dayo

You can find good girl/boy with round eyes

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Also, since I mentioned Elder Aoyagi, he is in the Area Presidency, and if you might want to see who the Area Office Presidency members are, you can watch their talks by clicking on these following links:

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/10/an-easiness-and-willingness-to-believe?lang=eng  Elder Michael J. Ringwood - President

 

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/04/helping-hands-saving-hands?lang=eng&cid=email-shared              Elder Aoyagi- 1^st counselor

  https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/temple-standard?lang=eng&cid=email-shared      Elder Whiting- 2^nd counselor