妖怪音頭

月が昇れば　街の角When the moon climbs over the corner of town

小さな灯りが　ゆらりゆらりlittle lanterns flicker, swaying, swaying

鬼火が飛んで　天狗が笑うwill-o'-the-wisps fly up, a tengu laughs

今夜はみんなで　お祭りだtonight we're all together — it's a festival

からかさ　ぴょんと跳ねたならWhen the karakasa umbrella gives a hop

狐も狸も　手を叩くfoxes and tanuki clap their hands

ネオンの川を　越えて来てcome across the river of neon

秘密の太鼓が　鳴り出したand a secret taiko starts to sound

どろろん　どろんと　雲が割れDoron, doron — the clouds split wide

星まで一緒に　踊り出すand we dance our way up to the stars

右へ　左へ　手拍子合わせto the right, to the left, clap along in time

せーので　よいやっさready now — yoi-yassa!

妖怪音頭で　回れ回れWith the Yokai Ondo, spin and spin

月夜の真ん中　きらりきらりright in the moonlit night, glittering, glittering

怖くないよ　みんなで笑えばthere's nothing to fear when we laugh together

百鬼夜行も　花火になるeven the night parade turns to fireworks

よいさ　よいさ　ほいさ　ほいさYoisa, yoisa, hoisa, hoisa

あやかしビートで　どんどんどんon this spirit beat — don, don, don

妖怪音頭で　騒げ騒げwith the Yokai Ondo, raise it up

朝が来るまで　どんどんどんtill the morning comes — don, don, don

よいやっさ　ほいさ　ほいさYoi-yassa, hoisa, hoisa

よいやっさ　ほいさ　ほいさyoi-yassa, hoisa, hoisa

踊れや踊れ　回れや回れdance now, dance — spin now, spin

妖怪音頭で　どんどんどんwith the Yokai Ondo — don, don, don

路地の向こうで　猫又がBeyond the alley a nekomata

尻尾を二つに　ゆらりゆらりsplits its tail in two, swaying, swaying

ろくろ首さえ　首を伸ばしてeven a rokurokubi cranes its neck

やぐらの上から　歌ってるsinging from high on the festival tower

お化けの声も　怖くないEven the voices of ghosts aren't scary

リズムに乗せたら　ラララ　ラララride them on the rhythm — la la la, la la la

悩みも影も　輪になってworries and shadows all form a ring

太鼓の音へ　溶けてゆくmelting into the sound of the drum

ひゅるりら　ひゅるりら　風が吹きHyururira, hyururira — the wind blows through

提灯明かりが　夢を見るthe lantern light begins to dream

前へ　後ろへ　手拍子合わせforward, backward, clap along in time

せーので　よいやっさready now — yoi-yassa!

妖怪音頭で　回れ回れWith the Yokai Ondo, spin and spin

心の真ん中　ひらりひらりright in the heart of you, fluttering, fluttering

ひとりじゃない　みんなで歌えばyou're not alone when we sing together

暗い夜さえ　祭りになるeven the darkest night becomes a festival

よいさ　よいさ　ほいさ　ほいさYoisa, yoisa, hoisa, hoisa

あやかしビートで　どんどんどんon this spirit beat — don, don, don

妖怪音頭で　騒げ騒げwith the Yokai Ondo, raise it up

夢の向こうへ　どんどんどんoff beyond our dreams — don, don, don

暗い気持ちも　輪の中へEven gloomy feelings, into the ring

名前を呼べば　光り出すcall out their name and they start to shine

笑ってしまえば　不思議だねonce you let yourself laugh, isn't it strange

涙もきらりと　星になるeven tears turn glittering into stars

太鼓が　どんと鳴ったならWhen the taiko gives a mighty "don"

足音そろえて　もう一度match your footsteps once again

人間も妖怪も　関係ないhuman or yokai, it makes no difference

今夜はみんなが　仲間だよtonight every one of us is a friend

妖怪音頭で　回れ回れWith the Yokai Ondo, spin and spin

月夜の真ん中　きらりきらりright in the moonlit night, glittering, glittering

怖くないよ　みんなで笑えばthere's nothing to fear when we laugh together

百鬼夜行も　花火になるeven the night parade turns to fireworks

よいさ　よいさ　ほいさ　ほいさYoisa, yoisa, hoisa, hoisa

あやかしビートで　どんどんどんon this spirit beat — don, don, don

妖怪音頭で　騒げ騒げwith the Yokai Ondo, raise it up

朝が来るまで　どんどんどんtill the morning comes — don, don, don

よいやっさ　ほいさ　ほいさYoi-yassa, hoisa, hoisa

よいやっさ　ほいさ　ほいさyoi-yassa, hoisa, hoisa

月が沈んで　朝が来るThe moon goes down, the morning comes

またねと笑って　消えてゆく"see you," we laugh, and fade away

ぱぱんが　ぱん　ぱぱんが　ぱんpapan-ga-pan, papan-ga-pan

妖怪音頭　また会おうYokai Ondo — let's meet again