<Japanese>
春風や 牛にひかれて 善光寺
Harukaze ya/ Ushi ni hikarete/ Zenkoji
<English>
The spring breeze.
Being pulled by a cow
To the Zenkoji temple.
*From the Japanese traditional legend. An old woman who had no faith found herself in Zenkoji while chasing the cow that hung the dried cloth on the horn. As a result, she began to believe Buddhism deeply.
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<Japanese>
雀の子 そこのけそこのけ お馬が通る
Suzume no ko/ Soko noke soko noke/ Ouma ga touru
<English>
The baby spallows,
Make way, make way.
The horse is going to pass along.
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