Hotaru Koi 21b32

Hotaru Koi (Ho,

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Firefly) for S.S.A. Chorus, a cappella

English translation by David Larson

JAPANESE CHILDREN'S SONG Arranged by Ro Ogura (b. 1916)

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Allegro rnanontanto 2.sem.pre Soprano

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Ho, Ho,

ho,

ho

ta-ruSi,

at - chi no mi

ho,

ho,

fi - re-flv,

come, there'ssornewa

z1J

ter

Wa

that's

Ir.senxpre Soprano 2

Ho, Ho,

ho,

ho

ho,

ho,

at -

ta-rukJi, fi - re-fly,

corTle,

chi no

mi

there's sotle wa

Ir.senpre

Ho, Ho,

3 >

ho,

ho

ho,

ho,

Allegromanontanto

J

Z

r

at chi no cotne, there's some

ta-ru foi,

fi-r"

(J =L52)

-

flv,

Pia"ao

(for rehearsal only)

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t/)

\

ru bit

ga-l ter to

-

ru bit

mi wa -

ter that's bit

no

here's sotne

ga-r ter to

zu wa ter thut's

-

chi

zo,

taste,

ml-zu wa -

chi

zo,

no here's somp

taste,

wa ter that's

mt wa,

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AJ

n

zu wa ni

-

ga-i ter to

chi no here's some

ZO,

taste,

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song will be most effective if smg in Japalese, unaccompanied- lbe pia-ao retlucLioa may be used in rehearsal. like those in ltalian, md are always monophthongs; this means toi" rhymes with "snowy." lhe tonsonants are pronounced essentiallylike those in Englis\ with ? somewhere between "1" and the British "f sor:nil, and'g" always harcl.

lAis popular chilclren's Tb.e

vowel sounds

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@ 1979, 1987

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1

ma-l

ho -

zo,

ho,

to your taste;

ma-l

ta- ru k3i,

fi - re-fly,

ho - ta-ru koi, ho, fi - re-fly,

zo,

to your taste;

mr

zuwaa

ho

ta- ru

w&

ter that's sweet

ho,

fi-re

ya-ma mi - chi

Ho-ta-ru no o-to-sa-n it rich, so

kgi.

up this moun-tain path.

ya -

up

ma

Firefly's dad-dy struck

f

Ho-ta-ru no o - to-sa-n it rich, so

mi - chi k3i.

Firefly's dad.-dy struck

this moun-tainpath..

f, ya

Ho-ta-ru

- ma mi - chi k3i.

up

thismoun-tainpath.

no

Fire-fly's dad-dy

pi4f ka-ne-mo-chi

he's got lots of

ka-ne-mo-chi

he's got lots of

o-to-sa-n it rich,

struck

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do - ri de o-shi-ri ga no won - d.er that his rear end pinf

da,

dough,

ri

da,

won -

dough,

ka-ne-mo-chi

so

he's got lots

de o-shi-ri

ri

da,

"f

ga

der that his rea.r end piil.f de

won - der

dough,

gacl* C'-^t5 Jato;'' $'u,t fi*tt -!)LE o.5

l*

-

4 14

pi - ka- pi - ka da. spar-kles

in

the darh.

pi - ka- pi - ka da. spar-kles

in

the

ho,

ho

ho,

ho,

ta-ru koi, fi - re-flv,

ho - ta - ru k3i, ho, fi - re-fly,

Ho,

da;k._:

o

Ho,

o - shi-ra ga pi - ka - pi - ka du, that his rear end spar*Ies in the dark-

ya - ma mi - chi da. up this moun-tain path'.

ma mi - chi da. up this moun-tain Path. ya -

tsu-yu no dew

ka - ge,

-y blades of grass,

tsu-yu no k"dew

g*,

-y blades of grass,

ma mi - chi, this rnoun-tain,

Hi-ru-ma wa ku-sa-ba In the day - time hid - ing'rnongst

tro the

Hi-ru-ma wa ku-sa-ba In the day - time hid - ing'mongst

the

f

ta - ru

yo - ru wa pon but when it's night,

kgi,

fi-r"-flv,

ho,

ta - ka cho - chin. lan-ternburns brisht.

yo - ru wa pon but when it's night,

ho - ta-ru bi, ho, fi-re-fly,

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- ta-ru fi-re -

f

ya -

up

ho ho,

{ Potr, h.is

ta - ka cho - chin. lan-ternbums bright.

{ ta-ru Si. fi - r"-flv.

no

ji-ku

E'en fl

dolce

ji -

Ten en dolce

ji-ku

Ten E'en

24

a

though we'ue flown

rit.

poco a poco

p

ku

though we'ue flown

E

?

a

tlnugh we'ue flown

ga-n all the

ta fro*

ga-ri all the

ta-re from In

ga-n all the

from

re

In

-

ba,

dtL'

-

ba,

@,

-re

In

ba,

dlo,

dolce

Tempo

-^

I

ba-ku-ra

and those spar -

ba-ku-ra

and, those

spar -

ni

zoom!

Tempo

I

Ho,

Ho, p Ho,

and those spar -

ho ho,

ho, ho,

Ho, ?

ho, ho,

uE.

ni

sa-ra-wa-re-be. swal - low

us.

sa-ra-wa-re-be. swal - low

us.

rows swanrl to

JJ

ba-ku-ra

sa-ra-wa-re-be. swal - Iow

rous swarm to

ni

rows swarnl to

ta-ru k9i, fi - re-fly,

ho ho,

at

ta-rukgi, fi - re-fly,

ho - ta - ru l{9i, ho, ft-re - fly, ? 3t2-4L520

chi no mi - zrt wa wa - ter that's

coITLe, there's some

at - chi no mi cotnz, there's somewa at - chi no corne, there's some

ho - ta - ru kgi, lw, fi - re-fly,

ni - ga-i zo, bit - ter to taste, zlJ

wa ni - ga-i zo, bit - ter to taste,

ter tha.t's

ho,

ho,

ho,

ho,

ho - ta-ru bi, ho, fi - re-fly, ho - ta-ru ho, fi-re

ho, ho,

za wa a - ma-i zo, wa - ter that's sweet to the taste;

ho, ho. 'ptu?

kot - chi no mi cofiLe, here's some

ma-I

chi no mi

kot - chi no

cotrLe,

ho ho,

ta-ru

mi

lrcre's some wa

ho

ho,

ho, ho,

ma mi - chi da, up this moun-tain path,

ta-ru bi, fi-re-flv, ho

zo,

to the taste;

ya -

bi,

fi-re-flv,

ho,

sweet

ho,

ho,plu? .. ho,

zu wa a - ma-i ter th.at's

ho.

ho,

zo,

to tlrctaste;

h.e,re'ssomzwa

ho,

la - ru

ma mi - chi da, up this moun-tain path, ya -

kJi,

ft-re-flv,

ya - ma '-i - .hi up this moun-tain

-

an-donohi-ka-ri

look! see a

o chot-to mi-te. koi. in the diriz,

ho, ho, zp

thou-sand lan-terns spar-kling

An - do no hi-ka-ri o chot-to mi-te.koi. took! see a thou-sand lan-terns spar*ling in tnp airh,

do no hi - ka - ri

see a

ho -

ho,

ho,

f^

ho,

ho, np

ta-rukoi, ft - re-fly,

ho, Ito,

ya -

up

ma

bi,

ya-ma mi-chi up thismoun4ain

ho, ho,

ho. ho.

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mi - chi

this mountainpath,

ho, ho, ho, pID ho,

zpP

ho,

ya-ma mi - chi koi, up this moun-tain path,

ppt

ho, ho, fu?

ho,

o chot-to mi-te, kJi,

ho - ta-ru kJi, ho, fi-re-fly,

ho,

ho,

thou-sand lan-terns sparkling iru the dark,

f,a-ruk3i, fr - re-fly,

ho lro,

ho,