Children’s songs, folk songs, and nursery rhymes about insects

The caterpillar came out.

[Hand Play Song] From Inside the Cabbage [A Sunny Day with Children]

It’s a traditional fingerplay song of unknown authorship.

Each of the five fingers represents a green caterpillar in the family—the father, mother, older brother, older sister, and baby—and in the end they turn into butterflies.

Since it’s relatively difficult to extend only the ring finger, this activity tends to be more suitable for older children compared to similar games.

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Warabe-uta Selection No. 77: “Hachi-Hachi Gomenra” – Theater Company ZERO Kawabatakei

It’s a children’s song.

The lyrics mean something like, “Mr.

Bee, I’m still just a child, so please don’t sting me.” When the song ends, the child playing the bee pretends to sting another child with a finger, and the one who gets stung becomes the next bee.

It’s often played in a circle, similar to ‘Kagome Kagome.’

Buzzing bees

Honeybee Buzz Buzz Song: Yuko (Tomoko Nishikawa / Tomoko Yoshida)

The lyrics were written by Junichi Kobayashi, a children’s literature author and nursery rhyme poet, and the music was composed by Ichiro Hosoya.

It was created for Uta no Obasan, a children’s song program broadcast on NHK Radio 1 from 1949 to 1964.

There is also a picture book of the same title by Kobayashi.

The Mail Carrier, Mr. Cabbage White Butterfly

The Cabbage White Butterfly Mailman Lyrics: Hachiro Sato Composition: Takashi Yoshimi Piano and Vocal: Tomoko Shimizu

The lyrics are by writer Hachirō Satō, who also worked on songs such as “Chiisai Aki Mitsuketa” (I Found a Little Autumn), “Kawaii Kakurenbo” (Cute Hide-and-Seek), and “Ureshii Hinamatsuri” (Happy Doll Festival).

The music is by Yoshinao Nakata, who composed countless children’s songs, including “Medaka no Gakkō” (The Killifish’s School) and “Natsu no Omoide” (Summer Memories).

It depicts a cabbage white butterfly flitting back and forth among the flowers.

The Insect Band

The Insect Band and Daikoku-sama (Ayako Nosho) 2

This is a school song with lyrics by Harukaze Kuwata and music by Tokuzō Tamura.

Like “The Voices of Insects,” it appears to have been created with an educational purpose: to help children learn the names of insects and their calls.

The children’s song singer Ayako Nōjo is the daughter of Benjirō Nōjo, who, along with Tokuzō Tamura and others, edited collections such as “Songs for Young Children” and “Elementary School Songs.”