Children’s songs to sing on a rainy day / children’s songs with a rain theme
When it rains, you can’t go play outside, and kids tend to feel a bit gloomy, don’t they?
At times like that, listen to or sing children’s songs with a “rain” theme to make rainy days a little brighter!
In this article, we’ve gathered a variety of children’s songs themed around “rain,” including songs that describe how the rain falls, songs that evoke the image of rain, and songs that capture the excitement after the rain stops.
Even children who feel they don’t like rain might start to like it a little after listening to the songs we introduce.
On gloomy rainy days, let’s sing and keep our spirits up!
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Children’s songs to sing on rainy days / nursery rhymes with a rain theme (11–20)
Rubber Boots MarchSakushi: Kamitsubo Maya / Sakkyoku: Mine Akira
Nagagutsu March, with lyrics by Maya Uetsubo—known for her many children’s songs—and music by Akira Mine, is a classic that captures the excitement kids feel when they put on rain boots and their energetic urge to dash outside undaunted by the rain.
Even children who dislike the rainy season might feel a bit more cheerful when they hear this song! It also makes effective use of the stomping sounds of boots on the ground, so sing it together as a family and power through the rain with a smile!
Rainbow OrchestraSakushi: Sasaguchi Yū / Sakkyoku: Satō Itsuo
A children’s song with lyrics by Yu Sasaguchi and music by sound creator Gogo Sato.
The way it expresses the rainbow that appears after the rain as an orchestra is wonderful, isn’t it? Rain can feel gloomy and sap your energy, but when it stops and a rainbow comes out, you naturally feel uplifted.
With many instruments making an appearance, it’s a colorful piece that’s fun and boosts your mood! On the way home from kindergarten or nursery school, look up at the post-rain sky with your child and try singing it together.
It’s sure to make you feel happy!
Nyanyunyo Weather ForecastSakushi: Oguro Keiko / Sakkyoku: Uno Seiichirō
A children’s song written by poet and nursery rhyme author Keiko Oguro and composed by Seiichirō Uno.
The lyrics are unique in that they say you can tell tomorrow’s weather by a cat’s gestures, and they even include cat meows! It was also sung on NHK’s “Okaasan to Issho,” wasn’t it? It’s such a distinctive and cute song that it really sticks with you.
Even kids who don’t like rain might warm up to it if an adorable cat is the one telling them the forecast! Let’s all imitate the cat’s meows, sing together, and cheer up.
rainbowSakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka
A children’s song with lyrics by singer-songwriter Toshihiko Shinzawa and music composed by picture-book author Hirotaka Nakagawa.
In January 2020, it was featured in Kao Attack ZERO’s New Year commercial, used as the CM song for Meiji Probio Yogurt R-1, and sung by cast members in the TV Asahi drama “Nijiiro Karte,” so many people may have heard it.
It’s also popular among kindergarten and nursery school children and is loved across generations.
Its heartwarming melody and cute lyrics make it an uplifting tune.
Rainy MoonSakushi: Noguchi Ujō / Sakkyoku: Nakayama Shinpei
A children’s song written by lyricist and poet Ujō Noguchi with music by composer Shinpei Nakayama.
It was published with sheet music in the New Year’s special issue of the children’s magazine Kodomo no Kuni in 1925.
With the spread of records in the early Showa era, their song “Amefuri Otsukisan” was also recorded and became a long-running hit.
In recent years, it was selected for the 2007 “100 Best Japanese Songs,” and in 2019 it was featured as an insert song in director Naoyuki Niiyama’s animated film “Otohime 20,000 Years.” With its graceful, pop-style lyrics and relaxed melody, it beautifully conveys the gentle, rain-soaked atmosphere.
The frog’s fluteSakushi: Saitō Nobuo / Sakkyoku: Kainuma Minoru
This children’s song was announced on NHK radio in August 1946, with lyrics by Nobuo Saito and music by Minoru Kainuma.
It’s also interesting that the frogs’ croaks are expressed using the guiro, a percussion instrument often heard in Latin music! In Japan, guiros shaped like frogs are actually sold.
“Kaeru no Fue” (The Frog’s Flute) likens the frog’s croaking to a flute in its lyrics, which matches the gentle melody and evokes an elegant atmosphere.
On a night when the moon is out, why not listen closely to the frogs’ voices that seem to come from nowhere?
Children’s songs to sing on rainy days / nursery rhymes with a rain theme (21–30)
Pitchanponyukichan, wanwan, u-tan, kukku-
A cute song that rhythmically expresses the sound of falling rain.
It captures the excitement of a rainy day—going for a walk in rain boots and twirling colorful umbrellas—set to a lively tempo.
It was included on the March 2018 album “NHK Inai Inai Baa! Homerarechatta,” with a DVD released around the same time.
Perfect for the rainy season, it’s a tune you can enjoy singing and moving to indoors on those restless, can’t-go-out rainy days.