Original / Romaji Lyrics English Translation

Original / Romaji Lyrics English Translation
moshi moshi kame yo kame-san yo 
sekai no uchi ni omae hodo 
ayumi no noroi mono wa nai  [bad word] sonna ni noroi no ka

Hello there, Tortoise, Mr. Tortoise 
There isn't anyone in the world 
Who walks as slowly as you do 
Why is it that you're so slow?

nanto ossharu usagi-san 
sonnara omae to kakekurabe 
mukou no koyama no fumoto made 
dochira ga saki ni kaketsuku ka

Mr. Hare says that 
He'll have a race with you 
To the base of the far away hill 
Where did he run ahead to?

donna ni kame ga isoide mo 
douse ban made kakaru darou 
kokora de chitto hito nemuri 
GUU GUU GUU GUU  GUU GUU GUU

No matter how fast the turtle goes 
I won't see him until evening at best 
I'll take a little nap here 
Snore, snore, snore, snore

kore wa nesugita shikujitta 
PYON PYON PYON PYON 
PYON PYON PYON 
anmari osoi usagi-san 
sakki no jiman wa [bad word] no

He messed up and slept too much 
Hop, hop, hop, hop 
Hop, hop, hop 
Mr. Hare is too late 
What happened to his pride from before?