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Oni underpants
You know that song "Funiculì, Funiculà"? (Sure you do.) I learned last night that there are Japanese folk lyrics for it:
| Original | Aieressera, oì nè, me ne sagliette, |
| Japanese | Oni... no pantsu wa ii pantsu-- |
|---|---|
| Translation | Oni underpants are good underpants, |
| Original | tu saie addò? tu saie addò? |
| Japanese | tsuyoi zo! tsuyoi zo! |
| Translation | They're very strong! They're very strong! |
| Original | Addò 'stu core 'ngrato cchiù dispietto |
| Japanese | Tora... no kegawa de dekiteiru-- |
| Translation | They're made from tiger skin, |
| Original | farme nun pò! farme nun pò! |
| Japanese | tsuyoi zo! tsuyoi zo! |
| Translation | They're very strong! They're very strong! |
| Original | Addò lo fuoco coce, ma si fuie |
| Japanese | Go-nen haite mo yaburenai-- |
| Translation | Wear them for five years, they won't tear-- |
| Original | te lassa sta! te lassa sta! |
| Japanese | tsuyoi zo! tsuyoi zo! |
| Translation | They're very strong! They're very strong! |
| Original | E nun te corre appriesso, nun te struie, |
| Japanese | Jū-nen haite mo yaburenai-- |
| Translation | Wear them for ten years, they won't tear-- |
| Original | 'ncielo a guardà! 'ncielo a guardà! |
| Japanese | kusai zo! kusai zo! |
| Translation | They're very smelly! They're very smelly! |
| Original | Jammo, jammo, 'ncoppa, jammo jà! (×2) |
| Japanese | Hakō yo, hakō yo, oni no pantsu! (×2) |
| Translation | Put them on, put them on, oni underpants! (×2) |
| Original | Funiculì, funiculà, funiculì, funiculà! |
| Japanese | Anata mo, watashi mo, o-jii-chan mo, o-baa-chan mo... |
| Translation | You and me, grandpa and grandma, |
| Original | Jammo, jammo jà, funiculì, funiculà! |
| Japanese | Minna de hakō, oni no pantsu! |
| Translation | Everybody put them on -- oni underpants! |
There are even traditional furitsuke*, where two horns symbolize the oni, a clap of the hands accompanies the syllable pan, (which is also mimesis corresponding to "clap!"), and the tsu is two fingers (English two.)
* Gesture < furitsuke < dance.
Brian:
Well, that's far more entertaining than these English lyrics. They probably have gestures, too, at some summer camp somewhere in the world.