Edo No Komori Uta

Edo Lullaby (江戸子守唄・Edoko moriuta) is a traditional Japanese cradle song. It originated in Edo, was propagated to other areas, and is said to be the roots of the Japanese lullabies. In Yumeutsushi-hen, the fourth episode of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira, Hanyū is heard singing a regional variation of this song to a younger Rika. The lyrics are said to point to the location of a mysterious hidden shrine.

Lyrics

Original

Kanji	Romaji	Translated
ねんねんころりよ　おころりよ。 ぼうやはよい子だ　ねんねしな。	nen, nen korori yô okorori yo. bōya wa yoi koda, nenneshina~	Hushabye, Hushabye! Be good my dearest one, please sleep!
ぼうやのお守りは　どこへ行った。 あの山こえて　里へ行った。	bōya no omori wa, doko e itta? ano yama koete, sato e itta.	Where did my boy's babysitter go? Beyond that mountain, back to her home.
里のみやげに　何もろうた。 でんでん太鼓に　笙の笛。	sato no miyage ni, nani morōta? denden taiko ni, shō no fue.	As a souvenir from her home, what did you get? A toy drum and a shō flute.

Hinamizawa Version

Kanji	Romaji	Translated
ねんねんころりよ　おころりよ。 ぼうやはよい子だ　ねんねしな。	Nen, nnen korori yô, Okorori yo. Bōya wa yoi koda, nenneshina~	Hushabye, Hushabye! Be good my dearest one, please sleep!
ぼうやのお守りは　どこへ行った。 あの山こえて　里へ行った。	Bōya no omori wa, doko e itta? Ano yama koete, sato e itta.	Where did my boy's babysitter go? Beyond that mountain, back to her home.
里の帰りに　どこへ行った。 山超え迷って　鬼に合った。	Sato no kaeri ni, doko e itta? Yama koe mayotte, oni ni otta.	Where did she go, on her way back home? She lost her way across the mountain, and ran into a demon.