Japanese:
terebi mo ne rajio mo ne
kuruma mo sore hodo hashittene
piano mo ne baa mo ne
omawari mainichi gu-ruguru
asaogide ushi tsurede
nijikan chotto no sampo michi
denwa mo ne gasu mo ne
basu ha ichinichi ichido kuru
ora konna mura iya da-
ora konna mura iya da-
toukyou e deru datoukyou e dedanara
zeniko a tamede toukyou de beko kauda
mo ne sutereo ne umarete kono kata
midagoto a ne
kissa mo ne tsudoi mo ne
mattagu wakamono a ore hitori
baasan to jiisan to
juzu wo nigitte sora ogamu
kusuriya ne eiga mo ne
tama ni kuru no ha kamishibai
ora konna mura iya da-
ora konna mura iya da-
tokyo e deru da toukyou e deda nara
zeniko a tamede toukyou de basha hiku da
disuko mo ne nozoki mo ne
re-za- disuku ha nanimono da?
karaoke wa aru keredo
kakeru kikai o midagoto a ne
shimbun ne zasshi mo ne
tamani kuru no wa kairanban
shingou ne aru wake ne
ora no mura ni wa denki ga ne
ora konna mura iya da-
ora konna mura iya da-
toukyou e deru da toukyou e deda nara
zeniko a tamede ginza ni yama kau da!
English:
No TV, no radio
there aren't even cars driving by
No pianos, no bars
The one police car just circles around
I wake up, take the cow out
for a little two hour stroll
no phones, no gas
the bus only comes once a day
I hate this village-
I hate this village-
I'm going to Tokyo, once I get to Tokyo
I'll save my money and raise cows there
No guitar, no stereos
Never even seen'em in my whole life
no coffee shops, no hang outs
the only young person is me
grandma and grandpa
just pray to the sky
no drug stores, no movies
sometimes the kamishibal visits
I hate this village-
I hate this village-
I'm going to Tokyo, once I get to Tokyo,
I'll save my money and drive a horse cart
No discos, no peeping tom
who is "laser disc?"
we do have karaoke
but never seen a machine that does it
no newspapers, no magazines
sometimes there is that one newsletter
no traffic lights, not like there even would be
my village doesn't even have electricity!
I hate this village-
I hate this village-
I'm going to Tokyo, once I get to Tokyo
I'll save up and buy a mountain in Ginza!
terebi mo ne rajio mo ne
kuruma mo sore hodo hashittene
piano mo ne baa mo ne
omawari mainichi gu-ruguru
asaogide ushi tsurede
nijikan chotto no sampo michi
denwa mo ne gasu mo ne
basu ha ichinichi ichido kuru
ora konna mura iya da-
ora konna mura iya da-
toukyou e deru datoukyou e dedanara
zeniko a tamede toukyou de beko kauda
mo ne sutereo ne umarete kono kata
midagoto a ne
kissa mo ne tsudoi mo ne
mattagu wakamono a ore hitori
baasan to jiisan to
juzu wo nigitte sora ogamu
kusuriya ne eiga mo ne
tama ni kuru no ha kamishibai
ora konna mura iya da-
ora konna mura iya da-
tokyo e deru da toukyou e deda nara
zeniko a tamede toukyou de basha hiku da
disuko mo ne nozoki mo ne
re-za- disuku ha nanimono da?
karaoke wa aru keredo
kakeru kikai o midagoto a ne
shimbun ne zasshi mo ne
tamani kuru no wa kairanban
shingou ne aru wake ne
ora no mura ni wa denki ga ne
ora konna mura iya da-
ora konna mura iya da-
toukyou e deru da toukyou e deda nara
zeniko a tamede ginza ni yama kau da!
English:
No TV, no radio
there aren't even cars driving by
No pianos, no bars
The one police car just circles around
I wake up, take the cow out
for a little two hour stroll
no phones, no gas
the bus only comes once a day
I hate this village-
I hate this village-
I'm going to Tokyo, once I get to Tokyo
I'll save my money and raise cows there
No guitar, no stereos
Never even seen'em in my whole life
no coffee shops, no hang outs
the only young person is me
grandma and grandpa
just pray to the sky
no drug stores, no movies
sometimes the kamishibal visits
I hate this village-
I hate this village-
I'm going to Tokyo, once I get to Tokyo,
I'll save my money and drive a horse cart
No discos, no peeping tom
who is "laser disc?"
we do have karaoke
but never seen a machine that does it
no newspapers, no magazines
sometimes there is that one newsletter
no traffic lights, not like there even would be
my village doesn't even have electricity!
I hate this village-
I hate this village-
I'm going to Tokyo, once I get to Tokyo
I'll save up and buy a mountain in Ginza!