どちらにしようかな?
This can be sung or chanted. It's a song for choosing. There are many variations in different regions of Japan. Most have the same first two lines as below...
どちらにしようかな?
Which One Should I Choose?
Counting-out Song
Counting-out Song
(Japanese)
(English)
どちらにしようかな
天の神様のいうとおり
鉄砲撃ってバンバンバン
柿の種
Which one should I choose?
It's just as the God in heaven says,
Shoot it, bang bang bang,
Persimmon seeds.
Notes
Pronunciation
(From Google Translate)
Dochira ni shiyou ka na
Ten no kamisama no iu tōri
Teppō utte banbanban
Kaki no tane
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Ayako Egawa translated more versions for us. To start, the first two lines above are chanted and then one of the lines below...
Shoot it, dong dong dong
鉄砲打って、ドンドンドン
Red beans, white beans, brown beans
赤豆 白豆 茶色豆
Ice cream chocolate
アイスクリーム チョコレート
Is the rice cracker already baked?
おせんべい やけたかな
A bunny fell down.
うさぎさんが転んだ
More versions on Japanese Wikipedia Here.
Comments
If anyone would like to share the version they know, please email me. Thanks! Mama Lisa
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Thanks to Ayako Egawa for checking the translation and for translating the other versions. First version translated by Lisa.