Get pumped with popular songs from “Okaasan to Issho”! A collection of timeless tunes everyone will want to sing together

Under the Big Chestnut TreeOsamu Sakata, Yuko Kanzaki

Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree (with gestures)

It’s a classic hand-play song that kids sing and dance to at nursery schools and kindergartens.

Since it’s been passed down for generations, many people probably listened to it as children and now sing and play it with their own kids.

It’s a very short song, but by changing the speed and repeating it, you can enjoy it over and over.

That child who was blown by the windAkihiro Sugita, Ryoko Tsunoda

That child who was blown by the wind

A never-before-seen child came, carried by the wind.

“Where in the world did they come from? I want to play together—are they shy?” It’s a gentle, soft-toned song that sings of a child’s curiosity and kindness.

Just listening to it makes you feel warm and tender.

Flamenco of the WindKentaro Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori

Flamenco of the Wind

Set to an authentic flamenco melody, this song describes how it feels to be wobbly and weak from a cold.

It portrays a child’s feelings as they suffer through the hardships of a cold—sneezing, running a fever, feeling awful—yet still hating the idea of getting a shot.

Wow!! Stylish!Kentaro Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori

Wow!! So stylish

Lions combing their manes, elephants taking showers, hippos washing themselves, and crocodiles brushing their teeth.

It’s a fun song about animals grooming themselves.

Listening to this song might even make children want to imitate them and busily get themselves ready.

Dad is always awake.Kentaro Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori

Dad is always awake.

A song from “Okaasan to Issho” that’s not so common: one with a dad theme.

Even when you wake up in the middle of the night or can’t get out of bed in the morning, Dad is always up.

Dad gently strokes your head.

Knowing their child is watching them like this would surely make dads feel, “All right, I’ll do my best!”

Goodbye MarchOsamu Sakata, Miyuki Mori

Goodbye March (Okaasan to Issho) / Osamu Sakata, Yuko Kanzaki, Katsuhiro Amano, Chi-ei Hyou, Jarujaru, Pikkoro, Porori

Sayonara March is the song that took over the ending theme from Manekko Pun, which had been used since the start of the puppet show Niko Niko Pun.

This was the first time the ending theme had changed within the same puppet show, and it continued to be used for the following eight years.

The hand gate at the end of the program, which is now a standard feature, is said to have started with Sayonara March.

It wonderfully captures the scene of children cheerfully heading home, and it’s heartwarming to see them still playfully having fun right up to the very end as they leave.

Goronta OndoIchiro Mizuki, Nobuko Saito

Goronta Ondo (With Mother) / Ichiro Mizuki, Nobuko Saito, Tokyo Broadcasting Children’s Chorus, Goronta

The ending theme used from 1976 to 1979 was “Goronta Ondo.” It was performed by Nobuko Saito, the 11th ‘Uta no Onee-san,’ and Ichiro Mizuki, who reigned as the king of anime songs and also served as the second ‘Uta no Onii-san.

’ The Tokyo Broadcasting Children’s Choir also took part, and the energetic voices of the children left a strong impression.

In the middle of the song, there’s a scene where the character Goronta competes with the children, and it’s said that this was when the staging began of costumed characters actually interacting with kids.