Translation of the song 竹 artist RISH

竹ひとつ　竹ふたつ　竹みっつ　数えてたら

One bamboo, two bamboos, three bamboos, when I was countin' 'em

あっとゆうまに　ニョキニョキニョキ

B'fore knowing it, *growing and growing out*

あっち見ても　こっち見ても

Looking over there and also looking at here

竹世界　竹ばかり　竹林　竹の神

Bamboo world, bamboo only, bamboo forest, bamboo god

竹のこと知りたい歌　たたたたたたたたたた

The song I want to know about bamboo, ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta

竹竹竹竹竹竹たたた

Bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo —ta-ta-ta

楽しい竹から始めましょう

Let's get started from happy bamboo

たくさんの人を竹竹させちゃお

Let's make many people bamboo-bamboo-ed

楽しい世界　竹ざんまい

Happy world, incessant bamboo

毎日竹竹そこらにいっぱい生えている＜竹＞

Every day, bamboo, bamboo, they're growing a lot everywhere

ほっとくと一日１メートルは伸びる＜竹＞

If left untouched, they'll grow at least a meter a day

春になればおいしいタケノコ食べれる＜竹＞

When spring comes, we can eat delicious bamboo shoots

竹と笹は実は別の生き物です＜竹＞

Bamboo and bamboo grass are actually different creatures

世界一成長早い植物＜竹＞

The fastest growing plant in the world

世界初の実用化電球に＜竹＞

Became the first practical light bulb in the world

世界中に1200種類ある＜竹＞

There are 1200 kinds of them in all over the world

世界で大注目　環境改善＜竹＞

Attracting a lot of attention from the world, environmental improvement

さあ　みんなで世界を変えよう

Now, let's change the world with everyone

竹竹竹竹竹竹たたた

Bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo —ta-ta-ta

楽しい竹から始めましょう

Let's get started from happy bamboo

たいていのことは何とかできちゃう

It can handle almost anything

竹の魅力に首ったけけけ

Fascinated by the charm of bamboo —ke-ke

竹竹竹竹竹竹たたた

Bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo —ta-ta-ta

たくさん竹てもまだ足りない

Even if we bamboo-ed a lot, still not enough

頼れる魔法の植物なんです

It's a magical plant we can count on

楽しい世界　竹ざんまい

Happy world, incessant bamboo

ここから　たたたたたたたたたたた

From here, ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta

竹と少女が織りなす　日本最古のおとぎ話

The oldest fairy tale in Japan, woven with bamboo and a young girl1

篠笛（しのぶえ）　尺八（しゃくはち）　笙（しょう）に神楽笛（かぐらぶえ）　和楽器奏でる古（いにしえ）の心

Shinobue,2 shakuhachi,3 shō4 and kagurabue,5 ancient spirit performed on the Japanese musical instruments

竹とんぼ　ししおどし　竹馬に玉すだれ

Bamboo-copter,6 shishiodoshi,7 bamboo stilts and tamasudare8

竹細工職人のひらめきとおもてなし

Bamboo craftsmen's inspirations and hospitality

竹の床に　竹の壁に　竹垣（たけがき）と竹の庭木戸（にわきど）

Bamboo floor and bamboo wall and bamboo fence and then garden gate made of bamboo

抗菌性　消臭性　抗酸化作用のぴたぴた　たたたた

Antibacterial, deodorant, antioxidating pitapita, ta-ta-ta-ta

日本古来の日常からも　密接に結びつく竹竹

Bamboo, bamboo closely linked also from traditional Japanese daily life

釣竿　ほうき　孫の手　うちわ　耳かき　竹刀　タケノコ　メンマ

Fishing rod, broom, back-scratcher, round fan, earpick, shinai,9 bamboo shoot, menma10

未来の地球の自然守るため　神が作りたし最強の素材

To protect the future of the nature of the earth, the strongest material which the god wanted to create

竹を信じては竹に導かれ　在りし意味を悟る日本古来の

Believing in bamboo, being guided by bamboo, and realizing the meaning of existing, the traditional Japanese

竹の詩（うた）　たたたたた

Bamboo lyric ta-ta-ta-ta-ta

竹竹竹竹竹のことを知りたいだけ

Bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo, I just want to know about bamboo

たたたたたたたたたたた

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta

竹竹竹竹竹竹たたた

Bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo —ta-ta-ta

たゆまぬ努力の竹のうた

The bamboo song of tireless effort

たかだか竹だが何でもできちゃう

It's only bamboo, but it can do everything

竹の全てに首ったけけけ

Fascinated by everything of bamboo —ke-ke

竹竹竹竹竹竹たたた

Bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo bamboo —ta-ta-ta

竹して竹いてまた明日

Doing bamboo and bamboo-ing and see you tomorrow

頼りにしてるよ竹の女神さま

We're counting on you, dear bamboo goddess

楽しい世界　竹ざんまい

Happy world, incessant bamboo

竹と竹の竹を竹で竹が竹に竹と竹するうた

The song which bamboo does bamboo bamboo of bamboo and bamboo by bamboo to bamboo with bamboo