Translation of the song 春の小川 artist Japanese Children Songs

春の小川は　さらさら行くよ

In spring the brook murmurs

岸のすみれや　れんげの花に

To the violet and milkvetch flowers

姿やさしく　色うつくしく

Be elegant in figure and vivid in color

咲けよ咲けよと　ささやきながら

Bloom, flowers, bloom

春の小川は　さらさら行くよ

In spring the brook murmurs

えびやめだかや　こぶなのむれに

To the shrimp, ricefish, and small carp

今日も一日　ひなたで泳ぎ

Swim in the sun all day every day

遊べ遊べと　ささやきながら

Play, fish, play