Translation of the song にっぽん昔ばなし artist Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi (OST)

坊や良い子だねんねしな

My boy, good boy, now is the time to sleep.

今も昔も変わりなく

Nothing have changed now and then,

母のめぐみの子守唄

It's a lullaby of mother's blessing.

遠い昔の物語

They're stories from a long time ago.

夢をたぐればほろほろと

If you pull in your dreams,

花もほころぶかぐや姫

flowers will flutter.

人の情けが幸せを

Princess Kaguya makes flowers smile.

そっと運んだかさ地蔵

People's compassion made KasaJizo gently carry happiness.

一寸法師はどこにいる

Where about is Issun-boshi?

ぼくもわたしも鬼退治

Both me and you will get rid of demons.

勇気りんりん手を繋ぎ

With full of spirit, we linked our hands.

正義のための桃太郎

Momotaro is for the justice.

鶴のまことの恩返し

There was true repayment of a crane.

たぬきぶんぶく茶をわかし

A raccoon dog will boil the tea gently.

うさぎ小亀とかけっくら

A rabbit will have a race with a small tortoise.

空じゃ天女が舞を舞う

There will be a nymph of paradise performing a dance in the sky.

坊や良い子だ起っきしな

My boy, good boy, now is the time to wake up.

舌切り雀が飛んできた

Tongue-Cut Sparrow has arrived.

あれは花さかおじいさん

That must be Hanasaka granny.

あれは浦島玉手箱

And that must be Mr. Urashima with his casket.

遠い昔の物語

They're stories from a distant past.