Gegege no Kitaro (Kitaro of Ge-ge-ge) ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 [Cover] |
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"Gegege no Kitaro" was the opening theme for the anime series. It was sung by different artists each year, including Ukadan in the 4th season who released it as a single in 2013 Reni, Masami Hisamoto and Ukadan sang it in the 15th "Sakazaki
Kounosuke
Mus: Taku Izumi (いずみた), Lyr: Shigeru Mizuki (水木しげる) |
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Translated by leoboiko@animelyrics |
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Kanji
ゲッゲッ ゲゲゲのゲー ゲッゲッ ゲゲゲのゲー ゲッゲッ ゲゲゲのゲー |
Romaji
Ge ge gegege no ge * Ge ge gegege no ge Ge ge gegege no ge |
Translation
Ge- Ge- Ge-ge-ge and ge Ge- Ge- Ge-ge-ge and ge Ge- Ge- Ge-ge-ge and ge |
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The author based this novel sound-word on his own name, "Shigeru", and the way he mispronounced it as "Gegeru" as a toddler. The anime opening seems to have frogs singing it, and it's reminiscent of the Japane sound-word for "ribbit", "gero-gero". |