Free personalized lyrics
A special gift for めい
めい
Rice balls made together in the kitchen
めいのおにぎり
Mei's Rice Balls
Sing-along
A simple repeating chorus, easy to join in on.
Free to keep
OriginalTranslation
おにぎりつくろうLet us make rice ballsめいのてのなかInside Mei's handsごはんがあったかいThe rice is warmまるくまるくRound and roundめい めい にぎにぎMei Mei squeeze squeezeみんなでつくるWe make them togetherめい めい にぎにぎMei Mei squeeze squeezeさんかくおにぎりTriangle rice ballsのりをぺたんとはるPress the seaweed onうめぼしひとつOne pickled plum insideおおきいちいさいA big one and a small oneぜんぶおいしいAll of them deliciousめい めい にぎにぎMei Mei squeeze squeezeみんなでつくるWe make them togetherめい めい にぎにぎMei Mei squeeze squeezeさんかくおにぎりTriangle rice ballsめい めい にぎにぎMei Mei squeeze squeezeみんなでつくるWe make them togetherめい めい にぎにぎMei Mei squeeze squeezeさんかくおにぎりTriangle rice balls
Sing-along
Japanese
The story behind this song
Small hands help shape the rice balls in the kitchen, each one a little lopsided and entirely her own.
Why this moment matters
A slightly lopsided rice ball made by small hands tends to taste better than a perfect one, at least to the people who made it.