Nanatsu no Ko (七つの子) is a popular Japanese children song composed and written by Ujō Noguchi in July, 1921 and published in Kin no fune. Nanatsu no ko is used as the departure melody at Isohara Station in Kitaibaraki. The leader of the Black Organization uses it as their ringtone.
Lyrics[]
English[]
Mother crow, why do you squawk so?
Because high on the mountain
I have seven cute children.
"Cute, cute,"
This mother crow sings.
"Cute, cute,"
Cries the mother crow.
You should behold the old nest
On the mountain. And there you'll see such
Round-eyed, good children.
Rōmaji[]
Karasu naze nakuno
Karasu wa yama ni
Kawai nanatsu no
Ko ga aru kara yo
Kawai kawai to
Karasu wa nakuno
Kawai kawai to
Nakundayo
Yama no hurusu e
Itte mite goran
Marui me o shita
Iiko da yo
Kanji[]
烏 なぜ啼くの
烏は山に
可愛い七つの
子があるからよ
可愛 可愛と
烏は啼くの
可愛 可愛と
啼くんだよ
山の古巣へ
言って見て御覧
丸い眼をした
いい子だよ
Trivia[]
- The main number that composed the song in the series is #969#6261, which reproduces the beginning of the song.
- The song of the name can also been translate literary as "Seven baby crows","The crow's seven chicks" or "Child of Seven".
- The song is used as the departure melody at Isohara Station in Kitaibaraki.
- Due to the severe danger of the head of the organization, Ai Haibara refers to the melody as Pandora's Box, something that should never be delved deeper into.