What JLPT level is 笑いの歌?

笑いの歌 is suitable for JLPT N3 level readers (estimated JLPT N3).

How long does 笑いの歌 take to read?

笑いの歌 takes about 2 minutes (around 111 words) to read at a learner's pace.

作品さくひんFree Graded Reading

笑いの歌Laughing Song

Warai no Uta

by ブレイクウィリアム · William Blake

JLPT N3Short Story

A joyful poem about nature and children laughing.

About this story

A joyful poem celebrating laughter in nature and among friends.

Read a sample in Japanese

緑みどりの森もりがよろこびの声こえで笑わらい波なみだつ小川おがわが笑わらいながら走はしってゆく、空気くうきまでが私わたしたちの愉快ゆかいな常談じょうだんで笑わらい緑みどりの丘おかがその声こえで笑わらい出だす。牧場ぼくじょうがいきいきした緑みどりで笑わらいきりぎりすが楽たのしい景色けしきの中なかで笑わらう、メアリとスーザンとエミリとが可愛いかわいい口くちをまるくしてハ・ハ・ヒと歌うたう。私わたしたちが桜さくらんぼとくるみの御馳走ごちそうをならべるとその樹きの蔭かげできれいな鳥とりが笑わらっている、さぁ元気げんきで愉快ゆかいに手てをつなぎましょううれしいハ・ハ・ヒを合唱がっしょうしましょう。

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Source

This text comes from Aozora Bunko (青空文庫), the volunteer-run library of Japanese writing that is out of copyright. See this work on Aozora Bunko

Base edition (底本): 「日本少国民文庫　世界名作選（一）」新潮社
1998（平成10）年12月20日発行

Typed in by 川山隆. Proofread by 門田裕志、小林繁雄.

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The furigana are Yomimaru's.

What you'll learn

Nature—forests, streams, and hills—laughs joyfully, and children named Mary, Susan, and Emily sing 'ha ha hee' while spreading a treat of cherries and walnuts under a tree, then join hands and continue singing.

Language difficultyBeginner · 20/100

Key vocabulary

よろこび	joy
小川おがわ	stream
常談じょうだん	pleasant conversation
きりぎりす	cricket (insect)
桜さくらんぼ	cherry (fruit)

Grammar points you'll meet

～ながら N5Indicates two actions occurring simultaneously; 'while doing'.
波なみだつ小川おがわが笑わらいながら走はしってゆく。

Cultural notes

Western Names in Japanese PoetryThe names 'メアリ' (Mary), 'スーザン' (Susan), and 'エミリ' (Emily) are transliterations of common English names, indicating a Western influence typical of Meiji-era or early modern Japanese poetry that adapted Western nursery rhymes.