Under the Sea - Yoko Shimomura

tonari no kaisou wa aoku mieru sa Your neighbour’s seaweed seems greener

riku ni yuku no wa ooki na machigai

To go on land would be a big mistake

mawari wo mite goran kono umi no soko

Look at your surroundings, at the bottom of this sea

nante suteki na sekai da kore ijou nani wo nozomu

its such a lovely world, how could you wish for more?

subarashii UNDER THE SEA

Its wonderful, under the sea

DARLING watashi no iu koto shinjite

Darling believe what I say

acchi ja hataraku dake asa kara ban made

up there all they do is work from morning to evening

kocchi ja zutto asonde LUCKY

down here we are lucky to always play around

UNDER THE SEA

Under the sea

koko dewa minna HAPPY

Everyone is happy here

nami to tawamure

fooling around with the waves

acchi dewa UN HAPPY

up there they’re unhappy

semai suisou de in narrow water tanks

dakedo ne mada mashi

however theres still more

itsuka dareka ga harapeko ni nattara

someday when someone becomes hungry

sugu sara no ue yadane

right away they’ll be on a plate, uh oh subarashii UNDER THE SEA

its wonderful, under the sea

dare mo houchou FRYPAN tsukawanai

no one will use a knife or a frying pan

acchi ja ryouri no neta

Up there they are cooked

kocchi ja nobinobi to down here we are at ease

mainichi ga tanoshii yo and everyday is fun

UNDER THE SEA (subarashii)

Under the sea (its wonderful)

UNDER THE SEA (subarashii)

Under the sea (its wonderful)

utatte odotte minna HAPPY

We sing and dance and everyone’s happy

kimochi ii we feel good

(ii kimochi ii ii ii)

(good feeling good good good)

ironna sakana tachi kanaderu ongaku

Various fish are playing instruments

sore wa naze wakaru naze

Thats spirit understand spirit

UNDER THE SEA

Under the sea

acchi ja FLUTE

There is the flute

kocchi ja HARP

here is the harp

ano BASS LINE wa kimatteru

that bass line is settled

BRASS mo NICE DRUM mo GOOD

the brass is nice, the drums are good

SWING no RIZUMU

its the rhythm of swing

yareba dekiru no sa hora RIZUMU ni notte utaou

we can do it look!

let’s ride and sing the rhythm

muzukashii koto wa nuki iki ni kimeyou

forget the hard things let’s have spirit

iizo yahhoo

okay!

yahoo!

UNDER THE SEA (subarashii)

Under the sea (its wonderful)

UNDER THE SEA (subarashii)

Under the sea (its wonderful)

akarui BIGIN no RIZUMU watashi no tame (minna no tame)

The cheerful beguine rhythm is for me (is for everyone)

ningen ni wa suna SANDO minna ni wa iki na JAZZ BAND

The humans have sand, we have a spirited jazz band

iki na JAZZ MAN itsumo SESSION subarashii

the spirited Jazzman’s sessions are always wonderful

kawai DANSA FURIRU yurete subarashii

the cute dancer shakes with frill, its wonderful

WAIRUDO ni kimete HAPPY dakara saikou umi no soko

we’ve decided on wild and we’re happy thats why its the best under the sea

koko wa saikou umi no kurashi UNDER THE SEA

here is the best, the liveliness of the sea under the sea