Lyrics: Kimura Liren
Arranging by Qiao Xiong Jin Quan
Singing: Sakamoto Kei
Clap your hands when you feel happy, and clap your hands when you feel happy.
If you feel happy, clap your hands quickly. Look, clap your hands together.
If you feel happy, stamp your feet. If you feel happy, stamp your feet.
If you feel happy, stamp your feet quickly. Look, everybody stamp their feet together.
If you feel happy, stretch your waist. If you feel happy, stretch your waist.
If you feel happy, stretch quickly. Look, everybody stretch together.
If you feel happy, blink. If you feel happy, blink.
If you feel happy, blink quickly. Look, everyone blinks together.
If you feel happy, pat you on the shoulder. If you feel happy, pat you on the shoulder.
If you feel happy, clap your shoulders quickly. Look, clap your shoulders together.
Clap your hands when you feel happy, and clap your hands when you feel happy.
If you feel happy, clap your hands quickly. Look, clap your hands together.
Extended data:
Clap your hands for happiness, also called Clap your hands if you are happy, is a popular Spanish children's song. The tune of this song is very similar to 1938 episode "Molodi Jinnaya" in the Soviet music film "Volga", which may be inspired by it or inspired this song. The composer is unknown.
This song is very popular and influential in Japan. It is called "Xing せならをたたこぅ". It was written in 1964. The lyrics were written by Professor Kimura Liren of the Department of Humanities at Waseda University and adapted by Akio Izumi.
Creative background:
This song was heard by Professor Reich Kimura of Waseda University while studying at Waseda University and volunteering in the Philippines. Kimura/kloc-was baptized into Catholicism at the age of 0/6. Later, when I was studying at Waseda University, I participated in Catholic volunteer activities organized by the school and went to the Philippines.
At that time, the time of World War II was not long. Many people died in the Philippines because of the war, and anti-Japanese sentiment is very heavy. Kimura communicated with them through the Bible and conveyed the intention of peace. The villagers in the Philippines were hostile and accepted him in a friendly way.
He heard the tune of this Spanish song in the primary school where he stayed and wrote the lyrics of this song in the cabin of the ship returning to Japan. ?
The lyrics of "clap your hands" come from the first verse of Psalm 47, "Clap your hands, people"? [2], to praise the happiness that the Lord has given to all beings.
Later, when I returned to Japan, I filled in the lyrics and was immediately sung in a circle of friends. Later, it was heard by the late famous Japanese singer Sakamoto Kei, and was re-arranged by composer Akio Izumi. Finally, it was recorded, published in May 1964 and then spread all over Japan.
At first, because the author was unknown, the early "lyricists and songwriters" all wrote "unknown". Later, I learned that the lyricist was Li Kimura, so all the later works were written in Kimura's name.
1965 was used as an entrance March at the 37th College Wild Ball Selection Conference. In 2007, he was selected as one of the top 100 songs in Japan.