O Chin Chin

  I was surprised today when a couple of Japanese friends told me they've never heard the "chin chin" song.

   Chin Chin is what little boys call their penis. It's like say "wienie" or "pee pee"   for American (and perhaps some European) kids.

   The song came out in 1969. I was in the army and based in Chitose, Hokkaido the first time I heard it. 

  You can hear the song at this link: http://www.uta-net.com/movie/902/
  The words (Japanese and my translation) are below. 

 

Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin
Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin
Ya Ya Ya Ya Ya
Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin

Kodomo no koro no yuki no asa       On a snowy morning when I was a child
Shiroku tsumotta niwa ni dete          The white snow was piled up in my yard
Chin chin tsumande oshikko de        I held my chin chin and
Yuki ni namae wo kaittakke               Wrote my name in the snow

O Chin Chin O Chin Chin
Ano chinpoko yo doko itta                 Where did that little chin chin go

Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin
Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin
Ya Ya Ya Ya Ya
Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin

Yuuyake sora ga moeteita         The evening sky was glowing from the sunset
Tonbo tsuri shita kaeri michi          Dragonflies were suspended over my path
Chin chin tsumande oshikko de      I held my chin chin and
Hikure no machi ni mizu maita      Peed in the town's water as night fell

O Chin Chin O Chin Chin
Ano chinpoko yo doko itta             Where did that little chin chin go

Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin
Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin
Ya Ya Ya Ya Ya
Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin

Natsu no kawahara no mizu no asobi     I played in the water at the river beach
Chicchakku chijinda chin chin wo          My chin chin shrank
Tsumanda nobashite hippatte                 I pulled it to stretch it out
Ohkiku nare to naitta ke                           While crying out, get bigger

O Chin Chin O Chin Chin
Ano chinpoko yo doko itta                     Where did that little chin chin go

Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin
Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin
Ya Ya Ya Ya Ya
Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin

Kodomo no koro no yuki no asa         On a snowy morning when I was a child
Shiroku tsumotta niwa ni dete            The white snow was piled up in my yard
Chin chin tsumande oshikko de          I held my chin chin and
Yuki ni namae wo kaittakke                 Wrote my name in the snow

O Chin Chin O Chin Chin
Ano chinpoko yo doko itta                     Where did that little chin chin go

There you go - now you know the chin chin song!