Hymns from the Four Winds ‎#103

103. Para Para Pitter Pat

1 Para, para, pitter pat,
See it rain, see it rain;
Para, para, pitter pat,
Tell me why it rains.
So the garden hard and dry,
Will be soften'd by and by,
And the flowers one by one,
Soon will see the sun.

2 Chira, chira, wafting down,
See it snow, see it snow;
Chira, chira, wafting down,
Tell me why it snows.
So the branches ev'rywhere,
Will a snowy blanket wear;
Warm and cozy they will stay,
On a winter's day.

3 Kira, kira, little stars,
See them shine, see them shine;
Kira, kira, little stars,
Tell me why you shine.
So that others travelling,
Over roads a-darkening,
Soon will find their pathways bright,
In the starry light.

4 Chu-chu, little bird,
Hear it sing, hear it sing;
Chu-chu, little bird,
Tell me why you sing.
So with others lonely,
List'ning to my melody,
In their hearts will hear me say,
"God loves you today."

Text Information

• First Line: Para para, pitter pat
• Title: Para Para Pitter Pat
• Author: Ugo Nakada
• Translator: June Nakada Sumida (1981)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1983
• Scripture:
  Acts 14:17
  ;
  Matthew 5:45
• Topic: Children; God: Creation of God; God: Gifts of God; God: Love of God
• Source: Japanese
• Copyright: Trans. copyright © 1983 by June Nakada Sumida; Used by permission of JASRAC, license no. 8211927

Tune Information

• Name: NAKADA
• Harmonizer: Masao Tomioka
• Incipit: 55331 15442 331
• Key: F Major
• Source: Japanese
• Copyright: Used by permission of JASRAC, license no. 8211927