Te Wo Tsunago (てをつなごう) is the second ending theme for the Hamtaro anime series. In Japan, it was used in episodes 66 to 100; it was briefly swapped out for Hamuhamu ON-DO da, Hamuchanzu!, before returning for episodes 114 to 155.
It was released as a single on December 1st, 2001 (in Mini CD format), which also included Happy Ham-Ham Birthday and the second version of Tottoko no Uta. The single is commonly referred to as just "Te Wo Tsunago", but is officially titled "Hamutaro Tottoko Uta - Tsuzuki Dechu".
Lyrics[]
Original Japanese[]
てをつなごう いっしょにわらおう ともだちになろう
ハーム！
ウーラーラー！
ぼくのみぎてと きみのひだりてを
つないでみたら なんだかうれしくなったよ(ハーム！)
ぼくのみぎてと きみのみぎてで
あくしゅをしたら さみしくなくなったよ(ハーム！)
ハム太郎さんのみぎてとリボンちゃんのひだりて
リボンちゃんのみぎてとマフラーちゃんのひだりて
マフラーちゃんのみぎてとちび丸ちゃんのひだりて
ちび丸ちゃんはみぎてでタイショーさんのみぎてと がっちりあくしゅしてください！(うきゅ〜!)
いつのまにか ちきゅうをぐるり おっきなわができたよ(ウーラーラー！)
てをつなごう いっしょにわらおう ともだちになろう(うきゅゅゅ〜!)
てをつなごう こころつなごう ぼくらはなかまさ
ウーラーラー！
Romaji[]
Te wo tsunago, issho ni waraou, tomodachi ni narou...
Hamu!
Ūrārā!
Boku no migite to kimi no hidarite wo
Tsunaide mitara nandaka ureshiku natta yo (Hamu!)
Boku no migite to kimi no migite de
Akushu wo shitara samishiku nakunatta yo (Hamu!)
Hamutarō-san no migite to Ribon-chan no hidarite
Ribon-chan no migite to Mafurā-chan no hidarite
Mafurā-chan no migite to Chibimaru-chan no hidarite
Chibimaru-chan wa migite de Taishō-san no migite to gatchiri a kushu shitekudasai! (Ukyuu!)
Itsu no ma ni ka chi kyū wo gururi okkina waga dekita yo (Ūrārā!)
Te wo tsunago, issho ni waraou, tomodachi ni narou (Ukyu-yu-yu!)
Te wo tsunago, kokoro tsunago, bokura wa nakama sa
Ūrārā!
Translated[]
Let's hold hands, let's go together, let's become friends forever...
Hamu!
Ooh-la-la!
My right hand joined with your left
Looking at our hands, joining them made me happy (Hamu!)
My right hand joined with your right
We shook hands and I no longer felt lonely (Hamu!)
Hamtaro's right with Bijou's left
Bijou's right with Pashmina's left
Pashmina's right with Penelope's left
Penelope's right with Boss's right, hold them tightly please! (Ookyoo!)
Before I knew it, while linking our hands, we had surrounded the Earth (Ooh-la-la!)
Let's hold hands, let's go together, let's become friends forever (Ookyoo-yoo-yoo!)
Let's hold hands, let's connect our hearts, let's be together forever and ever
Ooh-la-la!
Single Tracklist[]
Tracklist for the single release, Hamutaro Tottoko no Uta - Tsuzuki Dechu/Te Wo Tsunago (ハム太郎とっとこうた～つづきでちゅ/てをつなごう).
- Te Wo Tsunago (てをつなごう)
- Hamutaro Tottoko no Uta - Tsuzuki Dechu (ハム太郎とっとこうた つづきでちゅ)
- Happy Ham-Ham Birthday (ハッピーハムハムバースデイ)
- Te Wo Tsunago (Original Karaoke) (てをつなごう[オリジナル・カラオケ])
- Happy Ham-Ham Birthday (Original Karaoke) (ハッピーハムハムバースデイ[オリジナル・カラオケ])
Languages[]
- Japanese
- Korean
- French (post-episode 104)
- German[1] (Anime Hits 2)
- Cantonese - performed by TWINS
- Mandarin
The song was also used in the Valencian dub (with English credits text), but was left untranslated from Japanese.
Trivia[]
- The Cantonese adaption of Te Wo Tsunago was the winner of a category in the 2004 Children's Song Awards (a former annual awards show held in Hong Kong).[2]
- The new credits sequence was introduced in between a two-part episode: with "Mimi's Dream Park!" being the final sequence with 200% no Jumon, and "The Sunflower Ferris Wheel" being the first sequence with Te Wo Tsunago.
- A cover of the song was used in a 2019 commercial for "ONE KANSAI".[3]
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