Maru lives in a mountain village.
Fall comes early in Maru's village.
When fall comes,
everybody is very busy.
When red cockscomb flowers bloom in a garden,
grandfather is busy drying corn,
while grandmother is winnowing sesame.
Busy, busy, busy!
When white buckwheat flowers bloom on a sloped field,
his grandmother is busy drying chili peppers,
and Maru is busy chasing chickens.
Busy, busy, busy!
When golden rice ripens in the field,
sparrows are pecking at grains,
and a scarecrow is busy driving them away.
Busy, busy, busy!
When chestnuts fall in the backyard,
Maru is busy collecting the chestnuts,
while squirrels and chipmunks are busy carrying them away.
Busy, busy, busy!
When poplar leaves turn yellow on the sidewalk,
the whole family is busy threshing beans,
while mice are busy stealing them.
Busy, busy, busy!
When rice wavers in the entire field,
villagers are busy cutting the rice,
while Maru is busy carrying them.
Busy, busy, busy!
When persimmons turn red and ripe,
his father is busy picking persimmons,
while his grandfather is busy picking them up,
and his mother and grandmother are making dried persimmons.
Busy, busy, busy!
Magpies are also busy pecking at ripe persimmons.
Busy, busy, busy!
The white frost covered the ground.
Maru is busy pulling up radishes and cabbages,
while field mice and moles are busy running away.
Busy, busy, busy!
The leaves of paulownia trees fell off.
Women are busy making kimchi around a well,
while his father is burying kimchi jars,
and Maru is carrying kimchi all around town.
Busy, busy, busy!
When the fallen leaves blow around in the wind here and there,
his father is busy digging a hole for radishes,
and wild geese are busy flying in the sky.
Busy, busy, busy!
Hoot! Hoot!'
Perhaps an owl has come to the persimmon tree.
Grandmother is busy picking beans,
while Maru is sleeping.
Busy, busy, busy!