Lyrics

Japanese:
通りゃんせ　通りゃんせ
ここはどこの　細道じゃ
天神さまの　細道じゃ
ちっと通して　下しゃんせ
御用のないもの　通しゃせぬ
この子の七つの　御祝いに
御札を納めに　参ります
行きはよいよい　帰りはこわい
こわいながらも
通りゃんせ　通りゃんせ
English Translation:
Tōryanse, tōryanse
You may go in, you may enter
Whose narrow path is this?
This is the narrow pathway of the Tenjin shrine
Please allow me to go through
Those without good reason shall not pass
To celebrate the 7th birthday of this child
We've come to dedicate our offering [to offer our ofuda here
Going in is easy, but returning is scary
Tōryanse, tōryanse
It's scary, but
You may go in, You may pass through...