アルプスの少女ハイジ theme song

アルプスの少女ハイジ theme song, also called in Japan Oshiete "おしえて" (Japanese for "Say me...", or more accurately "Tell me..."), is the most internationally recognized song from the popular animated series. The song's lyrics were written by Japanese writer and translator Eriko Kishida; It was composed by Takeo Watanabe, with arrangements by Yushi Matsuyama. The theme was performed by the Japanese singer Kayo Ishū, along with Nellie Schwartz, who performed the song's yodeling, which remained intact in several versions.

The song tries to reflect Heidi's curiosity, facing this new world that she is discovering. She is fascinated from the beginning, for which she asks her grandpa to explain what she sees, since she is amazed.

The song's instrumental was recorded with French horns and harps in Switzerland, and later mixed in Japan with the singing voice of Kayo Ishū. The theme song was a smash hit, selling over a million disc copies in Japan and Europe.

As with many other Japanese animated series, there are various other arrangements of the theme song depending on the region.

Japanese



 * Singers: Kayo Ishū, and Nellie Schwartz (yodeling)

This theme song is used in all 52 episodes of the series. Originally, it was used between January 6, 1974, and December 29, 1974, the anime's original airing period.

As will be seen below, the theme song received several dubs. In Spain, despite the fact that a version translated into Spanish would later be published on discs, it aired the opening in Japanese, both in its original broadcast, as well as in subsequent broadcasts and current reruns, on YouTube.

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Basque



 * Singers: TBA

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