The Dubbing Database

The Horrid Henry theme song is used at the start of every episode. There are two different songs used for the opening depending on the season; Nah Nah Ne Nah Nah and I'm Horrid Henry. The song that is used in international dubs varies from region.

Nah Nah Ne Nah Nah[]

English[]

Singer: Tom Willow

This song was used for the original TV airings of the first three seasons on CITV, Nicktoons and Nickelodeon UK airings of the first two, alongside some UK DVD releases of season 2. Very few international dubs adapted this song as their theme song.

It's not fair!
When mum and dad nag, nag
"Stand up straight!",
"Don't be rude!"
 
It's so not fair!
(It's so not fair!)
'Cos the Killer Boy Rats know school stinks, kids rule!
 
So, when they send you to your room,
Sing a little tune!
 
You sing:
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!
 
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah...
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah, nah!
Whoa... yeah!

Extended version
Singers: ?

It's not fair! (It's not fair!)
When mum and dad nag, nag
"Stand up straight!",
"Don't be rude!"
It's so not fair!
'Cos the Killer Boy Rats know school stinks, kids rule!
 
So, when they send you to your room,
Sing a little tune!
 
You sing:
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!
 
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah...
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!

It's not fair! (It's not fair!)
My mum and dad nag, nag
"Eat your veg!" 
"Clean your room!"
It's so not fair!
'Cos Mutant Max says "home stinks, so does school!"
 
So, when they send you to your room,
Sing a little tune!
 
You sing:
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!
 
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah...
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!

Drum solo!

Guitar!

More guitar!

It's not fair! (It's not fair!)
My teachers nag, nag
"Homework now, obey the rules!"
It's so not fair!
What's the point in that?
'Cos you know you're no fool!
 
So, when they send you to your room,
Sing a little tune!
 
You sing:
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!
 
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah...
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!

Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!
 
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah...
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!

Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah...
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!

Finnish[]

Singer: Pekka Kuorikoski

Keljuttaa, kun vanhemmat räyhää "tee niin, tee näin"!
Keljuttaa, kun koulu on tylsää ja muuten ois kivaa!
Kun kaikki oikein harmittaa,
niin silloin laulaa saa!
 
Saa laulaa nää-nä-nä-nää-nää (Nää-nä-nä-nää-nää)
Nä-nä-nä-nä-nää-nää nä-nä-nää-nää
Nää-nä-nä-nää-nää
Nää-nää-nää-nää-nää-nää!

German[]

Singers: ? and Henry Engels

Wie gemein
Wenn Eltern nagen na na
"Sei nicht schlecht!"
"Ab ins Bett!"
 
Es ist gemein (Es ist gemein!)
Nur Killer Boy Retts
Bis die Schule nervt
Kids are cool!
 
Wenn du auf dein Zimmer musst
Und ich packe Frust
Dann sing:
Na, na, na, na, na!
Na, nah, na, nah, na!
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na!
 
Na, na, na, na, na...
Na, na, na, na, na, na!

Icelandic[]

Singer: ?

En það fara! (fara) 
Fra foreldar tuga greiddi þér, kom tíma! 
Var aðgerð frá! 
Þegar kennarinn rekur krakka á gaf! 
Þú sért þú sendur inn til í, sýndu þjóðinni!
 
Sýndu: 
Na, na, na, na-na!
Na, na, na, na, na-na!
Na, na, na, na, na-na, na, na, na-na!
Na, na, na, na-na…
Na, na, na, na, na-na!

Norwegian[]

Singers: Eirik Bøhn Berntsen and Petter Jølstad

The following audio is in low quality.

Dårlig gjort!
At mamma og pappa kjefter sånn, stakkars meg
Ja, dårlig gjort! (Urettferdig!)
For alle vet jo at jeg er snill alltid grei

Når du får kjeft for ente gang,
Syng vår lille sang!

Ja, syng:
Næ, næ, næ, næ, næ!
Næ, næ, næ, næ, næ, næ!
Næ, næ, næ, næ, næ, næ, næ, næ, næ, næ!
 
Næ, næ, næ, næ, næ...
Næ, næ, næ, næ, næ, næ!

Extended version
Singer: Lewi Bergrud

This was released on the album Alle barnas TV-favoritter in 2015.

Det er dårlig gjort!
At mamma og pappa kjefter sånn, stakkars meg
Dårlig gjort!
For alle vet jo at jeg er snill alltid grei

Når du får kjeft for ente gang,
Syng vår lille sang!

Vi synge:
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!
 
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah...
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!

Det er dårlig gjort
At mamma og pappa kjefter sånn, stakkars meg
Dårlig gjort!
For alle vet jo at jeg er snill alltid grei

Når du får kjeft for ente gang,
Syng vår lille sang!

Vi synge:
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!
 
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah...
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!

Det er dårlig gjort
At mamma og pappa kjefter sånn, stakkars meg
Dårlig gjort!
For alle vet jo at jeg er snill alltid grei

Når du får kjeft for ente gang,
Syng vår lille sang!

Vi synge:
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!
 
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah...
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!

Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!
 
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah...
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!

Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah...
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!

Swedish[]

While the audio hasn't surfaced, the YouTube user Ceaser [SailorNeptune] were able to memorize the lyrics.[1] Please note that they might not accurately reflect the actual lyrics used in the dub.

Det är inte schysst,
När mamma, pappa gnäller och tjatar på "var inte dum".
Det är inte schysst,
för Killer Boy Rats vet att skolan suger, barn är coola!

Så när du skickas till ditt rum,
Sjung din lilla sång!

Vi sjunger:
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah!
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!
 
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah...
Nah, nah, ne, nah, nah, nah!

Welsh[]

Singer: Lisa Jên Brown

'Di o'm yn deg
Pan fydd Mam a Dad yn mynnu "saf yn syth, bydd yn dda"
Na, 'di o'm yn deg ('Di o'm yn deg!)
Achos 'di'r ysgol da i ddim a ni, y plant sydd yn dda

Pan gei di'th hel i'th stafall di
Cana gân fach hy

Cana "na-na-na-na-na" ("Na-na-na-na-na")
"Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na"
"Na-na-na-na-na" ("Na-na-na-na-na")
"Na-na-na-na-na"

I'm Horrid Henry[]

English[]

Singer: Tom Willow

This song is used for a majority of UK DVD releases, alongside Nicktoons UK airings of season 3. This song does not feature lyrics that entirely suit the intro's footage.

However, for seasons 4 and 5, this song replaced the previous song outright, and a new sequence was animated for the intro that compliments it. This is the song most international dubs use for their intros.

It's not easy being me,
"Wash your face" and "brush your hair"
Ah, nag, nag, nag,
It's just not fair!
I'm Horrid Henry
 
So, down with school!
I'm gonna rule!
And when I'm king,
I'll do my thing
And then my life will be so sweet!
I'm Horrid Henry
 
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, ney,
The Purple Hand Gang rules okay!
It's so easy being me,
I'm Horrid Henry!

Extended version
Singers: Tom Willow, Wayne Forester and Tamsin Heatley

It's not easy being me,
"Wash your face" and "brush your hair"
Ah, nag, nag, nag,
It's just not fair!
I'm Horrid Henry
 
So, down with school!
I'm gonna rule!
And when I'm king,
I'll do my thing
And then my life will be so sweet!
I'm Horrid Henry
 
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, ney,
The Purple Hand Gang rules okay!
It's not easy being me,
I'm Horrid Henry!
 
Nah, nah, nah,
It's not fair!
Nah, nah, ney,
I wasn't there
Why do I get blamed for everything?
'Cuz I'm Horrid Henry
 
No, its not easy being me
"TIDY UP!"
"JUST LOOK AT YOUR HAIR!"
Nag, nag, nag, it's so not fair,
I'm Horrid Henry...
 
So many things that I don't like:
Teachers, Happy Hippos, going for a hike.
Goody-goodies, girls,
Anything with curls
Sitting up straight,
Having to wait
 
Cleaning out Fang, doing my chores,
Cleaning the car is such a bore!
Homework, school work, any kind of work,
I don't wanna do them anymore!
 
'Cuz when I'm famous, I won't care!
I'll never wash or comb my hair!
I'll be king of everything:
King Horrid Henry!
 
No, it's not easy being me,
I dunno why they can not see,
Just how hard it is to be
Horrid Henry...
 
So, down with school!
I'm gonna rule!
And when I'm king,
I'll do my thing
And then my life will be so sweet!
I'm Horrid Henry
 
So, down with school!
I'm gonna rule!
And when I'm king,
I'll do my thing
And then my life, will be so sweet!
I'm Horrid Henry
 
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, ney,
The Purple Hand Gang rules okay!
It's not easy being me,
I'm Horrid Henry!

Arabic[]

Singer: Ziad El Sherif / زياد الشريف

حياتي شيء عسير
"اغسل وجهك"
"مشط شعرك"
لا، لا، لا، ظلم كبير!
انا هنري المشاغب
 
اما في المدرسة، فانا محبوب!
بالنجومية سأنال الحرية
ستكون حياتي خيالية!
انا هنري المشاغب
 
لا، لا، لا، لا، لا، لا قائد العصابة الأجروانية
حياتي شيء عسير
انا هنري المشاغب

Hayaati shay' easir
"Aghsil wajihki"
"Masht shaerika"
La, la, la, zulm kabirin!
Ana Hinri Almashaghib

Ama fi almadrasati, fana mahbub!
Bialnujumiat sa'anal alhuriya
Satakun hayaati khayaliatan!
Ana Hinri Almashaghib

La, la, la, la, la, la, qayid aleisabat al'ajruania
Hayaati shay' easir
Ana Hinri Almashaghib

Estonian[]

Singer: Artjom Savitski

Along with the intro being properly dubbed even though the dub itself is a voice-over, this version has a slightly different instrumental than the original.

Pole lihtne ollama
Kui igaüks sind käsutab
Tee seda teist ja kolmandat
Olen Hirmus Henry
 
Kui koolis käin on minul võim
Ma kuningas ja hästi kõik
On elu siis vaid puhas lust
Olen Hirmus Henry
 
Nanana nananei
Üks lahe kamp on koolis meil
Ei ole lihtne ollama
Olen Hirmus Henry

French[]

Singer: Olivier Constantin

C’est pas facile d’être moi !
Brosse tes dents et lave toi ! 
Les adultes, ça va bien comme ça ! 
J’suis Lucas la Cata ! 

L’école, quelle blague ! 
J’en ai ma claque ! 
Quand je serai roi, je ferais ma loi ! 
Ta vie sera bien plus belle, crois moi ! 
J’suis Lucas la Cata ! 

Na-Na-Na… Na-Na-Nère ! 
Pour m’amuser, je suis d’enfer ! 
Eh ben, oui, je suis comme je suis ! 
J’suis Lucas la Cata !

Hindi (Cartoon Network)[]

Singer: Koustuv Ghosh / कौस्तुव घोष (S1-4)

The first version features a slightly different instrumental than the original, and was used in the first four seasons. The second version, used for season 5, is a more faithful adaptation, especially since it uses the original instrumental.

जल्दी उठो, चली ब्रश करो 
दो पियो, तंग मत करो 
सुबह शाम ममी पापा कहते हे:
अब बस करो हेनरी!
एआआह्ह्ह्हह!!!!

कहने दो जो भी कहता रहे 
मैं करूं जो मन चाहे 
हर वक़्त सब, कहते मुझे: 
अब बस करो हेनरी!
एआआह्ह्ह्हह!!!!

यह करो, वो करो 
यह मत करो, वो करो 
सुबह शाम ममी पापा कहते हे: 
अब बस करो हेनरी!
एआआह्ह्ह्हह!!!!

Jaldee utho, chalee brash karo 
Do piyo, tang mat karo 
Subah shaam mamee paapa kahate he:
Ab bas karo henaree!
Eaaahhhhah!!!!

Kahane do jo bhee kahata rahe 
Main karoon jo man chaahe 
Har vaqt sab, kahate mujhe: 
Ab bas karo henaree!
Eaaahhhhah!!!!

Yah karo, vo karo 
Yah mat karo, vo karo 
Subah shaam mamee paapa kahate he: 
Ab bas karo henaree!
Eaaahhhhah!!!!

Irish[]

Singer: ?

Níl mo shaolsa an éasca
"Glan d'aghaidh" is "cíor do ghruaig"
Pian sa chluas, ó nil sé cóir
'S mé Dónall Dána
 
Deireadh le scoil!
Beidh an lá liom!
Is mé i mo Rí ó bharr go bun
Is sael an mhadra bháin!
'S mé Dónall Dána
 
Na na na, na na né
An lámh láidir in airde
Tá mo shaolsa an-éasca
'S mé Dónall Dána

My life's not easy
"Clean your face" and "comb your hair"
It's a pain in the ear, since it's not fair
I'm Naughty Donald
 
Down with school!
I'll seize the day!
I'm a king from top to bottom
I'm living the good life!
I'm Naughty Donald
 
Na na na, na na ney,
The strong hand is raised up high
My life is so easy,
I'm Naughty Donald

Latvian[]

Singer: Ralfs Eilands[2]

Along with the intro being properly dubbed even though the dub itself is a voice-over, this version has a slightly different instrumental than the original.

Būt par mani, viegli nav! 
Ģemēties un maskāties. 
Tā, tā, tā: cik to var dzies? 
Es negants esmu!
 
Lai skolāk uzpīst mazīt mūs, 
zinu pats kas man būs labs. 
Čīvē beidzoit jau gatavs, es negants esmu!
 
Nā, nā, nā, nā, nā, pāc!
Lilā rokās bandānās! 
Būt par mani, man ir pries:
 
Jo negants esmu!

[Negantais Henrijs]

Polish[]

Singer: Michał Rudaś

W całym domu słychać go
Włosy czesze raz na rok
Nie wie nikt jak mówić doń
Koszmarny Karol

Niech buda drży gdy jest zły
Wszystkim chce pokazać kły
Tam jego świat gdzie znika ład
Koszmarny Karol

La la la, na nerwach gra
I na zakazy sposób ma
Na głowie staną włosy wam
Koszmarny Karol

[Koszmarny Karolek]

You can hear him all over the house
He combs his hair once a year
Nobody knows how to talk to him
Nightmare Charles

Let the school tremble when he is angry
He wants to show his fangs to everyone
In his world, where order disappears
Nightmare Charles

La la la, he's getting on everyone's nerves
And there is a way for prohibitions
Your hair will stand on end
Nightmare Charles

[Nightmare Charlie]

Portuguese (Portugal)[]

Singer: Pedro Pernas

Não é fácil ser quem sou
Não te sabes pentear
Noite e dia é só ralhar
Henrique o Terrivel

Escola não, com a minha mão
Vou conquistar vou dominar
E é assim que é bom viver
Henrique o Terrivel

Na na na, na na não
Tenho o mundo nesta mão
É tão fácil ser quem sou
Henrique o Terrivel!

[Henrique o Terrivel]

It's not easy being who I am
You can't comb your hair
Night and day you just nag
Henry the Terrible

School no, with my hand
I'll conquer, I'll dominate
And that's how good it is to live
Henry the Terrible

Na na na, na na no
I've got the world in this hand
It's so easy to be who I am
Henry the Terrible!

[Henry the Terrible]

Russian[]

Singer: ?

Жизнь ужасно тяжела:
Школа, дом и все дела.
Вся эта чушь не для меня,
Я Гадкий Генри!

Хочу туда, где школы нет,
Но в тыщу раз милее мне
Веселье, шум и беготня.
Я Гадкий Генри!

Да-да-да, только так,
Рука на флаге – вот мой знак!
И жизнь прекрасна – это факт.
Я Гадкий Генри!

Zhizn' uzhasno tyazhela:
Shkola, dom i vse dela.
Vsya eta chush' ne dlya menya,
YA Gadkiy Genri!

Khochu tuda, gde shkoly net,
No v tyshchu raz mileye mne
Vesel'ye, shum i begotnya.
YA Gadkiy Genri!

Da-da-da, tol'ko tak,
Ruka na flage – vot moy znak!
I zhizn' prekrasna – eto fakt.
YA Gadkiy Genri!

Slovene[]

Singer: ?

V moji kučin ni lahko, 
vstani tiho mi zobe. 
Bla bla bla, pustite me, 
sem Grozni Gašper!
 
Šola je šmir, dajte mi mir! 
Ko bom car, ne bom imal. 
Ni si bom, lesa krojil! 
Sem Grozni Gašper!
 
Na, na, na, na, na, ne! 
Škarlata roka glavna je! 
V moji kučin ni lahko,
 
sem Grozni Gašper!

Tamil[]

Singer: ?

This version uses a slightly different instrumental than the original.

Please provide Tamil lyrics if you can

Telugu[]

Singer: ?

సులభం కాదు నేనావడం
మొఖము కడుగు తలదువ్వు
అయ్యయ్యో ఇది సరికాదు
నేనే హార్రిడ్ హెన్రీ
 
నేనెప్పుడూ బడికి పోను
నేనే రాజు రామారెనును
అదే బతుకు అదే హాయి
నేనే హార్రిడ్ హెన్రీ
 
నా నా నాన్ననే
ఈ పర్పలే హ్యాండ్ గ్యాంగ్ అదిరేలే
సులభమే నేనావడం
 
నేనే హార్రిడ్ హెన్రీ

Sulabhaṁ kādu nēnāvaḍaṁ
Mokhamu kaḍugu taladuvvu
Ayyayyō idi sarikādu
Nēnē hārriḍ henrī
 
Nēneppuḍū baḍiki pōnu
Nēnē rāju rāmārenunu
Adē batuku adē hāyi
Nēnē hārriḍ henrī
 
Nā nā nānnanē
Ī parpalē hyāṇḍ gyāṅg adirēlē
Sulabhamē nēnāvaḍaṁ
 
Nēnē hārriḍ henrī

Ukrainian[]

Singer: ?

This version is a voice-over.

Не дадуть спокійно жити,
Умивайся і чешись!
Аж ніяк не буде так!
Я - жахливий Генрі!

Зі школи геть у круговерть,
Бо я король,
І геть контроль!
Живу на повну без проблем!
Я жахливий Генрі!

Це мій стяг!
Це мій знак!
Хочу жити тільки так!
Я жахливий Генрі!

Ne dadutʹ spokiyno zhyty,
Umyvaysya i cheshysʹ!
Azh niyak ne bude tak!
YA - zhakhlyvyy Henri!

Zi shkoly hetʹ u kruhovertʹ,
Bo ya korolʹ,
I hetʹ kontrolʹ!
Zhyvu na povnu bez problem!
YA zhakhlyvyy Henri!

Tse miy styah!
Tse miy znak!
Khochu zhyty tilʹky tak!
YA zhakhlyvyy Henri!

Notes[]

  • Several versions of this song, if dubbed, have not surfaced anywhere online. They cannot be added anywhere on this page until either the audio and/or lyrics are provided.
    • Bengali
    • Hebrew
    • Hindi (Sony Yay!)
    • Kannada
    • Mandarin
    • Malayalam
    • Turkish
  • This opening is left undubbed from the original English version in the Greek dub, and the Lithuanian and both Russian voice-overs, all of which use the "I'm Horrid Henry" song.

References[]