[Burabura burabura buraburattara burabura]
1) [number one]The wandering alien arrived
Empty-handed, he arrived
Owning nothing, he arrived
2) [number two] The wandering alien was scolded
Because he was wandering around,he was scolded
Even as he was being scolded, he wandered around
3) [number three] The wandering alien arrived
Without his homework, he arrived
And wandered around while he was made to stand in the hallway
4) [number four] The wandering alien caught a cold
He shivered with a runny nose
Shiver, wander *cough cough*
5) [number five] The wandering alien went on a trip
Empty-handed, he went strolling idly on a trip
Even though he had no destination, he wandered around
6) [number six] The wandering alien felt sick
He went into the bathroom and broke into a sweat
He didn't have a handkerchief or toilet paper
7) [number seven] The wandering alien fell in love
Strolling, he went on a lovey-dovey [rabu-rabu] date
He wasn't liked because he arrived empty-handed
8) [number eight] The wandering alien went shopping
Without a wallet, he went shopping
He just wandered around without shopping
9) [number nine] The wandering alien was standing around
Waving his hands up and down, he was standing around
He [accidentally] stopped a taxi and got scolded
10) [number ten] The wandering alien was selling
He was standing around selling oil2
If you have no business, hurry up and go home!
11) [number eleven] The wandering alien arrived
Today, too, he arrived empty-handed
Tomorrow, too, he'll wander around somewhere
[Buraburattara burabura]
Notes
1 I'm not really sure about this line... ^_^;
2 "Abura wo uru" literally means "to sell oil," but its intended meaning is "to waste time (during work)." During the Edo period, when oil lamps were used, oil was sold from barrels. When the oil level in the barrels got low, it would take longer to fill cruets, so sellers would chat with customers to pass the time. (Thanks to this Spanish site for the historical information about the phrase)
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