Neko no Kimochi 猫のキモチ

Anime: The Vision of Escaflowne 天空のエスカフローネ

            (Tenkū no Esukafurōne)

Artist: Ootani Ikue

Album: The Vision of Escaflowne Original Soundtrack

Romaji:

moshimo neko ga   o-hanashi dekitara,

saisho ni nante

iu no kana

sakana no HONE wa

kata - su - gi - masu

shippo no nagasa   hoka to kuraberu no

yamete kudasai

kizutsuku no

anata no tame ni

midzukuroi shite

kedzukuroi shite

dakara sakasama ni

naderu no yamete

yasashii hito yori mo

mono shizukana hito ga SUKI

kihon-teki ni KENJITSU na

seikaku nan desu

futarikiri de

madoromu gogo

fuyu no hi sashinagaku nobite

kono mama konna fuuni

shinu made soba ni

iraretara ii no ni

ichido de ii kara   kikitakatta no yo

ano "katsubushi" wa

doko de tsukamaeru no?

anata no tame ni

NEZUMI totte   (KEMUSHI totte)

TONBO totte   (KAERU to ka)

dakara iya souni

suteru no yamete

kurai yoru michi datte

annai shimasho dokodemo

kihon-teki ni sewasuki no

seikaku nan desu

yume wo mita no

anata wa shiroi

yuukan na

OSUNEKO ni natte

watashi wo mukae ni kuru

hayaku MAHOU ga

toketara ii no ni

futarikiri de

madoromu gogo

fuyu no hi sashinagaku nobite

kono mama konna fuu ni

shinu made soba ni (anata no soba ni)

iraretara ii no ni

Kanji:

もしも猫がお話しできたら
最初にななて　言うのかな
魚のホネは　固すぎます！
シッポの長さ　他と比べるのやめて下さい
傷つくの
あなたのために　身づくろいして　毛づくろいして------
だからさかさまに　なでるのやめて

やさしい人よりも
もの静かな人がスキ
基本的にケンジツな性格なんです

二人きりで　まどろむ午後
冬の陽差し長くのびて
このまま　こんなふうに
死ぬまでそばに
いられたらいいのに

一度でいいから聞きたかったのよ
あの「かつぶし」は
どこで　つかまえるの？

あなたのために　ネズミとって　(ケムシとって)
トンボとって　(カエルとか)
だから　いやそうに捨てるのやめて

暗い夜道だって
案内あんないしましょどこでも
基本的に世話好きの性格なんです

夢を見たの
あなたは白いゆうかんなオスネコになって
私を迎えにくる . . .
早くマホウがとけたらいいのに

二人きりで　まどろむ午後
冬の陽差し長くのびて
このまま　こんなふうに
死ぬまでそばに
あなたのそばに
いられたらいいのに

English:

If by chance cats could talk,

I wonder what

would they say first?

Fish bones

are way too tough!

Please stop comparing the length of my tail

to other cats'

It hurts my feelings, you know.

For you, we

keep our bodies in shape

and our fur in place.

So, please stop

brushing us the wrong way.

Even more than gentle people,

we like people who are peaceful.

That's the kind of basically steady

personalities we have.

Just the two of us,

dozing together in the afternoon...

The winter light stretching out long...

If only we could stay

close like this

for the rest of our lives...

I've always wanted to ask you just once:

where do you catch that "bonito?"

For you, we

catch mice,   (catch caterpillars)

catch dragonflies,   (and frogs and such)

so, please stop throwing them out

as if they were disgusting.

Though roads are dark in the evening,

we can lead you anywhere.

That's the kind of basically caring

personalities we have.

I had a dream

you became

a brave

white boy-cat

coming out to meet me.

But, the magic

dissolved right away.

Just the two of us,

dozing together in the afternoon...

The winter light stretching out long...

If only we could stay

close like this    (close to you)

for the rest of our lives.

Here is the video: