Tenkuu no Escaflowne
"Neko no Kimochi"
(The Feelings of Cats)
  Vocals: Ohtani Ikue (as Meruru)
  Lyrics & Music: Kanno Yohko
  Album: The Vision of Escaflowne: Lovers Only (VICL-841)
  Translation v.2.0 Cyborg Mermaid (cyborgmermaid@aol.com)

moshi mo neko ga ohanashi dekitara
saisho ni nante   iu no ka na
sakana no hone wa   katasugimasu!
SHIPPO no nagasa   hoka to kuraberu no yamete kudasai
kizutsuku no
anata no tame ni   midzukuroishite   kedzukuroishite
dakara   sakasama ni naderu no yamete

	If cats could talk,
	the first thing they'd say would be
	fishbones are too tough!
	And please stop comparing the lengths of our tails
	  to the tails of other cats,
	it hurts our feelings!
	For you, we groom our bodies and our hair,
	so stop rubbing us the wrong way!

yasashii hito yori mo
mono shizuka no hito ga SUKI
kihonteki ni KENJITSU wa seikaku nan desu

	More than just a gentle person,
	we like a peaceful person
	with a basically reliable character.

futarikiri de   madoromu gogo
fuyu no hizashi nagaku nobite
kono mama   konna fuu ni
shinu made soba ni
iraretara ii no ni

	The two of us together, dozing in the afternoon,
	the winter sunbeams growing long,
	I wouldn't mind
	if we stayed just like this
	until the day I die

ichido de ii kara kikitakatta no yo
ano "katsbushi" wa
doko de   tsukamaeru no?
anata no tame ni   NEZUMI totte (KEMUSHI totte)
TONBO totte (KAERU toka)
dakara   iyasou ni suteru no yamete

	Hearing it once is enough!
	"Wherever did you catch that horrible thing?"
	For you, we pick up mice (and caterpillars),
	and we pick up dragonflies (and frogs and such),
	so stop throwing them away as if they were unpleasant things!

kurai yorumichi datte
annai shimasho doko demo
kihonteki ni seiwazuki no seikaku nan desu

	The night roads are dark, but
	we guide ourselves anywhere.
	We like a basically caring character.

yume wo mita no
anata wa shiroi yuukan na OSUNEKO ni natte
watashi wo mukae ni kuru
hayaku MAHOU ga toketara ii no ni

	I had a dream.
	You became a gallant white tomcat
	coming to meet me.
	But the magic quickly melted away.

futarikiri de   madoromu gogo
fuyu no hizashi nagaku nobite
kono mama   konna fuu ni
shinu made soba ni
anata no soba ni
iraretara ii no ni

	The two of us together, dozing in the afternoon,
	the winter sunbeams growing long,
	I wouldn't mind
	if we stayed just like this
	(by your side)
	until the day I die