Moshi mo neko ga ohanashi dekitara  If cats could talk too,
Saisho ni nante iu no ka na         The first thing they'd say would be
Sakana no hone wa katasugimasu!     Fishbones are too tough!
Shippo no nagasa hoka to kuraberu   And please stop comparing my tail's
no yamete kudasai                   length with other cats'
Kizutsuku no                        It hurts, you know.
Anata no tame ni mi zukuroi shite   We keep our body and hair in shape for
ke zukuroi shite                    you
Dakara sakasama ni naderu no yamete  So please stop brushing us the wrong
                                    way
Yasashii hito yori mo
Mono shizukana hito ga suki         More than just gentle,
Kihonteki ni kenjitsu na seikaku    We like a person to be peaceful
nan desu                            And basically reliable in nature

Futari-kiri de madoromu gogo        Dozing together in the afternoon
Fuyu no hi sashinagaku nobi de      Stretching out in the winter sun's
kono mama konna fuu ni              changing length;
Shinu made soba ni                  I wouldn't mind
Iraretara ii noni                   staying like this
                                     for the rest of our lives
Ichido de ii kara kikitakatta no yo
Ano "katsubushi" wa                 Hearing it one time is enough
Doko de tsukamaeru no?              "Where did you pick up
Anata no tame ni nezumi totte       That horrible thing?"
(kemushi totte)                     For you, we catch mice (and
Tonbo totte (kaeru toka)            caterpillars)
Dakara iyasou ni suteru no yamete   Catch dragonflies (and things like
                                    frogs)
Kurai yoru michi datte              So please stop throwing them away like
Annai shimasho doko demo            they were nasty
Kihonteki ni sewa suki no seikaku
nan desu                            Though roads are dark in the evening
                                    We can find our way anywhere
Yume wo mita no                     We like a basically caring nature
Anata wa shiroi yuukan na osuneko
ni natte                            I had a dream
Watashi wo mukae ni kuru            You became a brave white boy-cat
Hayaku mahou ga toketara ii noni    Coming to meet me
                                    The magic dissolved quickly, though
Futari-kiri de madoromu gogo
Fuyu no hi sashinagaku nobi de      Dozing together in the afternoon
kono mama konna fuu ni              Stretching out in the winter sun's
Shinu made soba ni                  changing length;
Anata no soba ni                    I wouldn't mind
Iraretara ii noni                   Staying like this
                                    Next to you
                                    For the rest of our lives