I am a Bear

[grza]

I'm not going to embed the YouTube link - just click it and watch it yourself.

The song is "Boku wa Kuma" (I'm a Bear) by Utada Hikaru. The song was #18 on the iTunes J-Pop music charts for Japan, but I don't know how well it's doing on the 'real' charts.

Here are the lyrics, first in English, then in Japanese:

I'm a bear bear bear bear
Not a car! bear bear bear
I can't walk, but I can dance.
I can't talk, but I can sing.
I'm a bear bear bear bear

I'm a bear bear bear bear
I don't like fighting, bear bear bear
Fried shrimp is my rival
In my previous life, I was chocolate
I'm a bear bear bear bear

Bonjour! Je m'apelle Kuma!
Comment ça va?

I'm a bear bear bear bear
I'm sleepy in the winter, bear bear bear
Every night I say, "Good night, pillow."
Every morning I say, "Good morning, pillow."
I'm a bear bear bear bear

Every night I say, "Good night, pillow."
Every morning I say, "Good morning, pillow."
I'm a bear be- be-, -ar -ar bear, bear

Japanese:

ぼくはくま　　　くま　くま　くま
車じゃないよ　　くま　くま　くま
歩けないけど踊れるよ
喋れない歌えるよ
ぼくはくま　　　くま　くま　くま

ぼくはくま　　　くま　くま　くま
けんかはやだよ　くま　くま　くま
ライバルはエビフライだよ
ゼンセはきっとチョコレート
ぼくはくま　　　くま　くま　くま

Bonjour! Je m'apelle Kuma!
Comment ça va?

ぼくはくま　　　くま　くま　くま
冬は眠いよ　　　くま　くま　くま
夜は「おやすみ、まくらさん」
朝は「おはよう、まくらさん」
ぼくはくま　　　くま　くま　くま

夜は「おやすみ、まくらさん」
朝は「おはよう、まくらさん」
ぼくはくま　　九九　　くま
ママ　　くま　　くま