there are lots of little loves
Neko ni Fuusen
my home is on the side of the bookstore
on the shopping street
everyday without fail
so many cars and people pass by
suddenly people are calling me a cat,
\and I realize this for myself.
and before you know it,
I've been classified
as some something or other species of the cat family.
they look at me, come over and say MEOW
what are they stupid?
even if I ask them, they don't understand
they just think for a split second how adorable I am
go out whenever I please,
nestle up to people whenever I please
it's at these very times,
when I'm just doing my best to get by
that even in this dark world
there are lots of little loves
always waiting to be found
within my reach
my home is next to the grocery store
on the shopping street
those selfish folks
toss out garbage everyday
I step on a lit cigarette,
and burn the meat of my paw
"you bastard!"
even if I say it, they don't understand
they look at me with contempt
cry whenever I please,
relax whenever I please
make something that should be easy difficult
even in this sad world,
there are lots of little loves.
they don't have to be big,
they'll grow, and become red balloons.
tears,
still only the seeds of tears
I'll make them blossom. ...
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atashi no ouchi shoutengai no honyasan no yoko
mainichi kuruma to kawarazu takusan no hitotachi nagareru
kizukeba neko to yobarete jibun ga neko datte kizuita
kizukeba nekoka no nantoka tte iu shurui ni wakerareteta
atashi wo mite nya-a tte ittekuru
baka jyanai? to itte mo tsuujinakute kawaii to isshun no motehayashi
suki na toki dekakete suki na toki ni amaete
seiippai tada ikiteiru ima dakara koso
konna kurai sekai ni mo chiisa na ai ha takusan aru
itsu datte soko ni aru jib un de mitsuke ni ikeru kyori
atashi no ouchi shoutengai no yaoya no tonari
jibun katte na yatsura ga mainichi gomi wo suteru
hi no tsuita tabako funde atashi no niku?? ha kashou
kono yarou tte itte mo tsuujinakute tsumetai manazashi de mitekuru
suki na toki naite suki na toki ni yawaraide
shinpuru na koto datta hazu ga muzushikattari suru
kono kanashii sekai demo chiisa na ai ha takusan aru
ookikunakute ii fukurandeyuku akai fuusen ni naru
namida ha
namida no tane no mama
sakasete yarou
-Otsuka Ai