The Big Friendly Purple Octopus

海に行こか？ねぇ

umi ni iko ka? nē

Hey, shall we go to sea?

青い世界ねぇ

aoi sekai nē

A deep blue world, yeah?

魚たちと消えて

sakanatachi to kiete

Let's disappear with the fish

紫たこそこで

murasaki tako soko de

There's a purple octopus there!

♫

♫

♫

ねぇ、これはかわいいだろう？

nē, kore wa kawaii darō?

Hey, this is cute, isn't it?

たこさん小さなよ

tako-san chiisana yo

This octopus is very small

例えば、サイズでかな

tatoeba, saizu de kana

To compare, it's size

手のひらような

tenohira yō na

is as small as my palm

小さなたこさん、

chiisana tako-san,

Little octopus,

初めまして

hajimemashite

It's nice to meet you!

一年の

ichinen no

After one year

三年の

sannen no

or three years,

大きくなれるよ

ookiku nareru yo

you can grow larger!

♫

♫

♫

ねぇ、これは変ななの

nē, kore wa hen na na no

Hey, this is kinda strange

小さなたこ消えてよ

chiisana tako kiete yo

The tiny octopus has disappeared

だからさ、サイズでかな

dakara sa, saizu de kana

Because now he has grown

建物ような

tatemono yō na

as large as a building!

僕ら笑うよ

bokura warau yo

We laugh,

たこさんいっしょう

tako-san isshō

The octopus over his life

六年の

rokunen no

in six years

八年の

hachinen no

or eight years

大人になれるよ

otona ni nareru yo

can grow up to an adult!

♫

♫

♫