サボテンのきもち ♥ Saboten no Kimochi ♥ Feelings of a Cactus

さむいのはにがてなんです

Samui no wa nigate na n desu

I don't do well in the cold.

ずっとそとにおいてたら

Zutto soto ni oite'tara

If you leave me outside for a long time

よわってしまうかもです

yowatte shimau ka mo desu

I might get sick.

それでもいきてます

Soredemo ikite'masu

But I'm still alive.

たまにみずをくれたなら

Tama ni mizu o kureta nara

If you give me water once in a while

それだけでがんばれます

sore dake de ganbaremasu

I can manage with that.

とかいのさばくのなか

Tokai no sabaku no naka

In the desert of the city

たくましくいきてます

takumashiku ikite'masu

I'm alive and well.

ちかづいたらとげがささる

Chikazuitara toge ga sasaru

If you get too close my spines will prick you.

ただのてれかくしだからさ　ほら

Tada no terekakushi da kara sa hora

It's because I'm hiding my embarrassment, see.

ちいさいこともつみかさねたら

Chiisai koto mo tsumikasanetara

If only you would keep doing some little things

きっとちいさいはな

kitto chiisai hana

I'm sure that I'll make

さくとおもうのです

saku to omou no desu

a little flower.

いきぬきばかりしてると

Ikinuki bakari shite'ru to

If all you do is rest

そのうちオアシスも

sono uchi oashisu mo

while you do that even an oasis

かれちゃうでしょう　ああ

karechau deshō ā

would dry up, ah!

サボってんなよ

Sabotte n na yo

Don't neglect me!

ひかげばかりにおいてたら

Hikage bakari ni oite'tara

If you keep putting me in the shade

はななんてさかせません

hana nante sakasemasen

you won't let me make any flowers.

たいようをあおぐように

Taiyō o aogu yō ni

To be looking up at the sun—

そうしていきてます

sō shite ikite'masu

that's how I live.

たまにはなしかけたなら

Tama ni hanashikaketa nara

If you sometimes talk to me

よくそだつようになります

yoku sodatsu yō ni narimasu

you'll help me grow well.

きょうれつなひざしのなか

Kyōretsu na hizashi no naka

In strong sunlight

たくましくいきてます

takumashiku ikite'masu

I'm alive and well.

ちかづいてよ　いたくないよ

Chikazuite yo Itaku nai yo

Come close, it won't hurt.

ただのみえっぱりだからさ　ほら

Tada no mieppari da kara sa hora

It's because I just want to show off, see!

いやなことだらけつみかさねたら

Iya na koto darake tsumikasanetara

If you only keep doing things I don't like

とげがまたひとつと

toge ga mata hitotsu to

I'll keep growing

ふえていくでしょうが

fuete iku deshō ga

one spine after another,

たたかうことをやめたら

tatakau koto o yametara

but if I stop fighting

めぐみのあめさえも

megumi no ame sae mo

even the occasional merciful rain

もうこないでしょう　ああ

mō konai deshō ā

won't come anymore, ah!

サボってんなよ

Sabotte n na yo

Don't neglect me!

いやなことを　なげだしたい

Iya na koto o nagedashitai

I want to throw out the stuff I don't like.

おもうだけ　つよがりだから　ほら

Omou dake tsuyogari da kara hora

It's because I act as tough as I want, see!

ちいさいとげもふえていったら

Chiisai toge mo fuete ittara

Even if keep getting more small spines,

すべてうめつくして

subete umetsukushite

I'll cover myself entirely

まるくなるのでしょう

maruku naru no deshō

and I'll get plump.

そうしてきっといつかは

Sōshite kitto itsuka wa

This way, one day

ひとまわりおおきく

hitomawari ōkiku

I'll grow to be

そだつのでしょう　ああ

sodatsu no deshō ā

a size bigger.

サボってんなよ

Sabotte n na yo

Don't neglect me!

ちいさいこともつみかさねたら

Chiisai koto mo tsumikasanetara

If only you would keep doing some little things

きっとちいさいはな

kitto chiisai hana

I'm sure that I'll make

さくとおもうのです

saku to omou no desu

a little flower.

いきぬきばかりしてると

Ikinuki bakari shite'ru to

If all you do is rest

そのうちオアシスも

sono uchi oashisu mo

while you do that even an oasis

かれちゃうでしょう　ああ

karechau deshō ā

would dry up, ah!

サボってんなよ

Sabotte n na yo

Don't neglect me!