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週末shuumatsuのno大通りoodooriをwo　黒猫kuronekoがga歩くaruku

A black cat walks down the main street on the weekend

御自慢ojimanのno鍵尻尾kagi shippoをwo水平suiheiにni　威風堂々ifuu doudouとto

Proud crooked tail held level — with dignity and grace

そのsono姿sugataからkara猫nekoはwa　忌み嫌われていたimikiraw areteita

Because of its appearance, the cat was despised

闇yamiにni溶けるtokeru　そのsono体karada目掛けてmegakete　石ishiをwo投げられたnagerareta

Stones were thrown at its body that melted into the dark

孤独kodokuにniはwa慣れていたnareteita　寧ろmushiro望んでいたnozondeita

He was used to solitude — he even welcomed it

誰かdarekaをwo思いやるomoiyaru事kotoなんてnante　煩わしくてwazurawashikute

Caring for someone else was nothing but a bother

そんなsonna猫nekoをwo抱き上げるdakiageru　若いwakai絵描きekakiのno腕ude

The arms of a young painter lifted such a cat

「今晩はkonbanwa　素敵なsuteki naおチビさんochibi san　僕らbokuraよくyoku似てる」niteru

"Good evening, charming little one — you and I are quite alike"

腕udeのno中naka足宛いてashi ategatte　必死でhisshi de引っ掻いてhikkkaite　孤独kodokuというto iu名naのno逃げ道nigemichiをwo

Kicking in those arms, scratching desperately — toward the escape route called solitude

走ったhashitta　走ったhashitta　生まれてumarete初めてhajimeteのno

He ran and ran — for the first time in his life

優しさyasashisaがga　温もりnukumoriがga　まだmada信じられなくてshinjirarena kute

The kindness, the warmth — he still couldn't believe it

どれだけdore dake逃げたってnigetatte 変わり者kawarimonoはwa付いて来たtsuite kita

No matter how far he ran, the eccentric man followed

それからsore kara猫nekoはwa絵描きekakiとto　二度目nidomeのno冬fuyuをwo過ごすsugosu

And so the cat spent a second winter with the painter

絵描きekakiはwa　友達tomodachiにni名前namaeをwoやったyatta　「黒き幸」kuroki kou“ホーリーナイト”hoorii naito

The painter gave his friend a name — "Black Fortune" — "Holy Night"

彼kareのnoスケッチブックsukecchi bukkuはwa　ほとんどhotondo黒尽くめkuro zukume

His sketchbook was almost entirely black

黒猫kuronekoもmo　初めてhajimeteのno友達tomodachiにni　くっついてkuttsuite甘えたamaetaがga　ある日aru hi

The black cat also clung to his first friend and nuzzled close — but one day

貧しいmazushii生活seikatsuにni　倒れるtaoreru名付け親nazukeoya　最後saigoのno手紙tegamiをwo書くkakuとto　彼kareはwaこうkou言ったitta

Poverty struck down the one who named him — writing a final letter, he said

「走ってhashitte　走ってhashitte　こいつkoitsuをwo届けてtodoketeくれkure

"Run, run, and deliver this

夢yumeをwo見てmite飛び出したtobidashita僕bokuのno　帰りkaeriをwo待つmatsu恋人koibitoへ」e

To the lover who waits for me to return — I who chased a dream and left"

不吉なfukitsu na黒猫kuronekoのno絵eなどnado売れないurenaiがga　それでもsore demoアンタantaはwa俺oreだけdake描いたkaita

Paintings of an unlucky black cat would never sell — yet you only ever painted me

それ故sore yue　アンタantaはwa冷たくなったtsumetaku natta　手紙tegamiはwa確かにtashika ni受け取ったuketotta

Because of that, you grew cold — I have received the letter, without a doubt

雪yukiのno降るfuru山道yamamichiをwo　黒猫kuronekoがga走るhashiru

Through the snowy mountain road, the black cat runs

今は故きima wa ko ki親友shinyuとtoのno約束yakusokuをwo　そのsono口kuchiにni銜えてkuwaete

The promise to his late dear friend, held in his mouth

「見ろよ、miro yo,悪魔akumaのno使者shishaだ！」da!　石ishiをwo投げるnageru子供kodomo

"Look, a messenger of the devil!" — children throwing stones

何とでもnan to demo呼ぶyobuがgaいいiiさsa　俺oreにniはwa　消えないkienai名前namaeがgaあるaruからkara

Call me whatever you like — I have a name that will never fade

「ホーリーナイト」hoorii naito「聖なる夜」seinaru yoruとto　呼んでyondeくれたkureta

"Holy Night" — "Sacred Evening" — that's what he called me

優しさyasashisaもmo温もりnukumoriもmo　全てsubete詰め込んでtsumekonde　呼んでyondeくれたkureta

Packing in all the kindness and warmth, he called me that

忌み嫌われたimikiraw areta俺oreにniもmo　意味imiがgaあるaruとtoするsuruならばnaraba

If there is meaning even for someone despised like me

この日kono hiのnoタメtameにni生まれて来たんだろうumarete kitan darou　どこまでもdoko made mo走るhashiruよyo

I must have been born for this day — I'll run as far as it takes

彼kareはwa辿り着いたtadoritsui ta　親友shinyuのno故郷furusatoにni　恋人koibitoのno家ieまでmade　あとato数キロsuu kiroだda

He arrived in his dear friend's hometown — just a few more kilometers to the lover's house

走ったhashitta　転んだkoronda　すでにsude ni満身創痍manshin souiだda

He ran, he fell — already battered beyond measure

立ち上がるtachiagaru間maもmoなくnaku　襲い来るosoikuru　罵声baseiとto暴力bouryoku

Before he could stand, curses and violence rained down

負けるかmakeru ka俺oreはwaホーリーナイトhoorii naito　千切れそうなchigiresou na手足teashiをwo

As if I'd lose — I am Holy Night — with limbs nearly torn off

引き摺りhikizuri　なおnao走ったhashitta　見つけた！mitsuketa!　このkono家ieだ！da!

Dragging himself, he still ran — found it! This is the house!

手紙tegamiをwo読んだyonda恋人koibitoはwa　もうmou動かないugokanai猫nekoのno名naにni

The lover who read the letter added one letter of the alphabet

アルファベットarufabetto1つhitotsu　加えてkuwaete庭niwaにni埋めてumeteやったyatta

To the name of the cat that no longer moved and buried him in the garden

聖なるseinaru騎士kishiをwo埋めてumeteやったyatta

She buried the holy knight