マオ (Mao)

==Alternate Versions==
==Lyrics==
Japanese 	Romaji 	English
全然前途洋洋遠方疲弊濃厚 	zenzen zentoyouyou enpou hihei noukou 	My rosy prospects are so totally far off, you could cut my exhaustion with a knife.
将来焦燥心労背反退退退 	shourai shousou shinrou haihan tai tai tai 	Impatient for the future, I get anxious and revolt. Retreat, retreat, retreat!
全然前頭葉脳症金輪際撤退 	zenzen zentouyou noushou konrinzai tettai 	But my frontal lobe is totally dysfunctional, so I won’t withdraw by any means.
恐々天上天下物騒嘆嘆嘆 	kyoukyou tenjoutenge bussou tan tan tan 	Cowering before everything throughout heaven and earth, I'm made uneasy. Sigh, sigh, sigh!
 	 	
全然前途難難素顔忍ばせ 	zenzen zento nan nan sugao shinobase 	The journey ahead’s totally full of hardship, hardship! Let me hide my true face.
安泰航路招招世渡りの手引きを 	antai kouro shou shou yowatari no tebiki o 	The route to peace invites me. Give me the handbook to making a living.
塗り固めた嘘で ｢孤独｣ にタップして 	nurikatameta uso de "kodoku" ni tappu shite 	Tap on the “loneliness” with varnished-over lies.
 	 	
もう だから なんなん？ 	mou dakara nan nan? 	Jeez, who gives a damn, damn?
うざってんだ (ハイ ハイ ハイ ハイ) 	uzatte nda (hai hai hai hai) 	It pisses me off! (Yep, yep, yep, yep.)
だからなんなん？ 	dakara nan nan? 	Who gives a damn, damn?
終わってんだ (ハイ ハイ ハイ ハイ) 	owatte nda (hai hai hai hai) 	It’s finishing up! (Yep, yep, yep, yep.)
だからなんなん？ 	dakara nan nan? 	Who gives a damn, damn?
言ってんだ (ハイ ハイ ハイ ハイ) 	itte nda (hai hai hai hai) 	I’m saying so! (Yep, yep, yep, yep.)
心は もうイナイ ナイナイ 	kokoro wa mou inai nai nai 	My heart is no, no, no longer there.
知ってんだろ？ 	shitte ndaro? 	You get that, right?
 	 	
おいで マオ マオ マンマル マオ 嘆いてみたり 	oide mao mao manmaru mao nageite mitari 	Psh-psh-psh,"Psh-psh-psh" is apparently a noise many cat owners make when they want their pet's attention; it's basically "C'mere!" cat, cat, aren't you a cute little cat? You try crying mournfully
にっこり合わせすれ違いはジャンプ 	nikkori awase surechigai wa janpu 	And grinning sweetly up at me, but I don't notice, so you jump!
マオ マオ 君は だあれ 尋ねてみても 	mao mao kimi wa daare tazunete mite mo 	Cat, cat, who are you? Even if I try to inquire,
きっぱり伝えない 	kippari tsutaenai 	You quite clearly can’t convey the answer to me.
 	 	
あっそーれ 	assoore 	That’s the way!This is kakegoe.
 	 	
虚勢張って当然だい (当然だい) 	kyosei hatte touzen dai (touzen dai) 	Isn’t it natural to put on a bold front? (Isn’t that natural?)
本当は毛繕っていたい放題 (にゃにゃにゃにゃ) 	hontou wa kezukurotte itai houdai (nya nya nya nya)	The truth is, I want to groom myself to my heart’s content. (Meow, meow, meow, meow.)
共生なんて 金輪際 (金輪際) 	kyousei nante konrinzai (konrinzai) 	Coexistence? You joking? Not a chance! (Not a chance!)
バイバイバイ 肯定大抵 頷いて 	baibaibai koutei taitei unazuite 	Bye-bye-bye! Affirmation generally involves a nod.
落胆奔走難難愛嬌 	rakutan honsou nan nan aikyou 	Running around dejected, I’m met with hardship, hardship. How charming.
この期に一層猫かぶり 	kono go ni issou nekokaburi 	This late in the game, I’m feigning innocence猫かぶり ("feigning innocence") literally means "feigning being a cat" or "putting on the air of a cat". It can also be translated like "a wolf in sheep's clothing", but I'd rather not mix my animal metaphors. more than ever.
にゃーん 	nyaan 	Meooow!
 	 	
人目を避けて 淑やかに 	hitome o sakete shitoyaka ni 	I avoid the public gaze, and in a graceful manner,
出ぬ杭 引っ込んでいたい 退 退 退 	denu kui hikkonde itai tai tai tai 	I want to pull back the nail that doesn’t stick out.This is a reference to the saying "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down." Retreat, retreat, retreat!
あの日に夢見た世界が 	ano hi ni yumemita sekai ga 	The world I dreamed of that day
背中にタッチした 	senaka ni tacchi shita 	Gave me a touch on the back.
 	 	
もう だから なんなん？ 	mou dakara nan nan? 	Jeez, who gives a damn, damn?
うざってんだ (ハイハイハイハイ) 	uzatte nda (hai hai hai hai) 	It pisses me off! (Yep, yep, yep, yep.)
だから なんなん？ 	dakara nan nan? 	Who gives a damn, damn?
終わってんだ (ハイハイハイハイ) 	owatte nda (hai hai hai hai) 	It's finishing up! (Yep, yep, yep, yep.)
だから ニャンニャン 言ってんだ 	dakara nyan nyan itte nda 	That’s why I’m saying, “Meow, meow!”
だからいつだって ひとりぼっちが 	dakara itsu datte hitoribocchi ga 	That’s why I’m always by my lonesome.
板に付いて 床に就いて 	ita ni tsuite toko ni tsuite 	I've gotten used to it, and been laid up in bed with it,
何遍も 泣いてんの 	nanben mo naiten no 	And cried many times over it.
 	 	
おいで マオ マオ 群れ 笑って 本当のボクを 	oide mao mao mure waratte hontou no boku o 	Psh-psh-psh, cat, cat, join a clowder and laugh at my true self.
ぽっけに隠して気を引いたにゃあ 	pokke ni kakushite ki o hiita nyaa 	Hiding in my pocket, your “mrrow” caught my attention.
マオ マオ だのになんで 心の内は 	mao mao da no ni nande kokoro no uchi wa 	Cat, cat, despite this, why can our hearts of hearts
ちっとも交わせない 	chitto mo kawasenai 	Not intersect in the slightest?
 	 	
ぽつりマオマオ マンマルマオ 嘆いていたよ 	potsuri mao mao manmaru mao nageite ita yo 	Standing alone, cat, cat, you cute little cat, I’ve been mourning it.
取り繕った足跡 身を引いてジャンク 	toritsukurotta ashiato mi o hiite janku 	My footprints are smoothed over. Time to step aside, junk.
マオマオ 嫌んなる葛藤 さじ投げ もう一切 	mao mao iyan naru kattou saji nage mou issai 	Cat, cat, I’m sick of this discord. Throwing in the towel on the whole affair,
生きてるだけでえらい！満点でも ‪✕‬点でも…！ 	ikiteru dake de erai! manten demo ‪batten demo…! 	You're doing great just by being alive! Whether you have full marks or a big fat 0...!
 	 	
だから マオ マオ マンマル マオ 十色の毛並み 	dakara mao mao manmaru mao toiro no kenami 	And that’s why cat, cat, you cute little cat, your coat has different patches for different batches.I'm assuming 十色 is supposed to be a reference to 十人十色, which basically means "different strokes for different folks".
みんながみんなで 気ままにジャンプ 	minna ga minna de kimama ni janpu 	Everyone can jump as everyone pleases.
ほら ほら 大事なのは ありのまま 	hora hora daiji nano wa ari no mama 	Look, look, what’s important is to be who you are!
マオ マオ マンマル マオ にゃ 	mao mao manmaru mao nya 	Cat, cat, aren’t you a cute little cat? Meow!
 	 	
あっそーれ 	assoore 	That’s the way!
 	 	
虚勢 張って 当然だい (当然だい) 	kyosei hatte touzen dai (touzen dai) 	Isn’t it natural to put on a bold front? (Isn’t that natural?)
本当は毛繕っていたい放題 (にゃにゃにゃにゃ) 	hontou wa kezukurotte itai houdai (nya nya nya nya)	The truth is, I want to groom myself to my heart’s content. (Meow, meow, meow, meow.)
共生なんて 金輪際 お断りだい 	kyousei nante konrinzai okotowari dai 	Coexistence? You joking? Not a chance, no thank you.
ボクでいたいだけ 	boku de itai dake 	I just wanna stay myself.
爆誕 奔放 上上人生 	bakutan honpou joujou jinsei 	Bursting onto the scene, a wild, superb life!
ゴロゴロいっそ猫のように 	gorogoro isso neko no you ni 	But I’d rather purr like a cat—
にゃーん 	nyaan 	Meooow!
==Translation Notes==
==External Links==
*piapro - Off vocal
===Unofficial===
*Hatsune Miku Wiki
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*Blog post - Translation source
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