|* YAPPAPPAA YAPPAPPAA II-SHAN-TEN
     |hashagu koi wa  ike no koi.
     |YAPPAPPAA YAPPAPPAA II-SHAN-TEN
     |mune no tai wa  dakareTAI
         Yap-pap-paa yap-pap-paa 1 shanten [Mahjong: 2 tiles from "ron"]
         Romping love [`koi'] is a carp [`koi'] in a pond.
         Yap-pap-paa yap-pap-paa 1 shanten
         The sea bream [`tai'] of my heart wants [`-tai'] to be embraced.


     |** wake mo wakarazu ni
     |Ranma Ranma de hi ga kureru
     |kimi to atte kara
     |Ranma Ranma de
     |NANDAKANDA to  suttamonda no seikimatsu
         Without understanding even the reason,
         Ranma, Ranma, it's getting dark.
         Since I got together with you,
         Ranma, Ranma,
         quarreling about something or other, it's the fin de si\`ecle.


     |naze motto shizuka ni "suki da yo" to ienai no?
     |hariau to watashi mo  jajauma ni natchau!
         Why can't you say "I love you" more quietly?
         Whenever we rival each other, I too become a shrew!
         [lit. an unruly horse, which Ranma's name also means literally]


     |BERU mo narasazu ni  soyokaze no you ni
     |mune no WANRUUMU  sumitsuita kimi na no
     |meiwaku yo  dakedo
     |...kon'ya dake ii wa (...ashita made ii wa)
         Without even ringing a bell, like a gentle breeze,
         you just settled into the one-room [apartment] of my heart.
         It's an inconvenience, but...    
         ...just for tonight, it's OK  (...until tomorrow, it's OK)


     |YAPPAPPAA YAPPAPPAA RYAN-SHAN-TEN
     |odoru kisu wa  umi no kisu.
     |YAPPAPPAA YAPPAPPAA RYAN-SHAN-TEN
     |koi no aji wa  kakushi aji
         Yap-pap-paa yap-pap-paa 2 shanten [Mahjong: 3 tiles from "ron"]
         A dancing kiss [`kisu'] is a Sillago japonica [`kisu'] in the sea.
         Yap-pap-paa yap-pap-paa 2 shanten
         The horse mackerel [`aji'] of love is the secret ingredient [`aji'].


     |mitsumerareru tabi
     |Ranma Ranma de, me ga mawaru
     |koi ni narisou de
     |Ranma Ranma de
     |TANMA TANMA de  sonna mon ne to o-tomodachi
         Every time you stare at me,
         Ranma, Ranma, I get dizzy.
         It looks like it's becoming love,
         Ranma, Ranma,
         Time out, time out, let's be friends.


     |hakuryoku de kudokare
     |hoshi no machi nige deshita
     |yumemiteta DEETO ga
     |MARASON ni natchau!
         Wooed with such force,
         I fled the city of stars
         The date I've been dreaming of
         will become a marathon!


     |kayui MERUHEN mo  o-tome ni wa biyaku
     |kimi no yasashisa ni  tsutsumarete-mitai no
     |joudan yo  dakedo
     |...HAATO wa sukechau (...itsuka wa sukechau)
         An itchy maerchen [German: fairy tale] is an aphrodesiac to a maiden.
         I want to be wrapped up in your tenderness.
         I'm joking, but...
         ...my heart has become transparent
         (...sooner or later it'll become transparent).


*  Repeat


     |mitsumerareru tabi  Ranma Ranma de, me ga mawaru
     |koi ni narisou de  Ranma Ranma de, o-tomodachi
         When you stare at me, Ranma, Ranma, I get dizzy,
         It looks like it's becoming love, Ranma, Ranma, my friend.


** Repeat