Ranma to Akane no BARAADO (Ranma and Akane's ballad)
"Ranma 1/2" OAV ending theme (1993)

| Ranma: warau to kawaii yo             You're cute when you smile!
|        dakara  sunao ni nare yo       And so you become docile!
| Akane: ijippari na toko wa            Being obstinate, that's right,
|        sou yo  o-tagai-sama yo ne     it's the same for us both!

| Both:  oya no kimeta iinazuke         Although our engagement was decided
|        saisho wa sou demo             by our parents at first,
|        shirazu-shirazu aijou wa       unconsciously, love
|        mebaete ita ne                 has sprouted.

| Ranma: umaku tsutaerarenai ze         We can't communicate well!
| Akane: futari koi ni bukiyou          We're clumsy at love.
| Ranma: kyou wa kao ga mirenai ze      Today I can't look you in the face!
| Akane: konna kimochi hajimete         Feeling this way for the first time.

  Both:  kotoba ni wa mada dasenai kara Because we can't say the words yet,
  Ranma: sotto te ni fureru yo          Quietly, I touch your hand!

  Akane: futari aete yokatta            It's so good when we get together.
  Ranma: omae dake o mamoru ze          I'll protect only you!
  Akane: zutto machi-kogarete ita       I've waited eagerly all along.
  Ranma: ima wa dare mo mienai          Now I can't see anyone else.

  Both:  yasashisa wo tashikametai kara Because we want to confirm gentleness
  Akane: sotto te ni fureru wa          Quietly, I touch your hand.

| Men:   umaku tsutaerarenai ze         We can't communicate well!
| Women: futari koi ni bukiyou          We're clumsy at love.
| Men:   kyou wa kao ga mirenai ze      Today I can't look you in the face!
| Women: konna kimochi hajimete         Feeling this way for the first time.

| Both:  kotoba ni wa mada dasenai kara Because we can't say the words yet,
| Ranma: sotto te ni fureru yo          Quietly, I touch your hand!
| Akane: sotto te ni fureru wa          Quietly, I touch your hand.

[Ranma]  [Akane]
[Ranma]  [Akane]
[Ranma]  [Akane]
[Ranma!] [Akane!]
[Ranma!] [Akane~~~!]


Singer: Ranma & Akane
Composition: Ranma-teki kagekidan bungeibu
Composer: Kawai Kenji
Arranger: Nakamura Nobuyuki

Translation: Theresa Martin (January 17, 1994)