Even though I don't understand
Ranma, Ranma, it's getting hard to see
Ever since I first talked with you
Ranma, Ranma, we're always fighting and
It's the end of the life that we once knew

Why don't you tell me what you're feeling
"I really like you"--say it quietly!
When we compete, we act so strangely
I find I'm acting like a shrew!

Bells didn't ring inside of me
You flew in like gentle breezes
My heart has one room
Yet you settled in so easily
It's annoying, I can't stand it--
...just for tonight, though, it's okay
(...until tomorrow, it's okay)

YAPPAPPA, YAPPAPPA, ryan shan ten
Love's true kiss dances like fresh fish in sea
YAPPAPPA, YAPPAPPA, ryan shan ten
Secret ingredients cook up love for me

Every time that you look my way
Ranma, Ranma, I'm dizzy and I'm scared
Maybe now we're falling in love
Ranma, Ranma, please--time out, time out, let's
Keep it simple, why can't we just be friends?

Wooed with a force that made my head spin
I fled the city filled with many stars
Though it's a dream, a date I've wanted
A marathon would be the same!

Even a simple maerchan
Can excite a maiden's pleasure
Gentle, kind, always nice to me
Wrap me in a comfort I don't know
Though I'm joking, you should know that
(...my heart is open, just for you)
(...I know someday you'll see right through)

YAPPAPPA, YAPPAPPA, ii shan ten
Dancing love jumping like carp in ponds so free
YAPPAPPA, YAPPAPPA, ii shan ten
Leaping fish in my heart want a love for me

Every time that you look my way
Ranma, Ranma, I'm dizzy and I'm scared
Maybe now we're falling in love
Ranma, Ranma, why can't we just be friends?

Even though I don't understand
Ranma, Ranma, it's getting hard to see
Ever since I first talked with you
Ranma, Ranma, we're always fighting and
It's the end of the life that we once knew

("Maerchen" is the German word for "fairy tale")