A child arrived the other day,
Seorang anak datang kemarin,
He came to the world in the usual way.
Dia lahir ke dunia dengan cara biasa.
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay,
Tapi ada pesawat yang harus dikejar dan tagihan yang harus dibayar,
He learned to walk while I was away,
Dia belajar berjalan saat aku tidak ada,
And he was talking 'fore I knew it.
Dan dia sudah bisa bicara sebelum aku menyadarinya.
And as he grew he'd say, "I'm gonna be like you dad,
Dan saat dia tumbuh, dia bilang, "Aku mau jadi seperti kamu, Dad,
You know I'm gonna be like you."
Kamu tahu, aku pasti akan jadi seperti kamu."

Chorus:
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon.
Dan kucing ada di keranjang dan sendok perak.
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
Bocah kecil dan pria di bulan.
When you coming home dad? "I don't know when,
Kapan kamu pulang, Dad? "Aku tidak tahu kapan,
But we'll get together then,
Tapi kita akan berkumpul saat itu,
You know we'll have a good time then."
Kamu tahu kita akan bersenang-senang saat itu."

My son turned ten just the other day,
Anakku baru saja berulang tahun yang ke sepuluh,
He said, "Thanks for the ball come on let's play,
Dia bilang, "Terima kasih untuk bola itu, ayo kita main,
Can you teach me to throw?" I said, "Not today,
Bisakah kamu ajari aku melempar?" Aku bilang, "Tidak hari ini,
I got a lot to do." He said, "That's okay."
Aku ada banyak yang harus dilakukan." Dia bilang, "Tidak apa-apa."
He walked away but his smile never dimmed,
Dia berjalan pergi tapi senyumnya tidak pudar,
He said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah, you know I'm gonna be like him."
Dia bilang, "Aku mau jadi seperti dia, ya, kamu tahu aku pasti akan jadi seperti dia."

Chorus

Well he came from college just the other day,
Dia baru pulang dari kuliah kemarin,
So much like a man I just had to say,
Sangat mirip dengan pria dewasa, aku harus bilang,
"Son I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while."
“Nak, aku bangga padamu, bisa duduk sebentar?"
He shook his head and then he said with a smile,
Dia menggelengkan kepala dan kemudian berkata dengan senyuman,
"What I'd really like dad is to borrow the car keys,
“Yang sebenarnya aku mau, Dad, adalah meminjam kunci mobil,
See you later can I have them please."
Sampai jumpa, bolehkah aku meminjamnya?"

2nd Chorus:
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon.
Dan kucing ada di keranjang dan sendok perak.
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
Bocah kecil dan pria di bulan.
When you coming home son? "I don't know when,
Kapan kamu pulang, Nak? "Aku tidak tahu kapan,
But we'll have a good time then dad,
Tapi kita akan bersenang-senang saat itu, Dad,
You know we'll have a good time then."
Kamu tahu kita akan bersenang-senang saat itu."

I've long since retired my son's moved away.
Aku sudah pensiun, anakku sudah pindah.
I called him up just the other day,
Aku meneleponnya kemarin,
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind."
Aku bilang, "Aku ingin bertemu denganmu jika kamu tidak keberatan."
He said, "I'd love to dad if I could find the time,
Dia bilang, "Aku ingin sekali, Dad, jika aku bisa menemukan waktu,
You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu,
Kamu lihat, pekerjaan baruku merepotkan dan anak-anak terkena flu,
But it's sure nice talking to you dad,
Tapi senang sekali bisa bicara denganmu, Dad,
It's been sure nice talking to you."
Senang sekali bisa berbicara denganmu."

Bridge:
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me,
Dan saat aku menutup telepon, aku teringat,
He'd grown up just like me, my boy was just like me.
Dia tumbuh menjadi seperti aku, anakku sama seperti aku.