踊り子 (Odoriko) (English translation)
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Verse 1
Hey, there's something I feel like I left behindOne or two things floating in my mindHey, I should pick them up properlyBefore they burst and slip away(Hey)Chorus
Our future started spinning, that girl and IIf only it could stop somewhere and we could start overOur future started spinning, that girl and I playing victimsIf only we could wander somewhere else againRefrain
Too-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looToo-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looToo-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looToo-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looVerse 2
You see, I met youIn a dream I left behindHey, why do you love meWhen we've only met onceVerse 3
Kicking aside our feelingsThe two of us are doing thisSinging an unbreakable loveBinding words to us bothMaking a vowSinging an unforgettable loveChorus
Our future started spinning, that girl and IIf only it could stop somewhere and we could start overOur future started spinning, that girl and I playing victimsIf only we could wander somewhere else againRefrain
Too-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looToo-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looToo-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looToo-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looToo-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looToo-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looToo-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looToo-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looChorus
Our future started spinning, that girl and IIf only it could stop somewhere and we could start overOur future started spinning, that girl and I playing victimsIf only we could wander somewhere else againPost-Chorus
Riding the times, we(Too-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-loo)Will live unchanged in love(Too-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-loo)What remains when we scatter(Too-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-loo)Is an unchanging song of love, I suppose(Too-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-loo)Riding the times, we(Too-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-loo)Will live unchanged in love(Too-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-loo)What remains when we scatter(Too-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-loo)Is an unchanging song of love, I suppose(Too-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-loo)Refrain
Too-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looToo-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looToo-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looToo-loo-loo too-loo-loo too-looVerse 1
ねぇ、どっかに置いてきたような事が一つ二つ浮いているけどねぇ、ちゃんと拾っておこうはじけて忘れてしまう前に(ねぇ)Chorus
回り出した あの子と僕の未来が止まりどっかで またやり直せたら回り出した あの子と僕が被害者づらでどっかを また練り歩けたらなRefrain
とぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるとぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるとぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるとぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるVerse 2
あのね、私あなたに会ったの夢の中に置いてきたけどねねぇ、どうして私が好きなの一度しか会ったことがないのにねVerse 3
思いを蹴って二人でしてんだ壊(わす)れない愛を歌う言葉を二人に課して誓いをたてんだ忘れない愛を歌うようにねChorus
回り出した あの子と僕の未来が止まりどっかで またやり直せたら回り出した あの子と僕が被害者づらでどっかを また練り歩けたらなRefrain
とぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるとぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるとぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるとぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるとぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるとぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるとぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるとぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるChorus
回り出した あの子と僕の未来が止まりどっかで またやり直せたら回り出した あの子と僕が被害者づらでどっかを また練り歩けたらなPost-Chorus
時代に乗って僕たちは(とぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるる)変わらず愛に生きるだろう(とぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるる)僕らが散って残るのは(とぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるる)変わらぬ愛の歌なんだろうな(とぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるる)時代に乗って僕たちは(とぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるる)変わらず愛に生きるだろう(とぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるる)僕らが散って残るのは(とぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるる)変わらぬ愛の歌なんだろうな(とぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるる)Refrain
とぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるとぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるとぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるとぅるるる とぅるるる とぅるるWhat the song means
A poignant meditation on fleeting love and memory, exploring the paradox of deep connection with someone barely known. The song captures the bittersweet tension between desire to restart and acceptance of inevitable change, while celebrating enduring love as the only constant through time's passage.
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回り出した — started spinning
Describes how their future begins to move forward uncontrollably, suggesting momentum and inevitability.