NIGHT DANCER – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Raon

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of 'NIGHT DANCER'! This song is a perfect gateway to learning Japanese through natural, conversational phrasing and catchy, repetitive melodic hooks. Its smooth City Pop style makes it an enjoyable way to practice listening to modern Japanese pop phonetics.

[English]

It's just an ordinary night, but

Amidst the echoes and sparkles, you're here too

The clock hands are still frozen

And this cluttered room I've stayed in for so long

Nothing has changed; remembering it all

The two of us grew older together, ah

The needle drops, and it stops again

I played it over and over until I was tired of it

Nothing changes; the only one

Who stayed the same was you, ah

Avoiding the subject with idle chatter

Hesitating where our fingers touched

Treading in place, ignoring the off-beat rhythm

Our breathing began to sync up

It's just an ordinary night, but

Amidst the echoes and sparkles, you and I, "let's dance"

It's just an ordinary night, but ah

Let's carve out this moment together

Tu-tu-lu-tu-lu

Your translucent, fair skin

And that innocent face when you smile

Nothing changes; is this feeling

Only for right now? ah ah ah

The more I gaze at you

The more the memories overflow

Coffee for my restless heart

A raspy melody for your messy hair

Let's blend into one another once more

It's just an ordinary night, but

Amidst the excitement and colors, you and I, "let's dance"

It's just an ordinary night, but ah

Let's carve out this moment together

Tu-tu-lu-tu-lu

The night is long and unsteady

The music feels like it could stop any second

I want to be with you, I want to drown in this

I don't care if tomorrow never comes

It's just an ordinary night, but

Amidst the echoes and sparkles, you and I, "let's dance"

It's just an ordinary night, but ah

Ah, love me

Nothing else matters, just look at me

Staggering and swaying, "let's dance"

It's just an ordinary night, but ah

Let's carve out this moment together

[Japanese]

どうでもいいような 夜だけど

響めき 煌めきと君も

まだ止まった 刻む針も

入り浸った 散らかる部屋も

変わらないね 思い出しては

二人 歳を重ねてた ah

また止まった 落とす針を

よく流した 聞き飽きるほど

変わらないね 変わらないで

いられたのは 君だけか ah

無駄話で はぐらかして

触れた先を ためらうように

足踏みして ズレた針を余所に

揃い始めてた 息が

どうでもいいような 夜だけど

響めき 煌めきと君も "踊ろう"

どうでもいいような 夜だけど Ah

二人刻もう

Tu-tu-lu-tu-lu

透き通った 白い肌も

その笑った 無邪気な顔も

変わらないね 変わらないで

いられるのは 今だけか ah ah ah

見つめるほどに

溢れる メモリー

浮つく心に コーヒーを

乱れた髪に 掠れたメロディー

混ざりあってよう もう一度

どうでもいいような 夜だけど

ときめき 色めきと君も "踊ろう"

どうでもいいような 夜だけど Ah

二人刻もう

Tu-tu-lu-tu-lu

夜は長い おぼつかない

今にも止まりそうな ミュージック

君といたい 溺れてたい

明日がこなくたって もういいの

どうでもいいような 夜だけど

響めき 煌めきと君も "踊ろう"

どうでもいいような 夜だけど ah

Ah 愛して

どうでもいいから 僕だけを

ふらつき よろめきながらも "踊ろう"

どうでもいいような 夜だけど Ah

二人刻もう

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夜 yoru N5	noun - night
煌めき kirameki N2	noun - glitter, sparkle
止まる tomaru N5	verb - to stop
刻む kizamu N2	verb - to carve, to tick (time)
部屋 heya N5	noun - room
歳 toshi N4	noun - age, years
無邪気 mujaki N2	adjective - innocent
溢れる afureru N3	verb - to overflow
乱れる midareru N3	verb - to be disordered, messy
踊る odoru N5	verb - to dance
溺れる oboreru N3	verb - to drown, to indulge in
愛す aisu N3	verb - to love
無駄 muda N3	adjective - wasteful, futile
透き通る sukitooru N2	verb - to be transparent, clear
長い nagai N5	adjective - long