One More Time – English Lyrics

• By: Daft Punk
• Album: Discovery

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Daft Punk's seminal track, "One More Time," a French house masterpiece that redefined electronic music in the early 2000s. Learning the language of this song through its repetitive, euphoric chorus and layered production offers a direct entry point into the world of electronic music's emotional depth, showcasing how simple, heavily vocoded phrases can convey immense feeling and create an unforgettable, danceable anthem.

[English]

One more time

...

One more time

...

One more time

We're gonna celebrate

Oh, yeah, all right

Don't stop the dancing

One more time

We're gonna celebrate

Oh, yeah, all right

Don't stop the dancing

One more time

We're gonna celebrate

Oh, yeah, all right

Don't stop the dancing

One more time

We're gonna celebrate

Oh, yeah

One more time

...

One more time

We're gonna celebrate

Oh, yeah, all right

Don't stop the dancing

One more time

We're gonna celebrate

Oh, yeah

Don't stop the dancing

One more time

Mmm, you know I'm just feeling

Celebration tonight

Celebrate

Don't wait too late

Mmm, no

We don't stop

You can't stop

We're gonna celebrate

One more time

One more time

One more time

A celebration

You know we're gonna do it right, tonight

Hey! Just feeling

Music's got me feeling the need

Need, yeah

Come on, all right

We're gonna celebrate

One more time

Celebrate and dance so free

Music's got me feeling so free

Celebrate and dance so free

One more time

Music's got me feeling so free

We're gonna celebrate

Celebrate and dance so free

One more time

Music's got me feeling so free

We're gonna celebrate

Celebrate and dance so free

One more time

Music's got me feeling so free

We're gonna celebrate

Celebrate and dance so free

One more time

Music's got me feeling so free

We're gonna celebrate

Celebrate and dance so free

One more time

Music's got me feeling so free

We're gonna celebrate

Celebrate and dance so free

One more time

Music's got me feeling so free

We're gonna celebrate

Celebrate and dance so free

One more time

Music's got me feeling so free

We're gonna celebrate

Celebrate and dance so free

One more time

Music's got me feeling so free

We're gonna celebrate

Celebrate and dance so free

One more time

Music's got me feeling so free

We're gonna celebrate

One more time

Music's got me feeling so free

We're gonna celebrate

Celebrate and dance so free

One more time

Music's got me feeling so free

We're gonna celebrate

Celebrate and dance so free

One more time

Music's got me feeling so free

We're gonna celebrate

Celebrate and dance so free

One more time

Music's got me feeling so free

We're gonna celebrate

Celebrate and dance so free

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
celebrate /ˈsɛlɪˌbreɪt/ B1	verb - to observe a special day or event with festivities
celebration /ˌsɛlɪˈbreɪʃən/ B2	noun - the act of celebrating; a festive occasion
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a series of rhythmic bodily movements
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction verb - present participle of “feel” – to sense something
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - organized sound that is pleasant to hear
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not constrained; able to act or move as one wishes
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or important noun - something that is necessary or wanted
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ B1	noun - the period of the evening of the current day
right /raɪt/ A2	adjective - correct or true; conforming to facts or a standard
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured or measurable period during which an action occurs
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease moving or doing something
know /nəʊ/ A2	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
one /wʌn/ A1	noun - the number 1; a single unit
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't stop the dancing

  ➔ Negative imperative

  ➔ The word "Don't" + base verb forms a negative command, telling someone not to do something.

• We're gonna celebrate

  ➔ Informal future (going‑to) construction

  ➔ "gonna" is the colloquial contraction of "going to", used to talk about a planned future action.

• You can't stop

  ➔ Modal verb "can" in negative form

  ➔ "can't" is the contraction of "cannot", expressing inability or prohibition.

• Mmm, you know I'm just feeling

  ➔ Present continuous for temporary state

  ➔ "I'm just feeling" uses the present progressive ("am feeling") to describe a feeling that is happening now, not a permanent condition.

• We don't stop

  ➔ Simple present negative (habitual)

  ➔ "don't" + base verb expresses a regular action that is not performed; here it means the group never ceases.

• One more time

  ➔ Elliptical imperative (verb omitted)

  ➔ "One more time" functions as a command with the verb "do" understood: "Do it one more time!"

• Music's got me feeling so free

  ➔ Present perfect (have/has) + got for possession/causation

  ➔ "Music's got" is a contraction of "Music has got", meaning "Music has caused me to feel".

• Don't wait too late

  ➔ Negative imperative

  ➔ "Don't" + verb forms a prohibition, telling the listener not to delay excessively.