One More Time – English Lyrics

• By: Daft Punk, Romanthony
• Album: Discovery

Lyrics & Translation

Learning French with 'One More Time' offers a unique and engaging experience. The song's repetitive and simple lyrics, like 'Encore une fois' (One more time) and 'Célébrer' (Celebrate), provide an excellent entry point for beginners to grasp fundamental vocabulary and pronunciation in a fun, musical context. The song's universal theme of celebration and its iconic status in French electronic music make it a special and motivating tool for language learners.

[English]

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 Uhmmm...

I'm just feelin'

Celebration tonight

Celebrate

Don't wait too late

Uhmmm... no

He don't stop

You can stop

We're gonna celebrate

One more time

One more time

One more time

Celebration

You know we're gonna do it right

Tonight

Hey! Just feelin'

Music's got me feeling the need

In

Air

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

Music's got me feeling so free

We're gonna celebrate

one more time

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
celebrate /ˈsɛlɪbreɪt/ A2	verb - to observe a special day or event with festivities
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps noun - a series of movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not imprisoned or enslaved
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	adverb - on or during the night of the present day
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to come to an end; to cease moving or operating noun - the act of ceasing movement or activity
celebration /ˌsɛlɪˈbreɪʃən/ A2	noun - the action of celebrating an important event
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - morally good or justified adverb - exactly or directly
need /niːd/ A1	noun - a requirement or necessity verb - to require something essential
air /ɛər/ A1	noun - the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event
late /leɪt/ A1	adjective - after the expected or usual time
know /nəʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move or travel toward a place or person

Key Grammar Structures

• We're gonna celebrate

  ➔ Future with 'going to' (gonna)

  ➔ This line uses the future construction "going to", here written informally as "gonna" to express a planned action: "gonna" equals "going to".

• Don't stop the dancing

  ➔ Imperative mood (negative) with 'Don't'

  ➔ This line uses a negative imperative with the contraction "Don't" to tell someone not to do something: the base verb is used without subject.

• I'm just feelin'

  ➔ Present continuous (informal form: 'feelin'' for 'feeling')

  ➔ This line uses the present continuous to describe an ongoing feeling; the informal drop of the final 'g' in '-ing' forms is common in singing: "feelin'".

• Music's got me feeling so free

  ➔ Causative 'have/get' with -ing (resultative participle)

  ➔ This line uses the causative construction with "got" (has got) followed by the present participle, meaning the music causes the speaker to feel

• Celebrate and dance so free

  ➔ Imperative with multiple verbs (coordinated)

  ➔ This line uses an imperative mood with two coordinated verbs, telling the listener to both "Celebrate" and "dance".

• Don't wait too late

  ➔ Negative imperative with time expression

  ➔ A negative imperative ordering not to delay: the word "Don't" is used with the adverbial phrase "too late" to discourage waiting.

• You know we're gonna do it right

  ➔ Be going to for planned action (informal 'gonna')

  ➔ This line uses the informal form "gonna" for the future with "be going to", indicating a planned action: the speaker asserts what will happen.

• One more time

  ➔ Phraseological repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase itself is a repeated temporal cue, reinforcing the idea of another occurrence: the repetition stresses enthusiasm.

• Celebration tonight

  ➔ Noun phrase with an adverb of time

  ➔ The line combines a noun phrase with a time reference to specify when the celebration occurs: the adverbial time word is "tonight".